Following
is an extract from a local TV programme aired this fall, featuring our head
therapist Heather Donaldson.
What is Shiatsu?
Shiatsu is like a massage version of acupuncture. It works deeply on pressure points with no needles.
And doesn’t use the oils and stroking movements of Swedish massage.
For this reason the receiver just wears loose clothing. The treatment leaves one feeling profoundly relaxed, in “balance” and with less tightness and pain. It involves gentle stretching and pressure covering both broad areas and specific points along defined lines or meridians.
A skilled therapists works with the body’s signals and adjusts a treatment accordingly.
