Hot Rocks Plus NAMIKOSHI SHIATSU
Techniques from Marcia Madeira |
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| Shiatsu Namikoshi massage | ||
| Japanese finger acupressure "applies manual and digital pressure with the aim of preventing and curing illness, by stimulating the body's natural powers of recuperation, eliminating fatigue-producing elements, and promoting general good health." | ||
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Marcia studied Namikoshi Shiatsu with Tim Hutton in NYC in 1981. Tim had studied it from an old Japanese man in Hawaii. This method had been passed to him from Tokujiro Namikoshi, (born November 3, 1905.) The story goes that when the Namikoshi family moved from the south to the north island of Hokkaido, Japan, their mother developed pains in her knees and ankles, to become multiple rheumatism of the joints. The children took turns pressing and massaging the parts that hurt. She said to Tokujiro "Your hands feel best." He tried 80% rubbing and 20% pressing and discovered that the reverse worked best. Eventually his mother was cured. 1925: Tokujiro Namikoshi opened the Shiatsu Institute of Therapy in Hokkaido. 1940: The Japan Shiatsu Institute opened in Tokyo. 1955: Shiatsu was legally approved in Japan. 1957: under a new name Japan Shiatsu School officially licensed by minister of health and welfare. | ||
| Quote, Complete Story and information on Shiatsu from The Complete Book of Shiatsu Therapy by Toru Namikoshi, son of Tokujiro Namikoshi. | ||
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