ZEN SHIATSU
Zen Shiatsu calms the Shen; invigorates the ki.
Zen shiatsu is a gentle form of touch therapy that is enjoyable, generating a deep sense of calm and comfort. It is a safe and effective natural therapy for relaxation. It helps harmonize a person’s flow of energy, settling the nervous system, so that the body’s natural ability to heal is less hindered by stress
Literally translated, shiatsu means “finger pressure.” Rooted in the traditions of Japanese and Chinese medicine, Zen shiatsu touch, a form of Asian bodywork therapy (ABT), is given to specific points and channels in the body to facilitate the innate healing power of the whole human energetic body.
Zen shiatsu sessions last approximately one hour. The client stays fully clothed.
Each session is designed to address your current state of health, the symptoms you are experiencing, your constitution and general energy levels. A variety of Zen shiatsu techniques can be used to improve your energy flow. These might include gentle holding; pressing with palms, thumbs, and fingers on the meridians; and, when appropriate, more dynamic rotations and stretches. Zen shiatsu is a therapy that works on the individual as a complete being — not just the physical body but also on the emotional and mental levels of our entire energetic spectrum.
Following a treatment, there can be a feeling of increased vitality and you may feel invigorated yet relaxed.
Zen Shiatsu Benefits
Health: Every person who regularly receives Zen shiatsu experiences some form of health improvement and meaningful change in quality of life. A regular program of Zen shiatsu increases adaptability to stress.
Harmony: Harmony is the state of free flowing ki. Stress and illness are signs of ki blocked in its flow. When ki is flowing freely again, the body’s ability to heal itself is restored.
Relaxation: Zen shiatsu touch is enjoyable, generating a deep sense of calm and comfort. It is a safe and effective natural therapy for relaxation.
Prevention: Most major illnesses begin with these common signs of ki imbalance: fatigue; insomnia; digestive disturbances; aches and pains; irritability; anxiety; frequent colds and infections; menstrual irregularities. If you are experiencing any of these signs and symptoms, regular Zen shiatsu can help. The outcome is the successful prevention of disease. This preventative power is one of Zen shiatsu’s greatest offerings.
FOOT TUINA
Foot tuina can move lymph, increase blood circulation, reduce heart burden, increase metabolism, and is very relaxing. It can remove stagnation, increase immunity, and help prevent disease.
Foot tuina includes an herbal foot soak and deep tuina touch on the feet, ankles, and calves. It is an excellent stand alone therapy, but can be particularly relaxing when combined with a Zen shiatsu treatment.
HAND THERAPY
Korean hand therapy is very relaxing, can increase blood circulation, reduce inflammation, and increase flexibility. Hand therapy can remove stagnation, and support healing.
Hand therapy includes tuina touch and guasha on the hands, fingers, and forearms. It is an excellent stand alone therapy, but can be particularly relaxing when combined with a Zen shiatsu treatment.
CHINESE MEDICINE
Chinese medicine (CM) aka Asian medicine is one of the oldest existing continuously practiced medical systems in the world, with over 3,000 years of history. This long and well-documented history is one of compassionate and successful treatment for a wide variety of conditions. As a complete and coherent system of health care, Asian medicine’s primary goal is to create wholeness and harmony within a person by strengthening and supporting the body’s ability to heal.
Qi: In Asian medicine, qi (ki, chi) is the underlying vibration and resonance of life, its vital energy. The language of Asian medicine includes a deep and rich understanding of the concept of qi and how it moves and is experienced in our lives. Qi is the expression of life. Qi is the energy of the body. As the quality of qi changes, the symptoms associated with a lack of flow will gradually improve.
Channels: Qi resonates within the body through a matrix of channels (aka meridians). This channel network governs organs, tissues, emotional and mental faculties, and cellular activities by regulating and balancing the flow of qi.
Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT) is the treatment of the human body/mind/spirit, including the electromagnetic or energetic field which surrounds, infuses and brings that body to life, by using pressure and/or manipulation. Asian Bodywork is based upon Asian medical principles for assessing and evaluating the body’s energetic system. It uses traditional Asian techniques and treatment strategies to primarily affect and balance the energetic system for the purpose of treating the human body, emotions, mind, energy field and spirit for the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. Today there are many biomedical studies that support the healing properties of acupressure and therapeutic touch.