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ShiatsuShiatsu is a Japanese healing art deeply rooted in the philosophy and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Incorporating the therapeutic massage of Japan, and more recently embracing its original focus of meditation and self healing, Shiatsu is gaining popularity in the West. Shiatsu is a balance--a dance--between practitioner and receiver, in which the healing power of both build upon each other to clear and balance the vital life force known as Qi. About 2,500 years ago, deep in the mountains of Northern China, Taoist priests practiced Qi Gong--meditative movement revealing and cultivating the vital life force. They believed this force, Qi (pronounced "chi" in China, "ki" in Japan), was inseparable from life itself. They discovered that Qi animated not only body and earth, but was the energetic force of the entire universe. Historians tell us these were the beginnings of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a philosophy of preserving health, and is based first and foremost on an understanding of the ultimate power of Qi. In contrast to much of Western medicine, TCM is a preventive practice, strengthening the immune system to ward off disease. In the philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi is manifested both as yin--cold, dark, and "interior," and yang--warm, light, and "exterior." In fact, Qi is present in all the opposites we experience, such as night and day, hot and cold, growth and decay. And although yin and yang may be perceived as opposites, they are actually inseparable. The recognition of one is essential to the recognition of the other. The balance between them is like the motion of night and day; at the instant darkness reaches its zenith at midnight, the cycle has begun to flow steadily toward dawn. At noon, the zenith of light, the day begins slowly to turn toward the darkness of night. All the internal organs of the body are subject to this nocturnal-diurnal swing of the universe. Advertise your product / service here - to find out more |
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