Tony Brown @ September 27, 2007 # 2 Comments
We can discuss the meaning of Ki energy, investigate the philosophy of science, and think about how technology can be used in practise but ultimately shiatsu is about one thing: Touch.
When giving shiatsu the experience of the touch is all that matters. In one tradition we may be working down the lateral aspect […]
Tony Brown @ September 10, 2007 # No Comment Yet
It is hard to get motivated sometimes. I write this post seeing that I have a treatment to do tonight. I don’t dislike the client or resent ever having chosen to shiatsu. It is after coming home from the day job it is hard to raise the enthusiasm to go out again.
I […]
Tony Brown @ September 5, 2007 # No Comment Yet
At the end of a recent treatment a client commented that they really enjoyed the session because of the number of manipulations that I used. They felt that the movement that I had put into the treatment “really hit the spot”.
What is so great about shiatsu is how different each treatment can be. […]
Tony Brown @ August 24, 2007 # 5 Comments
It is important in a shiatsu session that the client feels the presence of the practitioner. To give shiatsu one needs to be firm and decisive although that does not necessarily mean being physical.
I have received shiatsu from very physical practitioners and others whose touch is very light. The intent is the same […]
Tony Brown @ August 16, 2007 # One Comment
In Defining Ki yesterday I waxed lyrically about poetry, the universe and being the children of star dust. I can imagine that for several of my clients that would all sound a bit ridiculous. Too mystical and new age.
It is important when working with a client that one is able to use the […]
Tony Brown @ August 13, 2007 # No Comment Yet
As a student of shiatsu it is sometimes difficult to completely turn off when receiving a treatment. This is especially true for me during the Hara diagnosis; what will be found? When your giver settles on a jitsu and kyo what does that mean?
I am getting better at switching off and letting the treatment […]
Tony Brown @ August 1, 2007 # No Comment Yet
When admiring a painting,
Don’t examine the paint.
When meeting an artist,
Don’t look at the brushes.
This is from 365 Tao: Daily Meditations by Deng Ming-Dao. It reminds us that while it may be interesting to analyse a subject in a detailed, narrow way we end up missing the point by doing so. It is only […]
Tony Brown @ July 30, 2007 # 4 Comments
Gary on Relax Shiatsu has written about his concern about healing with shiatsu. He wonders if shiatsu and working simply with points can ever actually heal. On a similar note a post on the Shiatsu Blog talks about turning away a client seeking shiatsu for a phobia.
I agree with Gary that the websites […]
Tony Brown @ July 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
One would think that crawling around on the floor for up to an hour would be the dullest occupation in the world. After a time it would be natural to get bored with the process and the mind should wander to think about tonight’s dinner or TV.
I tried to work out last night how […]
Tony Brown @ July 26, 2007 # 5 Comments
He has got one of those shiatsu dogs
Joked the man in the craft exhibition in Arundel. Usually when one mentions the word shiatsu the joke goes the other way: Shiatsu? That is a small dog isn’t it?
But it goes to show that the word shiatsu is out there, people are concious of something called […]