An overview of our posts about traditional Japanese massage and bodywork practices.
Releasing or draining a certain amount blood from the body for therapeutic purposes is an ancient practice, already known for centuries, if not for millennia, in ancient Greece, India, Tibet, and China, among other civilizations. [ Read more … ]
Taikyo Shiatsu therapy was developed by Ping Lee, and integrates Taoist and Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts, Tai Chi, Qigong, Yin-Yang approaches, and Zen Shiatsu techniques. This style of Shiatsu is known for its “wave-like” motions [ Read more … ]
At the basis of Tsubo Shiatsu Therapy one finds Dr. Hiroshi Ishizuka, who introduced a specific view on Tsubo theory in his lectures. He proposed that the Tsubo Pressure Points manipulated in Shiatsu Massage are [ Read more … ]
Shin Tai Shiatsu — or Shintai Shiatsu — is a type of Shiatsu Massage therapy developed by Saul Goodman during the 1980s and 1990s. In Shintai, there’s a strong focus on the evaluation and treatment [ Read more … ]
Shin So Shiatsu, or Shin-So, was developed by Sensei Tetsuro Saito, and is an evolution of the Zen Shiatsu style of Shizuto Masunaga. The term Shin-So means “deeper level” and is a Meridian-based Shiatsu style, [ Read more … ]
Meiso Shiatsu is a style of Shiatsu notably popular in Italy, and was developed by the Japanese Shiatsu master Yuji Yahiro. One of the particular characteristics of Meiso Shiatsu is that it applies perpendicular, constant, [ Read more … ]
Meridian Shiatsu is a general name for the types of Shiatsu Therapy that strongly focuses on the Ki Meridian Energy Channel theory known from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It means that the hands-on therapeutic approach [ Read more … ]
Japanese kampo herbal medicine, massage, and bodywork treatments have been heavily affected by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) concepts, but to claim that the traditional Japanese healing arts are just a derivative of TCM wouldn’t do [ Read more … ]
Japanese Elekiban Magnet Therapy is the therapeutic use of magnets instead of needles on Vital Energy Points. In Japan, Magnet Therapy is extensively used as a self-help or self-healing modality to relieve pains and tensions. [ Read more … ]
