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Shiatsu
The practice of Shiatsu is an age old japanese holistic therapy. The basis of shiatsu is the belief that there are channels in the body called meridians through which the vital energy (called Qi) flows. Anything that impedes or stops this flow can cause symptoms. The treatment is aimed at releasing the blockage, returning the flow of Qi to normal and so relieving the symptoms. The treatments consist of moves that vary from gentle touch to deep pressure over the meridian blockages using anything from fingers and elbows to feet and knees through to rotation and stretching of limbs. This will regularise the flow of Qi and will produce improvements at both a physical and emotional level.
Life and Health Issues Helped
The life and health issues shown below have been noted as being helped by Shiatsu:-
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| Old Age |
| Osteoarthritis |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Sleep Disorder |
Shiatsu Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to the topic of this page that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Shiatsu
Practitioners Organisations
The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.
Shiatsu Training Schools
The practitioners organisations below will also accredit and approve Shiatsu training and courses. Please check that your chosen school is providing the course you are looking for.
Please access the organisation's website to find current contact details.
The organisations may have international members and relevance. Their country of origin is given.
| Embody | Great Britain |
| The Shiatsu Society | Great Britain |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com to add to the List of Practitioners' Organisations.
Shiatsu Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for Shiatsu:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| The United States of America |
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
The practitioners lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
