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Shiatsu Massage
What Is Shiatsu Massage?
What Are Shiatsu Massage Pressure Points?
How to Prepare for Shiatsu Massage
How to Discuss Shiatsu Massage with Clients
Health Benefits of Shiatsu Massage
How to Do a Shiatsu Massage Diagonal Stretch
How to Do Lumbar Area Shiatsu Massage
How to Do Spinal Shiatsu Massage
How to Do Hip Area Shiatsu Massage
How to Do Sacral Hole Shiatsu Massage
How to Squeeze Hips in Shiatsu Massage
How to Do Leg Shiatsu Massage
How to Use Palms in Shiatsu Massage
How to Use Forearms in Shiatsu Massage
How to Finish a Shiatsu Massage
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Summary: Learn the various health benefits of Japanese shiatsu massage with expert massage therapy tips in this free health video clip.
Richard Neil is a licensed, certified massage therapist. His technique of healing bodywork incorporates the various modalities in which he’s been trained: deep tissue, Swedish,...read more
"The health benefits of a shiatsu massage can be dealing with lower back pain, shoulder tension, fatigue, anxiety, headaches, and various physical ailments. As I was mentioning before about working from the hara, be aware of your own body when you're working on your partner, that you're centered yourself, that you're not over-reaching, that you're coming from a place in the lower-abdomen called the "hara" or your "dantien", as they might say in martial arts. I will always have a hand on my partner here. It's called the "mother hand", it's sort of a centering, it's a reassurance to the person I'm working on that I'm always in contact with her. That's also established by a knee on the lower leg here, as I'm starting to work on the back. At first, I put two hands down here just to get connected with my partner. I have my right hand on the lumbar, and my left hand near the heart. I'm asking my partner to...Sarah, please breathe, and relax. This is your session, this is your time. During the course of the massage there needs to be a free-flowing communication. Not just intuitively with our energy with each other, but also if something is too much, if I'm hurting her some way, if something doesn't feel right or if something feels really good. If you want me to work some place a little deeper, please communicate. It's completely two-way experience here. I'm receiving her energy, she's receiving mine. Okay, her breathing now is very even and we will start on the back when we return."
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spayneuter said
on 9/25/2009 After discussing shiatsu with the client, this video just skipped right over getting the client into a good position to the therapist's beginning contact. The title also is a little off since this was about contact rather than naming health benefits. On that note, this is a good demonstration of contact and communication between client and therapist.