By Willow on Friday, January 25, 2008Filed Under: Prenatal Massage, massage, shiatsu
A woman’s body undergoes many changes and adaptations for the growing fetus. A few good tricks and techniques for helping mom stay comfortable can be quite simple. Here are a few treatments for morning sickness and lower back pain.
Morning Sickness: The Bladder Channel affords a very balanced treatment in pregnancy: it helps the Kidneys which [...]
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By Willow on Monday, January 7, 2008Filed Under: health, massage, shiatsu
Each Meridian has been assigned the name of an organ. This can get confusing because, for example, the lung meridian lies along the arm, and the liver meridian lies along the leg. The name assigned to a meridian refers not to the meridian’s external location on the body but to the functional influence of the [...]
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By Willow on Monday, January 7, 2008Filed Under: Amma, massage
I have found three major types of shiatsu being practiced, each having the goal of balancing energy flow: shiatsu, acupressure, and zen shiatsu.
I spoke earlier in my amma post of shiatsu massage and how it views the body purely from an anatomic perspective. Along with using massage techniques, hard pressure is applied to the body [...]
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