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experiment self-massage with a tennis ball

Are you prone to headaches, migraines, tight jaws, poor memory, lack of focus?  Experiencing elbow and wrist pains? Then your upper body, neck and shoulders are probably very tight as well. When working on your computer, typing, reading, or even thinking about a complex situation, your energy is directed up to your head area where it is needed. The YANG ( active) … [Read more...] about experiment self-massage with a tennis ball

shiatsu kept me going!

What  Robin has to say: shiatsu kept me going! Training in any martial arts include a certain risk of injuries. During sparing I recently had my knee twisted. It did not feel like much at the time but in the evening I could not strech my leg and I was limping miserably around. On that same day, Anne did a Shiatsu treatment on my knee (that somehow also included taking … [Read more...] about shiatsu kept me going!

somatic movement education: a form of meditation for the active life.

I started meditating with Zen during my training with IOKAI Shiatsu. The two ideograms forming the character “IO” come from an old Buddhist Sutra. “IO” means “the King of Medicine”: the One who understands the root of disease, knows how to cure it and gives his life to doing so, keeping sickness forever at bay. You could say this is a dream we can all share: to be happy, … [Read more...] about somatic movement education: a form of meditation for the active life.

in their own words…

What Fiona  has to say: "I am very glad I didn’t know anything about Somatic Movement Therapy, or Shiatsu, before I began, so I know I am not imaging these dramatic results. When I was 23, I suffered several dreadful bouts of crippling sciatica. When I took up yoga, ten years later, I found that the muscles on the left side were frozen around the lower back, where the … [Read more...] about in their own words…