Zen Shiatsu is a powerful method in assisting people who are suffering from disease and at the same time is a way of keeping people from becoming ill.  Shiatsu is a system of acupressure where thumb pressure is applied in a rythmic motion down energy channels on the body.  Zen Shiatsu creator, Shizuto Masunaga, incorporated the energy meridian systems into his Zen Shiatsu sessions and this is why it differs form other shiatsu styles.  While major acupuncture points are identified and used the typical Zen Shiatsu treatment includes other evenly spaced points along the energy meridians called Tsubos.  On top of the typical thumb pressure techniques additional massage and pressure techniques are included in Zen Shiatsu.  Some of these include Kenbiki (shaking or vibrating), hand pressure and stretching.

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