How to Find the Hara for Shiatsu Massage

Video Transcript

"So we're starting here on the Hara. Which technically, if I find Sara's belly button which, is that it ? So, it's about three fingers south of the belly button. That's really the Hara is, that's where they consider the center right there. It's also called a Dontien, for those who studied Martial Arts. That's the core area. It demands the utmost respect. There's a huge trust issue going on. People are very venerable right here. Right now I'm just starting in the lower part of the Hara. Working my way over there's sort of a horseshoe kind of a feeling here. And you try to work clockwise this way if you can. We store a lot of tension here. Obviously digestion, people feel like they've got a knot in their stomach. Anxiety. So I'm just using my fingertips for the most part making circular motions. Move around. I'm moving with my palm here now when I feel there's been a little bit of trust established. I can push up towards the center, towards the belly button, slowly making my way a little bit higher. Is that okay ? The spirit of a person they say it all comes from this area. The ever relaxed tummy. It's almost that, that look of the Buddha with the fat belly which they say is purely symbolic. It means a very full Hara that's overabundant with good spirit. Okay, when we return I'll work on the upper part of the Hara."