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by mike last modified 2008-10-01 17:41

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.

Shiatsu is a modality of Asian Bodywork Therapy.

 

Life and Health Problems Helped

The life and health problems shown below have been noted as being helped by Shiatsu:-

Cancer
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Old Age
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sleep Disorder

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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
South Africa The United States of America  
Other Countries    


 

How to Help your Practitioner

You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy or natural cure and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.

The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Shiatsu

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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 this therapy or "natural cures" 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.

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Shiatsu Practitioner 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.

The home country of the organisation is listed. Although their practitioner lists are likely to be limited to their own countries most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-

Shiatsu Therapy Association of British Columbia Canada British Columbia
Shiatsu Therapy Association of Ontario Canada Ontario
The Zen Shiatsu Society of Canada Canada National
The Shiatsu Society Great Britain National
Shiatsu Practitioners Association of Aotearoa (NZ) New Zealand National

Shiatsu Practitioner Schools

Various schools and colleges will train people to be practitioners of Shiatsu. Although their courses may be limited to their own countries some may provide international distance learning. Please check them out carefully to ensure they meet your requirements

Shiatsu Schools


Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional organisations.

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Lists of Practitioners and Practices

Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page

The practitioners and practitioners' organisations lists for the following countries.

Australia Canada Great Britain
India Ireland New Zealand
South Africa United States of America  
Other Countries    

The full searchable practice list for the following countries.

Australia Canada Great Britain
India Ireland New Zealand
South Africa United States of America  
Other Countries    



   

Shopping Zone


There are lots of good things related to Shiatsu in the stores accessed below. Please have a look.


Please check both the British and the US stores as the items are likely to be different in each.


Shiatsu
Books

Shiatsu
Products
 

Shiatsu
Books

Shiatsu
Products


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