Wataru Ohashi

A large number of Americans are discovering the pleasurable and therapeutic uses of shiatsu, a Japanese method of finger presssure on the acupuncture points. A shaitsu treatment can make you feel relaxed, yet energetic; years younger, free of nervous tension, fatigue and stiffness. Or shiatsu can be used to relieve such varied problems as arthritis pain, headaches, impotence, and hemorrhoids. Best of all, while it invigorates and cures pain and tension, shiatsu gives you a new way to show more understand your friends-by touching them.

In this book Wataru Ohashi, one of the most knowledgeable and well-known U.S.-based shiatsu experts, tells how you can learn to perform shiatsu at home on yourself and your frends. Mr. Ohashi, who has taught and practiced shaitsu in this country for years, has written specifically for a Western audience, focusing on the common discomforts that bother us here in the West. He has provided clear explanations of all technical terms and attractive photographs throughout to illustrate the shiatsu techniques and the exact locations of the pressure points. He has also included special 'shiatsu exercises,' designed to keep your energy flowing.

Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu leaves nothing to the imagination. Its explicit non-technical instructions and illustrations make it one of the most useful and attractive books on shiatsu ever published in the U.S.

Contents

1 Introduction
2 Finding the tsubo
3 Shiatsu technique
4 Back shiatsu
5 Ampuku therapy
6 Neck shiatsu
7 Leg and foot shiatsu
8 Arm and chest shiatsu
9 Face and ear shiatsu
10 Shiatsu exercise
11 General shiatsu and how to treat common ailments with shiatsu show less

In this book, Wataru Ohashi tells how you can learn to perform shiatsu at home on yourself and friends. This book is written specifically for a Western audience, focusing on the common discomforts that bother us here in the West. Mr. Ohashi has provided clear explanations of all the technical terms and attractive photographs throughout to illustrate the shiatsu techniques and exact locations of the pressure points. He has also included special shiatsu exercises designed to keep your energy show more flowing. show less

Interesting premise but poorly supported. This is an easy read though and Yohashi is engaging.

De lijnen in het voorhoofd, de dikte van wenkbrauwen, de welving van de oorschelp, maar ook de stand van de ruggengraat, de conditie van de nagels en de vorm van de vingers hebben in de Oosterse diagnostiek een betekenis. Volgens de Japanner Wataru Ohashi is 'het lichaam de fysieke manifestatie van de ziel', dus kunnen lichaamsbouw, gelaatstrekken en structuur van de huid iemand vertellen wie hij is.
Het doel van de Oosterse diagnostiek is het bereiken van de eenheid van lichaam, geest en show more ziel. Iedereen heeft zijn sterke en zwakke punten en het versterken van iemands zwakten is net zo belangrijk als het inzetten van zijn kracht. In Wat het lichaam je zegt reikt Ohashi hiervoor verschillende shiatsu-technieken aan om de meridianen, de energiebanen van het lichaam, te bewerken. show less