Shiatsu is a Japanese bodywork practice rooted in the principle that health depends on the balanced flow of qi — life energy — through the body's meridian channels. Finger pressure, palms, elbows, and sometimes feet are applied along these energy lines to remove blockages and restore flow. Shiatsu integrates traditional Japanese manual therapies, including acupressure and Anma, with frameworks informed by Western anatomical knowledge. The result is a session that works on both structural and energetic levels, addressing pain, fatigue, and systemic imbalance in ways that purely Western modalities may not reach.
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