SHIATSU: The Art of Healing Pressure

    Move straight to the point
    undaunted by pain

    Help all that's out-of-balance
    find equilibrium again

    Listen to the body –
    noticing what is said

    Move past surface annoyance
    & with a bit of luck
    & appropriate touch
    healing takes place


Chariya: In what ways do you think shiatsu is 'Japanese'?

Daiki:   (laughing) Well, isn't it a sort of bonsai massage? The focus is on one small 
         area and pain is basically irrelevant.

Bhäraté: (shaking his head) To me, pain is never irrelevant. Besides, why be obsessed 
         about nationality?

An-Yi:   (nodding) Why, indeed!


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from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields 
SUMMARY:  Some thoughts oriental massage, pain, and healing.
KEYWORDS: bodywork, healing therapy, massage, treating discomfort

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) 
Begun: 2004 in Nagoya, Japan  ≜ Finished: 2021 in Yokohama, Japan 
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted 

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