Today's Shiatsu that is practiced in western cultures takes advantage of Asian acupuncture points but replaces the needles with knuckles, fingers and elbows. Shiatsu focuses on unblocking the channels of energy that run through the bodies meridians thus restoring a balance and natural state that is more condusive to healing and well being.

This technique is most often applied while the client is in a reclined and seated position. The therapist will locate energy points along the clients legs and arms. These meridian points are focused on and with varying degrees of pressure unblocked one by one until those enery channels are all open. Shiatsu will bring the body back into a more natural state for a more enjoyable life.

Clients of Shiatsu enjoy a reduction in body pain and an increase in immune defenses. Many of the techniques utilized in this therapy do have a tendancy to make a person feel cold and flu like symtoms immediately after the massage session and up to a period of twenty four hours. This is a natural response to the release of toxins and usually decreases with each session.