The Shiatsu Way to Health: Relief and Vitality at a Touch - Softcover

Namikoshi, Toru

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4770028946 ISBN 13: 9784770028945

Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc, 1900

Synopsis

Shiatsu is an Asian massage art that can prevent disease and stimulate the body's natural recuperative powers. With just a few basic techniques of hand placement and gentle circular movement and pressure, readers can begin to use shiatsu -- whether alone or with a partner -- to reduce the effects of high blood pressure; strengthen the heart, liver, and kidneys; improve circulation; relieve muscle fatigue; and improve sexual vitality. It can also be used to help in slimming and toning.

Intended for the complete beginner, The Shiatsu Way to Health starts from the basic techniques and shows how to massage the entire body, one area at a time. Author Namikoshi goes on to demonstrate simple processes for increasing vitality of various kinds, including sexual vitality and the strength of the heart and other internal organs. He shows how to treat specific ordinary ailments like migraines, eye strain, heartburn, constipation, and premenstrual cramps.

A chapter on doing shiatsu with children makes the book perfect for use by the entire family.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Shiatsu literally means "finger pressure," and it is as simple as the name suggests. Yet it is not new. In the Orient, the system of key pressure points that is the foundation of this massage-like art has been used for its medicinal powers for thousands of years. Shiatsu helps to

* increase stamina
* relieve stress and fatigue
* improve sexual vitality
* improve complexion and skin tone
* relieve headaches, lower back pain, and a host of other common ailments

The Shiatsu Way to Healthgives you all the information you need to begin practicing shiatsu alone or with a partner, and to begin experiencing deep relaxation.

About the Author:

Toni Namikoshi was the leading practitioner of shiatsu in Japan until his death in 1994. As director of the privately-run Japan Shiatsu College, he lectured and conducted seminars in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Asia. He is the author of a number of books on shiatsu, including The Complete Book of Shiatsu Therapy, the major technical manual for students and medical specialists. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages. The Shiatsu Way to Health is his comprehensive guide for the layman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 4770028946
• ISBN 13: 9784770028945
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Cali Joseph