SHIATSU LISBOA

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Rua Almeida e Sousa 11, R/C

Campo de Ourique

1250-061 Lisboa

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WHAT IS SHIATSU?

Shiatsu awakens the energy within

Shiatsu is a Japanese term that means "finger pressure."

It involves the use of fingers to apply pressure to specific points, similar to those used in acupuncture. These points allow for communication with our deep tissues and organs. While shiatsu is Japanese in origin, it is based on the principles of Chinese medicine.

Shiatsu has both curative and preventative effects.

CURATIVE

Curatively, it treats all types of pain and ailments that cannot always be explained by visible physical abnormalities. These include neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, knee pain, tendinitis, stomach pain, digestive issues, sleep problems, menstrual problems, stress and anxiety, which are commonly seen in patients. Shiatsu is also highly effective in supporting and accompanying a pregnancy and preparing for childbirth.

PREVENTATIVE

Preventatively, shiatsu opens up the energy pathways in our body, allowing for better breathing and preventing energy and tension from becoming crystallized. This prevents diseases from taking root in our body.

RELAXING

Shiatsu also has a relaxing effect, allowing for a deep relaxation that also affects our emotional and mental state, reducing stress and anxiety, and helping us approach life with more motivation and vitality, making it easier to solve problems.

10 GOOD REASONS TO RECEIVE SHIATSU

Shiatsu treatment can be helpful in treating a wide range of conditions:

1- Fatigue, lack of energy, stress

2- All pains 3- Difficult emotional state

4- Back pain

5- Skin problems (eczema, psoriasis, allergies)

6- Menstrual cramps

7- Shoulder problems (capsulitis, frozen shoulder...)

8- Sleep problems

9- Motor problems (knees, hips...)

10- No problem, just want to relax...

Shiatsu will help and support you in your desire to improve. It allows to understand the origin of our problems and, by releasing our KI, gives us the possibility to get rid of them in a natural way without side effects!

Healing process

The Healing Process

If a child falls and hurts himself, he will take comfort in the arms of his parents or his carer, perhaps cry loudly then return to play as if nothing had happened.

At this age, a child is still in touch with his ki energy. No deep tension blocks the flow and through the act of receiving comfort and reassurance, his ki energy resumes and self-healing occurs.

Traumas arise when physical and emotional shocks have not been acknowledged and the body has not been able to self-heal, building up tension. Over time, additional shocks and tensions accumulate and the body is increasingly less able to self-heal. It becomes more and more difficult for this life force to circulate within the body. These deep tensions can create chronic pain and lead to illness. Shiatsu pressure allows us to awaken this dormant life energy within.

Over a series of sessions, tensions are released and traumas alleviated. The number of sessions required varies as we are all unique, each with own rhythm and personality but the sense of self-healing begins immediately.

Shiatsu Therapist

Born and raised in France, Alice began practicing Zen meditation in 1996, guided by a Zen master in Seville and then Lisbon. It was during these years that she discovered shiatsu, which is also of Japanese origin.

Alice explains, "Shiatsu appealed because of the challenge of awakening my sense of touch. Feeling the energy circulating in the meridians was something I dreamt of achieving."

Training

- Funada Sensei in Lisbon from the Namikoshi School

- Sasaki Sensei in Paris from the Iokai School

- Certification in 2006 after 5 years of study of the meridians, shiatsu and the ancient founding texts of Chinese medicine.