Q. 1 : Is
this a Shiatsu school?
A. 1 : No,
this is a private institute which is practising and teaching Shiatsu with
a comfortable atmosphere.
Q. 2 : Can
I get the license after finishing the courses?
A. 2 : You
can get the "Certificate" when
you finished the second course. Getting the license, you have to go to a Shiatsu school for three years.
Q. 3 : As
though I am a completely biginner about Shiatsu, can I attend the course
without any problems?
A. 3 :Of course, you can. We
will teach you from the begining step by step so that you could enjoy
and find something new through the course.Original meaning of Shiatsu
is called "Teate" which means touching
someone with the hands. So, you only need a warm heart and warm hands
to practise Shiatsu.
Q. 4 : Are
there any difference between Shiatsu and massage?
A. 4 : Shiatsu
was developed in Japan. While doing Shiatsu, a patient has to lie down
with clothes since it is not so easy to practice without clothes.Deeper
and stational pressure is the most importand aspect while doing
Shiatsu. Hard or strong pressure is not useful since it tend to hurt the
tissue of the muscles.
Q. 5 : Are there any benifit to get the Certificate after
two courses?
A. 5 : We
would say that you could get more self- confidence for doing Shiatsu since you could finish the whole courses.One
of our student informed us that he got some advantage to enter a Shiatsu
school in US, when he showed this Certificate to the school.
Q. 6 : Can even children or an aged person practice
Shiatsu?
A. 6 : Of
course, every body including children or a weak person can do Shiatsu
without any problems While giving Shiatsu, you do not need a strong pressure.
You only need to use the body weight pressure. You could learn how to practice Shiatsu correctly or effectively through
thouse two courses.
Q. 7 : When
I received Shiatsu first time, it hurt me very much.
Is this a real Shiatsu?
A. 7 : We
are sorry to hear that you had a awful experience with Shiatsu. We would
like to tell you that a real Shiatsu is not painful,of course. Actually,
Shiatsu would be very comfortable and benificial for curing not only the
physical problems but also the mental or the spiritual
problems. Why not come to here and receive a real treament so that
you could understand about Shiatsu.
Q. 8 : Please
let me know how to be a professional practitioner.
A. 8 : We are very glad to hear that you are going to be a practitioner. At first,
you have to go to a Shiatsu or a massage school for 3 or 4 years in Japan.
(There might be the same systems in other countries) After graduating
the school, you have to get the examination which will be held by the
local government to get the license. Then
you could open your own clinic or could work at other clinic to improve
your skill or so.
Q. 9 : Are there
any different approach between the Oriental medicine and the Western medicine?
A. 9 : Generally
speaking, we(the Oriental medicine) tend to pay much attention on the
whole body instead of the partial symptoms like the Wester medicine. Doing
Shiatsu, we have to treat the whole body even you wuold have a patial problem,
Q.10 : What kind
of symptoms can Shiatsu cure?
A.10 : Especially,
Shiatsu is useful to get rid of the chronic symptoms not only the physical
problems but also the mental and the spiritual problems. Recently, Shiatsu
is getting popular for the terminal care. Please see my website( the page
ofTreatment)
for your further information.
Q.11 : Is Shiatsu useful for a Cancer patient?
A.11 : Yes, we can say that regular Shiatsu treatments are effective to help a cancer patient since they would feel comfortable phyically and mentally. Once they could feel well, they could activate their own healing energy and could improve their symptom.
Q.12 : How many times should I come to cure the lower back problems?
A.12 : Sorry, it is not so easy to say how many times you should come to cure your problem since we never know your exct symptoms. Sometimes you could cure with one treatment and sometimes you would need more times, etc. Anyway, try first so that you could realize how mcuch shiatsu works.
Q.13 : Can Shiatsu cure the mental problems?
A.13 : Of course. Shiatsu is a very effective to get rid of the mental stress or any kind of mental problems. Receiving shiatsu, you could calm dowm not only physically but also mentally so that you would feel more active to do something.
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