Seiki, life in resonance - The secret art of shiatsu

Seiki, life in resonance - The secret art of shiatsu

Collection : Le Prunier
Number of pages: 240 pages
Format : 15,0 cm × 22,5 cm × 1,5 cm
Publication date : 30/10/2015
Language : French
ISBN : 978-2-35432-150-5

Shiatsu is now widely practiced in the West, but it remains difficult to find teachings that go beyond the technical level. This is what this book proposes, bringing together the words of Akinobu Kishi, one of the major representatives of contemporary shiatsu. For the first time in French, the history of Japanese manual therapies is traced, allowing us to understand their evolution, their relationship with Chinese medicine and the specific characteristics of shiatsu.

The principles and practice of Shizuto Masunaga's Zen Shiatsu - the origin of the diffusion of shiatsu in the West - are given a new and fascinating light. The description of Sei-ki Soho, an extension of shiatsu developed by Akinobu Kishi, emphasizes the resonance between patient and therapist, and empathy with life as the essence of Masunaga's shiatsu. This major work offers a renewed vision of many concepts such as ki, hara, touch diagnosis, meridians, and more generally of the Japanese approach to health.

It will be essential reading for all practitioners of Shiatsu and Oriental body disciplines, as well as manual therapists, who will be inspired by Kishi's knowledge and insights.