The stress factors in modern life are almost overwhelming, from worries about money, looming deadlines at work, being pressed for time and every other burden of busy people, nearly everyone is looking for something that is soothing and lets us focus on the pleasures of life instead. For many, turning to Shiatsu massage can be both energizing and relaxing and the perfect antidote to stress.
Tokujiro Namikoshi invented shiatsu massage in Japan in 1912, by combining his unique way of applying pressure with just his palms and fingertips with traditional Japanese methods of balancing the energy in the body. Shiatsu results in increased energy and vigor because it is believed to help the body’s ability to heal its own minor wounds.
Shiatsu massage came to the United States in the middle of the 20th century. The reception was mixed, because many Americans were very leery of Eastern medicine. However, over many years, it gained a foothold in America that it has maintained and increased to the present. People who have received this massage have found that it gives them greater energy while reducing the stress that they feel, leaving them in better health than before.
Many options exist for those wishing to feel the benefit of this unique combination of energy healing and acupressure therapy. Many professionals of massage are now specializing in shiatsu, and there are also many who practice along with the other massage types that they specialize in. Grab the phone book, or look up on the internet, and you will quickly find a fairly large number of practitioners available to you.
For anyone who doesn’t want to have to make an appointment to reduce stress, there are numerous products available that incorporate the ideas of shiatsu. Among the products available for giving the same type of massage that you would receive from a professional massage therapist are chairs, foot and neck massagers, and handheld devices.
If you are showing your stress by tightness and discomfort in your neck and shoulder area, consider this unique type of message, a very simple technique that can have surprising, even hard to believe, and health benefits. You won’t know until your try this massage for yourself how well it can work, even helping to more efficiently detoxify your body, reduce blood pressure, and stimulate your overall circulation, in addition to the health benefits we’ve already discussed.
If you’ve come across the common stressors of money, work, lack of time, and more, you’re not alone. Many people are burned out and in search of ways to relax. Calming and invigorating shiatsu massages are one of the best ways to reduce stress. This type of Japanese massage uses only the fingertips and sometimes the palms in an effort to increase health and promote self-healing by adjusting energy balances in the body. Clients say they leave the clinic feeling more energized, less stressed, and healthier overall after their massage. This unique massage is also found to lower blood pressure and improve circulation, so give it a try!
- Robert Harrison