An overview of our posts about traditional Japanese massage and bodywork practices.
Keiraku is the Japanese word for Meridian i.e. Life Force Channel, and Keiraku Shiatsu is perhaps the more accurate name of the style of Shiatsu therapy developed by Sensei Shizuto Masunaga. Keiraku Shiatsu is also [ Read more … ]
Acupuncture treatments typically involves inserting thin needles on specific acupuncture points (acupoints) located across the body in order to restore the flow of Qi (or Ki) through the Life Force Meridians, to balance the body’s [ Read more … ]
Japanese Face Massage (or Facial Massage), may be part of a Full Body Massage, or it can be applied as a stand-alone treatment modality carried out by a therapist or — by contrast — performed [ Read more … ]
Shinzui Bodywork was developed by Philippe Vandenabeele, and is a holistic, interconnected full body manual therapy rooted in Eastern bodywork traditions, with special emphasis on Shiatsu, Ampuku Abdominal Massage, and Meridian work, complemented with Western [ Read more … ]
Ohashiatsu is a style of Shiatsu Massage therapy developed by Sensei Wataru Ohashi. He’s also the translator of Masunaga’s famous book “Shiatsu,” (the original Japanese title), which became known as Zen Shiatsu, and published in [ Read more … ]
Macrobiotic Shiatsu is a therapeutic form of bodywork developed by Shizuko Yamamoto and based on George Ohsawa’s Macrobiotic philosophy. The term “macrobiotic” or “macrobiotics” refers to embracing life as an integrated whole, a system of [ Read more … ]
Tsubo is the Japanese name for pressure points, acupressure points, or vital points, more generally known as acupoints. The existence of (functional) acupressure points in the body is widely recognized in a variety of traditional [ Read more … ]
Zen Shiatsu and Namikoshi Shiatsu are perhaps the best known common styles of Shiatsu Massage Therapy. Zen Shiatsu was developed by Shizuto Masunaga (1925 – 1981), although he himself didn’t call his style Zen Shiatsu, [ Read more … ]
Five Element Shiatsu is a Shiatsu Massage treatment modality based on the Five Element system such as applied in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The system groups all life phenomena into characteristics that are associated with [ Read more … ]
Heisei Shiatsu was developed by Fernando Cabo and is based on i.e. influenced by Namikoshi Shiatsu and Keiraku Shiatsu, but focuses more on the quality of acupressure applied than on the exact location of Acupressure [ Read more … ]