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Good Fire
Fire is vital to life. Inside of us, small fire powers our digestive system.
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Articles
The Five Lights Center articles offer a range of wisdom and insights from our diverse community on all things shiatsu and wellness. From recipes, to personal journeys, and insight on tai chi, reiki, color therapy, tapping, shiatsu and so much more.
Joanne Faulkner
- Jul 15
- 5 min
Gout: Can TCM Reduce Pain?
If untreated, gout can cause irreversible joint damage, chronic pain issues, as well as joint deformity
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Keith Strand
- Jul 8
- 5 min
Origins and Evolution of Makko Ho: From the Perspective of a Makko Ho Leader.
This article clarifies the use of the term Makko Ho Leader and provides information about the original source and history of Makko Ho
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Casper Valentine
- Jun 4
- 4 min
The Light We Give
The Shiatsu Summit would be the first time since maybe 2020 that I would be in a room with a large group of people...
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Paula Derry
- May 28
- 5 min
Shiatsu Touch and Trauma
When experiences and memories are too distressing to be acknowledged or expressed, they are shut out of awareness...
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Keith Strand
- May 25
- 5 min
1st Annual Shiatsu Summit 2024: The Power of Touch, Growing Together Through Shiatsu
After years of dreaming and discussing, over a year of planning, and networking we finally got together for our first Shiatsu Summit.
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Dawn Oei
- May 21
- 8 min
Bone is More Than a Curious Organ
When we come back home to the body, we see that we are more than our thoughts, feelings and emotions.
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Jo'Anne Brancato
- May 14
- 3 min
Coping with Trauma: the Body, the Mind, on the Threshold of the Spirit
Let us remember we are in the Holy Presence of God. God is our life source and sustains our Ki energy. Trauma lodges in our bodies...
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Silvia Marchesa Rossi
- May 7
- 1 min
Zen-Stretching: Energetic Harmony through Eastern Wisdom
Zen-Stretching improves posture, breathing, and stress management, contributing to greater physical and mental resilience.
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Joanne Faulkner
- Apr 30
- 5 min
Acupoints and Exercise for Parkinson's.
Regular physical activity can help your mood, your energy levels, your balance and your motivation, but you need to plan it.
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Roberto Palasciano
- Apr 10
- 4 min
Lokai Shiatsu Style (keiraku to shiatsu)of Shizuto Masunaga
Shiatsu is a simple act that allows one to energetically understand the meridians...
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Jose Rios
- Apr 5
- 4 min
Shiatsu and Swimming
Doing slow, deliberate movement with breathing and 'flow' on land, would translate to easier movement through the water
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Nick Pole
- Apr 2
- 6 min
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...
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Casper Valentine
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Learning from Wood
The Wood element is associated with the Liver and Gallbladder meridians.
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Manuela and Serena
- Mar 18
- 7 min
Exploring the Roots of Shiatsu: From Do-in Ankyo to Modern-Day Therapy
Shizuto Masunaga, Akinobu Kishi, and many contemporary shiatsu teachers relate to Anpuku as one of the manual arts that gave birth to the...
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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...
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Keith Strand
- Mar 5
- 3 min
Makko Ho / Zen Stretches: A Makko Ho Leader’s Perspective
Makko Ho can be defined in several ways. In Japanese, Ma means straight or direct, Ko means direction, and Ho means method...
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Chris McAlister
- Feb 19
- 6 min
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
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Bettina Zumdick
- Jan 29
- 7 min
Strengthening Winter Cooking
In our winter cooking, we need to let the nutrients settle into our deepest body structure...
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Kyle Brooks, LMT
- Jan 23
- 2 min
What do you bring to the table or mat? What do you have in your hands?
The clients under our hands are complex beings: physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual.Â
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