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OHASHIATSU
IN LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY
- Statistics
- What is Ohashiatsu?
- Who can benefit from Ohashiatsu?
- What are the benefits of Ohashiatsu?
Statistics
DID YOU KNOW……..
- 80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress, and 42% say their coworkers need such help. (7) M ore than 50% of adult Americans suffer adverse health effects due to stress, and medical researchers estimate that up to 90% of illness and disease is stress-related. (9)
- Stress is linked to the 6 leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide.
- Job burnout experienced by 25% to 40% of U.S. workers is blamed on stress. (9)
- Depression, only one type of stress reaction, is predicted to be the leading occupational disease of the 21st century, responsible for more days lost than any other single factor. (8)
- $300 billion, or $7,500 per employee, is spent annually in the U.S. on stress-related compensation claims, reduced productivity, absenteeism, health insurance costs, direct medical expenses, and employee turnover. (8) Back to Top
WE CAN TURN THE STATISTICS AROUND…..
Ohashiatsu is a nurturing method of healing touch that relaxes yet energizes; relieves tension, stiffness and fatigue. Developed by the Shiatsu sensei (master) Ohashi after years of practicing, teaching and observing human nature, Ohashiatsu incorporates touch techniques of shiatsu (acupressure), exercise, meditations, and Eastern healing philosophy. Thus, combining Oriental healing philosophy and techniques with psychological and spiritual components, Ohashiatsu expands awareness of self and others through movement, meditation and touch. As a holistic method, Ohashiatsu emphasizes sensing and working with the overall energy flow throughout the body to create balance and relieve aches, tension, stress and fatigue. However, the emphasis of Ohashiatsu is on communication and synergism between giver and receiver, self-development of the giver as well as the receiver, and on the true physical, psychological and spiritual harmony of both individuals.
Ohashiatsu uses hands-on techniques such as compression and contact with the muscles, skin and joints, while simultaneously working on the energy pathways or meridians under the skin’s surface to improve a person’s overall health. It combines hands-on touch techniques, gentle exercises and stretches, and meditations in a seamless flow of movement. Ohashiatsu is an energizing dance. It is a mutual issue: When the giver enjoys, the receiver benefits.
The Five Principles of Ohashiatsu:
1) Just Be There, Don't Press
2) Use Both Hands, Make a Connection
3) Be Continuous
4) Be Natural
5) Be Reverent
Who can benefit from Ohashiatsu?
Ohashiatsu is appropriate for all ages and body types. Ohashiatsu is very effective in conditions where emotional disturbance or stress is an underlying factor. While this could be said to include all ailments, the following are the conditions most widely regarded as stress-related:
- Insomnia
- Anxiety and Depression
- Muscular Tension
- Headaches
- Digestive Disturbances
- Menstrual Dysfunction
- Low Resistance to Infection
- Treatment for the muscular skeletal system. It works directly on the tissues involved, stimulating healing and relaxation responses.
- Backache
- Sinusitis
- Sprains and Strains
- Neck and Shoulder Stiffness
- Joint Pain
- Sinus Congestion Retention of Fluid in Tissues
- Poor Circulation
What are the benefits of Ohashiatsu?
- An Ohashiatsu session will balance your energy so that your body can follow its natural impulse to heal itself. Deep relaxation of the body, mind, and spirit will bring rejuvenation, harmony, and peace.
- Relief from common physical symptoms of stress - fatigue, muscle tension, anxiety, headaches and joint pain.
- Greater self-awareness, inner peace and harmony, increasing ability to sense and balance your own energy.
- Increased mastery of your own health and well-being.
- Full-body stretches are also used to release areas of chronic stagnation and blockage. These stretches amplify and isolate the areas of stagnation, and receivers are encouraged to breathe deeply into their lines of tension. A rhythmic dance develops in the receiver's body between expansive stretching and deep compression.
- More than massage, this practice’s nurturing touch techniques are an alternative health maintenance choice for people who want to achieve more energy, while also relieving tension, stress, and illness.
- Stay vibrant with the benefits of Ohashiatsu: greater energy, vitality, flexibility and grounding in the body. This form of deeply centering touch is based on Eastern philosophies and incorporates gentle touch techniques, stretching, rotation of the joints and stimulation of the acupressure points.
- It increases the flow of energy through the body, relieves stress, improves circulation, opens up the range of motion through the joints, offers pain relief and rejuvenates both giver and receiver.
- It is especially effective in treating neck pain, back pain, headaches, muscle tension and speeding up the body’s own natural healing abilities.
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MORE THAN JUST A MASSAGE, a testimonial:
Lucero's Ohashiatsu massage is a relaxing, yet rejuvenating experience. The experience is a total one with music, scented candles, and gentle body movements and stretching. I have tried all types of massages at well known spas in the United States and Europe. Now that I have found Lucero and this wonderful experience, I will return again and again.
Kathy Robertson
Seaside Park, NJ
