CELLULITE AND SHIATSU
Shiatsu is a Japanese word meaning ‘finger pressure’ – healing with hands. It grew from earlier forms of massage, called Anma in Japan (Anmo or Tuina in China). This involved rubbing, stroking, squeezing, tapping, pushing and pulling to influence the muscles and circulatory systems of the body. To the observer it would appear that little is happening, merely a still, relaxed pressure at various points on the body with the hand or thumb.
The role of Shiatsu therapists is to diagnose and then treat according to the principles of Oriental medicine. It is a holistic philosophy, involving an understanding of Yin (where energy is expanding) and Yang (where energy is contracting). For readers, I recommend The Book of Shiatsu by Paul Lundberg.
Although my book is not written from the perspective of traditional Oriental medicine, we agree on many things. For example,
Shiatsu teaches that there are seven main chakras (energy centres) found in the mid-line down the body. Energy is channeled from both ends. Each chakra has a component of each aura and it comprises a centre of consciousness, as follows:
• The crown chakra – concerned with the pineal gland which controls right eyeand upper brain
• The brow chakra – linked to the pituitary gland which controls the left eye, lower brain, nose and nervous system • The throat chakra – concerned with the thyroid gland and governs the lymphatic system, hands, arms, shoulders, mouth, vocal chords, lungs and throats
• The heart chakra – concerned with the thymus gland and controls the heart, breasts, vagus nerve and circulation system
• The solar plexus – concerned with the pancreas and controls the spleen, gallbladder, liver, digestive system and stomach
• The base chakra – concerned with tfte adrenal glands. It controls the skeleton,
parasympathic and sympathetic nervous systems, bladder and kidneys
food can be divided into three main types: those that are ‘balanced’, and some that are Yin and some that are Yang.
For another perspective on my chapter on diet consider:
• Yin foods are – milk, alcohol, oil, honey, sugar, fruit juices, stimulants, spices, tropical vegetables and fruit, refined foods and most chemical additives.
• Yang foods are – poultry, eggs, seafood, salt, fish, meat, miso and cheese.
• Balanced foods are – seeds, nuts, cereal, grains, vegetables, beans, sea vegetables and temperate fruits.
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