Acupressure/Shiatsu, which originated in Japan, is a hands on method of preventive health care and therapy that increases vitality, relieves fatigue, and stimulates the body's natural healing ability by applying pressure to key points on the body. In addition, it offers the warmth of a caring touch.
Preventive health care is particularly important these days, considering how medical care has become highly technical and specialized and hectic urban lives have many sources of stress, all of which take a toll on our bodies and minds. Many people are tense and anxious about the adverse effects of modern life on their health.
There are no simple solutions for these concerns, but Acupressure/Shiatsu offers one solution to help you become aware of your body and care for it... a way to place your health into your own hands.
Acupressure/Shiatsu treatment consists of pressure applied with the ball of the thumbs and fingers and the palms of the hands to specific points on the surface of the body. These pressure points on the body tend to accumulate fatigue and stress.
The essence of Acupressure/Shiatsu lies in the use of the hands for both diagnosis and treatment. The sensitive fingertips can distinguish differences in temperature and stiffness, both indicators of the condition of the body. The type, degree and duration of pressure is then adjusted to meet the specific needs of each area of the body for each individual.
We hope that Acupressure/Shiatsu will become an essential and enjoyable part of your life, that you will come to a deeper understanding of your body and its natural recuperative ability, and that Acupressure/Shiatsu will serve you as it has served many others.
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