Zen Shiatsu: How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health

Title: Zen Shiatsu: How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health Author: Shizuto Masunaga ISBN: 087040394X Publisher: Japan Publications Published: 1977 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Good Wellness 1640531 Publisher Description: The basic approach of oriental medicine is to emphasize natural powers of self-cure and to evolve a therapy that is entirely in harmony with the entire organism of the patient. Shiatsu is one of the oriental medical disciplines that have made great progress in such therapy. The common conception that shiatsu is no more than the application of strong digital pressure on single points on the body misrepresents the truth. Shiatsu is based on a full oriental medical system, which explains the human body in terms of a network of meridians through which flows an energy called Ki in Japanese. If the flow of Ki through the meridians is smooth