Japanese Massage Training "Gentle Shiatsu". Specializing in pregnant women & sensitive populations.

" Shiatsu no kokoro wa haha ​​gokoro. The heart of Shiatsu is a mother's love." Tokujiro Namikoshi . This Shiatsu, intended for sensitive individuals, does not include any high-intensity techniques. Sakura Shiatsu or Gentle Shiatsu is specially adapted for so-called sensitive populations, i.e. pregnant women, the elderly, the frail, those with reduced mobility and the sick. This massage can also be performed on children from the age of 5, although with extremely gentle pressure. It is crucial to be constantly attentive to the needs of the person being massaged and to pay the utmost attention in the execution of each maneuver. At no time should you overstimulate an area, nor try to go beyond the natural flexibility of the person being massaged. This massage should be performed at a slow and deliberate pace to allow the person being massaged to integrate each maneuver. It is important to synchronize each maneuver with the breathing of the person being massaged. Shiatsu is suitable and beneficial at any age. It strengthens the physical and psychological development of the child. It acts preventively, by combating stress and sedentary lifestyles in adults. It helps to slow down physical degeneration and senility in seniors. Depending on their age, human beings do not have the same physical and muscular resistance, so it is necessary to adapt the pressure to the developmental stage of the person being massaged. To understand the appropriate intensity to apply, the simplest way is to visualize a parabola. Gentle Shiatsu is sometimes called Sakura Shiatsu in reference to the delicacy and fragility of the Japanese cherry blossom. People who are suffering or physically frail can receive Shiatsu sessions at any time, except during a crisis, in order to avoid overstimulating or exhausting a weakened metabolism. However, it is always best to seek medical advice in the case of a serious illness. Elderly people can receive a Shiatsu session at any time if they do not have health problems. Shiatsu promotes oxygenation of the body and helps to improve joint mobility, while relaxing the body. Pregnant women can receive Shiatsu sessions until the end of their pregnancy, provided they do not have a pathological pregnancy. Even in this case, it is possible for the expectant mother to seek medical advice. It is possible to get a massage even a few hours before giving birth when the date is known or scheduled. This allows the body and muscle mass to relax as much as possible, in order to limit the intensity of pain related to contractions. There is no long list of contraindications as one might have under a Western approach to care, because there are no real contraindications to the use of this practice based on the principles of rebalancing nature. However, if during the diagnostic phase the person being massaged mentions rheumatic, joint or polyarthritis problems, it is relevant to reduce the range of certain maneuvers in order to adapt them to the physical capabilities of the person being massaged. As a precaution for both the masseur and the person being massaged, it is not practiced in cases of contagious skin diseases. However, it is necessary to wait for the complete recovery of the massaged person in cases of fracture, dislocation, hemorrhagic disease, severe hypertension, thrombosis, acute inflammatory pathologies (such as appendicitis, peritonitis, pneumonia…). Regarding people suffering from cancer, if they are still undergoing treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc.), seek medical advice beforehand.