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Can Walking in the Cold Balance Our Energy ? |

Introduction To Proprioception |

Water Element and the Winter Season

Lokai Shiatsu Style (keiraku to shiatsu)of Shizuto Masunaga

Roberto Palasciano

Apr 10
4 min

Shiatsu Journeys

Lokai Shiatsu Style (keiraku to shiatsu)of Shizuto Masunaga

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

Shiatsu is a simple act that allows one to energetically understand the meridians...

Jose Rios

Apr 5
4 min

Shiatsu Journeys

Shiatsu and Swimming

Doing slow, deliberate movement with breathing and 'flow' on land, would translate to easier movement through the water

Three Essential Goals in Working with Trauma

Nick Pole

Apr 2
6 min

Mental Health

Three Essential Goals in Working with Trauma

When you’re working with trauma, this picture is a beautiful reminder of three essential goals: the first one is right there in the...

Casper Valentine

Mar 31
4 min

Learning from Wood

The Wood element is associated with the Liver and Gallbladder meridians.

Exploring the Roots of Shiatsu: From Do-in Ankyo to Modern-Day Therapy

Manuela and Serena

Mar 18
7 min

Philosophy

Exploring the Roots of Shiatsu: From Do-in Ankyo to Modern-Day Therapy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

Shizuto Masunaga, Akinobu Kishi, and many contemporary shiatsu teachers relate to Anpuku as one of the manual arts that gave birth to the...

Le Shiatsu, un Art Japonais – The Japanese Art of Shiatsu, an Excerpt.

Stephane Cuypers

Mar 11
2 min

Le Shiatsu, un Art Japonais – The Japanese Art of Shiatsu, an Excerpt.

On the one hand, we discover a great complexity. The roots are unclear and for Western people, it is difficult to define Eastern medicine...

Makko Ho / Zen Stretches: A Makko Ho Leader’s Perspective

Keith Strand

Mar 5
3 min

Makko Ho & Meridian Stretches

Makko Ho / Zen Stretches: A Makko Ho Leader’s Perspective

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

Makko Ho can be defined in several ways. In Japanese, Ma means straight or direct, Ko means direction, and Ho means method...

Roots: An Excerpt from 'From Source to the Ten Thousand: Shiatsu and Life Practice'.

Chris McAlister

Feb 19
6 min

Philosophy

Roots: An Excerpt from 'From Source to the Ten Thousand: Shiatsu and Life Practice'.

This short text is an excerpt from Chris McAlister's new book: 'From Source to the Ten Thousand: Shiatsu and Life Practice'. The expected Re

Bettina Zumdick

Jan 29
7 min

Recipes

Strengthening Winter Cooking

In our winter cooking, we need to let the nutrients settle into our deepest body structure...

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