Shiatsu is a Japanese technique based on acupuncture or acupressure.  Shiatsu benefits the body and mind...The purpose of this massage is to restore the equilibrium of the human body and energy.

Though Shiatsu means "finger pressure," it can be applied in different ways: with the thumbs, extended palm, forearms, elbows, knees and feet.  

Shiatsu helps to relax the muscle and open the energy channels that the body has.  Opening these energy channels, the body's energy can flow freely.  The flow of energy can be obstructed by emotional problems, stress... If the energy cannot move freely, it causes emotional and physical illness.  

So, we can see that Shiatsu is beneficial for preventing illness.  Though it has many other benefits and positive effects.

Its therapeutic effects are:

• It regulates the activity of the nervous system and promotes its relaxation.
  
• It treats different bodily disorders: insomnia, stress, migraines, neck agitation or pain, nervousness, back, waist, menstrual disorders, gastrointestinal, respiratory, circulatory, and urogenital diseases, headaches, joint pain in general, muscular tension...
  
• It vitalizes the skin because it improves circulation, acting on micro-circulation as well as greater circulation.  It helps the return of blood in the veins to the heart.  This is why Shiatsu massage is used for facial and bodily aesthetics, because it minimizes the appearance of wrinkles.
  
• It stimulates the organism's power to self-regulate.  This regulation helps to maintain a state of good health, preventing the appearance of different pains and working in the therapy for different illnesses.
  
• It stimulates the circulation of bodily fluids, the lymphatic and hormonal systems, and the elimination of toxins.