| Shiatsu is a holistic and alternative pain | | | | these natural ways of healing. |
| relief therapy. Shiatsu can benefit a person | | | | |
| suffering from a variety of diseases and | | | | Acu-yoga combines yoga with acupressure for |
| disorders. | | | | pain relief. In this case yoga postures are |
| | | | used In order to stimulate acupressure points |
| Many turn to the practice of shiatsu for | | | | on the body. In this practice the entire body |
| everything from anxiety to endometriosis. | | | | is used for this relaxation and not just the |
| While shiatsu is an excellent practice, there | | | | hands. Acu-yoga is meant to be done at home. |
| are other therapies that are closely linked | | | | The yoga stretches are particularly good if |
| to shiatsu that might prove just as | | | | you want to get to hard-to-reach spots on |
| beneficial. Let us take a look at five other | | | | your body and your back. |
| alternative therapies that work very well. | | | | |
| | | | Jin Shin Jyutsu is a Japanese method of |
| Acupressure has been used successfully in | | | | acupressure that you can do yourself. Jin |
| China and Japan for over 3,000 years. This is | | | | Shin is not about massage. Rather, it uses |
| a form of therapy that makes use of the | | | | cradling or touching the body for pain |
| combination of acupuncture and massage, and | | | | relief. The aim of this practice is to calm |
| may have been a precursor to shiatsu in | | | | and harmonize the body as well as the spirit |
| Japan. When acupressure is done the | | | | and mind. This is done by way of touching |
| practitioner massages the points on the body | | | | what are known as 26 "safety energy locks" |
| deemed as acupoints as firmly as possible | | | | that are located in the human body along |
| with his fingertip or thumb. The pressure | | | | various energy pathways. A Jin Shin Jyutsu |
| exerted from acupressure can be done in more | | | | can even involve cradling or a combination of |
| than one way. Some acupressure practitioners | | | | touches or it can be as basic as holding one |
| use their fingers while others use their | | | | or two fingers over certain parts of the |
| thumb, the palms of their hands and even | | | | body. |
| their knees in some cases. How soon a person | | | | |
| will experience relief from pain depends on | | | | Zen shiatsu is a strenuous involved practice |
| the cause of the pain. Chronic persistent | | | | that incorporates yoga-like stretches and |
| types of health problems will take longer to | | | | mediation on a daily basis. Zen is a type of |
| show Improvement while other problems can | | | | Buddhism that got its start In Japan. The |
| show Improvement fairly quickly. | | | | yoga-like stretches are designed to open up |
| | | | the meridians of the body. Practitioners of |
| Do-In is a type of alternative therapy is an | | | | this alternative therapy also may use of |
| excellent precursor to an acupressure | | | | heavy pressure on their body and they put |
| treatment. Do-In is a system that utilizes | | | | their entire body weight into relaxing the |
| stretches, exercises, beginner acupressure | | | | muscles. This kind of vigorous shiatsu cannot |
| techniques and special breathing techniques. | | | | be done at home, it takes a practitioner |
| This is an excellent way to start with | | | | several years to become proficient. |
| alternative health therapy if you are new | | | | |