Posted on October 28, 2009 by zenhealer
Life Energy Instinctively Strives For Balance
In Shiatsu terminology, pressure points that feel painful to the touch are considered too full of Ki-energy, bodily fluids and toxins; the excess is causing a blockage in the muscle, in the meridian channel and in the pressure point.
Shizuto Masunaga, founder of Zen Shiatsu, referred to fullness of energy as [...]
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Posted on September 26, 2009 by zenhealer
Stimulating Acupuncture Points for Health & Vitality is Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine
However, the stimulation techniques that I have learned and developed in private practice and that I teach reflect the cultural background of the Japanese Martial Arts by emphasizing the importance of being connected with and moving energy from your vital center, known in [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2009 by zenhealer
Cultivating Energy in the Hara
Shiatsu and Reiki healers use this meditation technique. I first learned it while on retreat at the Dai Bosatsu Zen Monastery.
There are two basic sitting postures for harnessing powerful energy through your vital center. The two sitting postures are either performed crossed leg on the floor or sitting on the edge of [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2009 by zenhealer
A Shiatsu practioner must be versed in the functions of the five-elemental phases to thoroughly understand how to work with the body’s energy to encourage balance and harmony.
Each meridian is named after an internal organ. It is important to understand that the function of the specific meridian goes beyond the particular organ function.
Ki energy goes beyond organ [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by zenhealer
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, a person’s vitality depends on the subtle energy which flows through the body’s energy pathways. These pathways are called meridians. The meridians are classified in two groups:
First, the twelve regular meridians, which are associated with the functions of different internal organs. These channels flow to and from the hands and [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by zenhealer
Shiatsu relies on Traditional Chinese medical theory, which uses the philosophy of yin and yang. Beginning with male and female, day and night, hot and cold, summer and winter, everything in nature seems to maintain a certain balance of what appears to be opposites.
This balance is described in Lao Tzu’s Tao Teh Ching: ‘the One [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by zenhealer
The foundation of Chinese Medical Theory is energy in its various stages of vibration and manifestation. The concept of Ki, as it is called in Japanese, or Qi, as it is known in Chinese, refers to the energy that is found in the tiniest particles that create and form everything in the universe.
It is widely [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2009 by zenhealer
Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork that works to balance the energy of the Body and Mind. To this end, Shiatsu makes use of the body’s natural energy.
The basic concepts and theories used in Shiatsu are based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). They include (but are not limited to) :
Ki Energy
Yin & Yang
Meridians
5-Elements
The aim [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2009 by zenhealer
Shiatsu is a Japanese bodywork therapy based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulated in the 20th Century. Its roots are in many different disciplines, including acupuncture, herbalism, nutrition, exercise and meditation.
There are several styles of shiatsu, all of which incorporate TCM and modern methods of muscle lengthening and joint mobilization to varying degrees.
As [...]
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