Shiatsu

Shiatsu is Japanese acupressure that evolves from 5,000 year old Chinese healing practices which promote the body's own healing ability. It focuses on the prevention of disease.

Shiatsu acts on the "ki" (chi, prana) or life essence which maintains and nurtures our physical body, mind and spirit. The human body is a field of continually moving energy circulating through cells, tissues, muscles and internal organs.

Any type of "dis-ease" is a sign that the energy or ki is out of balance, one part of the body has an excess or too much ki while another part of the body is ki deficient.

Ki excess or stagnation can be caused by stress, over working, limited exercise, poor posture, trauma, lack of sleep or rest, low quality food, a polluted environment and negative emotions. Ki stagnation can be seen as the following symptoms:

• lower back pain
• neck/shoulder pain
• sciatica
• premenstrual syndrome
• joint pain
• headaches
• insomnia
• digestive disorders (diarrhea, constipation)
• fatigue
• anxiety
• irritability
• high blood pressure
• poor circulation

A combination of techniques including gradual stretches and pressure, holding, and rhythmic rotations are used to encourage he flow of ki back to the deficient area. The return of ki to the deficient or "kyo" areas will disperse the ki stagnations or "jitsu" areas.

Essential Oils and Aromatherapy

Essential oils are extracted fom flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant. The essential oils can enhance a sense of physcological and physical well being when the aroma is inhaled. This is aromatherapy.

The essential oils can also be placed on the skin or ingested where they travel through the blood stream and promote whole body healing. Essential Oils can be applied for a variety of uses including pain relief, relaxation, rejuvenation and cognitive function.There are a wide variety of oils available and each possess their own healing properties.

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