Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu: How to Perform the Ancient Japanese Art of Acupressure

Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu: How to Perform the Ancient Japanese Art of Acupressure

by Wataru Ohashi
Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu: How to Perform the Ancient Japanese Art of Acupressure

Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu: How to Perform the Ancient Japanese Art of Acupressure

by Wataru Ohashi

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Overview

A growing number of Americans are discovering the pleasurable and therapeutic uses of shiatsu, a Japanese method of acupressure. In Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu, Ohashi, one of the most knowledgeable and well-known U.S.-based shiatsu experts, offers step-by-step instruction on how to perform shiatsu at home. Ohashi, who has taught and practiced shiatsu for more than thirty years, focuses on common ailments faced here in the West. He provides clear explanations of all technical terms and helpful photographs throughout to illustrate shiatsu techniques and locations of pressure points. Also included are explanations of special shiatsu exercises, designed to keep energy flowing through the body, and a new preface by the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780140196320
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 07/01/2001
Series: Compass
Edition description: REVISED
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 8.23(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Ohashi, one of the best-known bodywork and shiatsu experts in the West, was born in Japan. In 1970, he emigrated to the United States and founded the Ohashi Institute, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to teaching his specially developed methods of shiatsu.

Table of Contents

Preface6
1.Introduction7
2.Finding the Tsubo12
3.Shiatsu Technique49
4.Back Shiatsu64
5.Ampuku Therapy74
6.Neck Shiatsu86
7.Leg and Foot Shiatsu93
8.Arm and Chest Shiatsu104
9.Face and Ear Shiatsu108
10.Shiatsu Exercise116
11.General Shiatsu and How to Treat Common Ailments with Shiatsu131
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