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| a | I am now offering private sessions in Hereford in the lovely rooms of the BreastCancer Haven, Hereford in St Owens Street.
At least 20% of the cost of your session will go to the charity.
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Simon Givertz
MRSS(T) | Some statements about Shiatsu
Shiatsu is a Japanese bodywork and healing art.
Shiatsu is a touch therapy. The body responds to touch in a deep way which can help to release pain and stress and to improve immunity.
Shiatsu uses gentle pressure on energy channels known as meridians to help encourage the mind, body and spirit to rebalance. Thumbs, elbows, knees, hands and feet may be used to gently stretch, rock, massage and hold the body. | |
My view
What is Shiatsu?
People ask me to explain what Shiatsu is; and it is difficult. It is a bodywork - yes. It uses energy channels (meridians) - yes. It uses stretching, rocking, acupressure and holding - yes. But that is not what it is. All of these statements describe a tool or a method that may be used. So what is it? Shiatsu is an opportunity; it is time for yourself but shared with a fellow human being; it is a place of peace; calm and quiet, but energising and refreshing. It is an education.
These concepts are hard to grasp and so we say that Shiatsu may help with various symptoms: from insomnia to lethargy, from anxiety to depression, from headaches to asthma, from stiff joints to a stiff mind. Sharing your concerns with a fellow being, but through the language of the body not the mind, can be revelatory or simply relieving. It can be an opportunity to review unhelpful situations and patterns and see how to avoid or change them; it can be time out from our daily routine.
Shiatsu is truly beyond words. It is different for each individual and for each practitioner. The quality of touch and the range of movement used depends on what the body/mind is tacitly asking for. On an emotional plane it is the unconditional touch which allows the body to release stuck energy and come to harmonious flow again.
Try Shiatsu and see what it is for you.
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