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SHIATSU PRACTICE

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HeadacheHeadache is a very common ailment. Associated with many

illnesses, it occurs without specific cause as well. Most headaches

arise in tissues outside the skull. Headache is only a symptom. It can

occur with the common cold, flu, sinus trouble, toothache, allergies,

hay fever and other nose and eye diseases, and menstrual

irregularities, to name a few. There are several kinds of headache

which can be classified according to location of pain and

accompanying symptoms.

One type of headache is generally found in the front part of the

forehead and is of an acute nature, that is, it comes on uickly and

also occurs with other symptoms such as runny or stuffy nose and

swollen eyes.

Another type of headache is migraine. Migraines arise from irregular

changes !dilation and"or constriction# in blood vessels in the scalp,

temple, and face. It is usually one$sided, sudden, and very intense.

Many times visual disturbances such as blank spaces before the eyes

and blurred vision are present. %i&&iness, nausea, and other

weakening symptoms can also be present.

A third type is the tension headache, which is caused by stress. It is

often accompanied by stiffness throughout the body. It occurs in the

temples or at the back of the head or neck.

Many simple home treatments are effective for headache. If you

have time, a full body shiatsu treatment is helpful to rela' and calm

the receiver. The full treatment will also stimulate and balance all

the internal organs and is effective for all three types of headaches.

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As we work to alleviate the pain of headache, we must, at the same

time, be attentive to the cause. Many times the source of pain can be

traced back to diet. ('pansive foods such as spices, coffee, sugar,

chemicals in foods !e.g., monosodium glutamate or M)*#, fruit

+uices, fruit, soft drinks, ice cream, and other +unk foods can causedilation in the blood vessels and therefore pain. ontractive foods

such as beef and all red meats, eggs, cheese, chicken, too much fish

and seafood, poor$uality salt, and snack foods can cause the blood

vessels in the scalp, temple, and face to constrict, thereby creating

pain in these areas. Many people with chronic headache eat a variety

of both types of foods. A simple rule of thumb is- if you get a

headache after eating e'pansive foods !yin#, then apply a cold

compress on the painful area !yang effect#. If you get a headacheafter eating contractive foods !yang#, then apply a hot compress !yin

effect# where it hurts.

Headache Treatments

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lace one hand on the forehead and the other hand at the base of theneck. Ask the receiver to close their eyes. Have the receiver breathe

in and out slowly and deeply. The giver breathes simultaneously in

the same rhythm. Maintain this holding techniue for several

minutes.

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ounding

2ou can gently pound the top of the head with your fist many times.

Also pound at the hairline. This causes contraction and is effective

for e'pansive headaches.

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Tightly tie a scarf or headband around the head. This contracts the

blood vessels in the head and is effective for an e'pansive headache.

)hiatsu

*ive head, shoulder, and upper$back shiatsu, and manipulate the partof the head where there is pain. /irst lightly pound the head with the

fist. Always press the neck, shoulder, and especially the cervical

region !that part of the spine below the head# down to the shoulders.

One hand is placed on the forehead for stability and the other is

placed directly on the neck. The thumb presses from below the ear to

the shoulder. 3epeat this several times. %o both sides of the neck by

changing your body position and your hands.

1ith a strong grip. knead the shoulder muscles between your thumb

and forefingers, pinching slightly. Then press with the thumbs across

the top of the shoulders.

Other specific points for treatment depend on the location of the

pain. In the case of front headache pain, press acupoints on the

forehead. /or pain around the eyes, press acupoints in that area. /or

temple pain, use the points in the temple beginning near the corner

of the eye and moving back toward the ear. /or back of the head pain, press firmly in that area.

1ith the thumb, press lightly over the entire head. Then press along

the midline of the head, going from the front to the back, that is from

the hair line toward the back. (specially press *4 56, the midpoint



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on the top of the head. Any sore or tender spots are to be pressed

lightly at first, then with more pressure as the receiver can tolerate it.

*o back and forth over the top of the head many times.

To heighten the effect of shiatsu, press the point in the hand !7I 8,located in the webbing between thumb and inde' finger# which

affects any problem in the head. )trongly manipulate this point for

96 seconds, at least twice on both hands or until the headache

subsides. Massage other acupoints on the arms and legs such as

heart governor : !H* :#, )tomach 9: !)T 9:#, and )pleen : !) :#.

ress the soles of the foot. Asian medicine recogni&es a top"bottom

relationship in the body. ressure on the bottom affects the top. ress

here for several minutes.

/oot 0ath

A hot foot bath brings blood circulation down to the lower parts of

the body, away from the head. )oak feet for up to twenty minutes.

1alk

1hen you feel a headache about to come on or a mild one is already

present, go for a walk in the fresh air. The air and movement will

increase body circulation and eases the tension brought on by

headache. 1alk for a minimum of five to ten minutes.

Headaches II

Western Medical Persecti!e

Headache occurs in various diseases in modern medicine. Internal

organ functional problems such as menstrual irregularities and

hypertension; after$effects of surgery; neurological disorders

!including intracranial diseases#; psychosis; diseases of the sense



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organs !ear, nose, throat problems#; drug reactions; and stress are but

a few causes. There are migraine, vascular and functional headaches.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Persecti!e

The head is where all the yang meridians !pathways of body energy#

of hand and feet meet. Attack of endogenous !internal# or e'ogenous

!e'ternal# factors may cause headache due to derangement of <i and

0lood in the head and a sluggishness of circulation of <i in the

meridians that traverse the head.

There are Si" T#es o$ Headaches

=. 4erte' !Top of Head#5. 0ack !Occipital#

9. /rontal

8. )ide !Temporal#

>. %eep Inside

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Headaches Come in Two St#les

('cess !Shi#- 4iolent boring pain may be accompanied by di&&iness,irritability, bitter taste in mouth, nausea, suffocating feeling in chest,

rib pain, sticky tongue coating and wiry pulse.

%eficiency ! Xu#- Onset is mostly due to stain and stress. The pain is

insidious. It may be agitating or mild and responds to warmth and

pressure. The accompanying symptoms and signs are usually

lassitude, palpitation, insomnia, pale tongue and weak pulse.

Causes and How to Treat Them



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(ach headache type has both food remedies and acupoint listed.

Acupoints used in this treatment can be found at the end of this

report. !heck acupuncture charts for locations of all acupoints.#

=. 4erte' !Top of Head#This type is caused by strong upward moving <i and strong yin

foods often combined with yang foods.

3emedies

Avoid e'treme yin and yang food !e.g. meat and sugar# and eat

whole grains and vegetables.

Acupoints- *4 56, 07 :6, 74 5

5. 0ack !Occipital#

This pain can be caused by taking strong yang foods, or particularly

it arises after stopping the habitual intake of strong yin foods

!coffee, etc.#. The nature of the pain is more dull, suee&ing or

viselike, and non$throbbing. The pain has a tendency to worsen in

cold surroundings.

3emedies

Internal- apple +uice; orange +uice; Ame$?u&u; mi' : grams of the

white part of scallion with 9 grams of ginger, and boil this in = cup

of water; @me concentrate.

('ternal- apply heat.

Acupoints- *4 =>, 07 =6, 07 :6

9. /rontal

This headache can be caused by using sugar, fruit +uice, birth control

pills, aspirin, honey, chocolate, wine, etc. These are all e'treme yin

products. The pain has a different nature from a backside headache-

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it can be typically throbbing, or sharp, stabbing, or e'plosive. It

worsens in warm surroundings.

3emedies

Internal- )ho$0an, @me$)ho$0an, )esame salt, ?u&u tea, 2annohcoffee.

('ternal- old applications- tofu plaster, chlorophyll plaster

!especially cabbage#, rub in apple +uice or radish +uice at the painful

area, or rub in sesame oil or sesame oil mi'ed with ginger$ginger oil.

Acupoints- *0 =8, 2intang, 7I 8

8. )ide !Temporal#

This is caused by the over consumption of oily and greasy foods, or

other foods casing a disorder in the liver$gallbladder function. The

pain is usually dull, sometimes sharp.

3emedies

*rate 5 tablespoons of daikon, add a cup of hot water, simmer this

and add a little tamari soy sauce.

repare ku&u with barley malt $ Ame ?u&u and add a little ginger.

Miso soup with scallions or onions.

Acupoints- Taiyang, *0 56, TH >

>. %eep Inside

This is caused by the over consumption of animal food, especially

salted meat, eggs, caviar and salted fish. It usually is a condensed, pressure$type pain located in the depth of the brain.

3emedies

Take cooked apples.

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Or hot water mi'ed with = teaspoon of rice vinegar or = teaspoon of

barley malt or rice honey.

:. *enerali&ed Headaches

)ometimes headaches dont fit neatly into any classification. /rom

the above information you should be able to discern if the symptom

is contractive or e'pansive. If it feels contractive apply e'panding

foods !apple +uice, etc.# if it is e'pansive, apply contracting foods

!miso soup, etc.#.

Acupoints- *4 =>, 2intang, 7I 8, TH >

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ST%MACH

Conditions

All of the following conditions are related, therefore understanding

them as a whole can be useful. The treatment is the same for all.

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Stomach acheo Nausea

o Overweight

o Lack of Appetite (anorexia)

o Indigestion

o !cer

The stomach is the principle organ of digestion. It is the largest and

most e'pansive part of the digestive tract. 7ocated in the upper

abdominal cavity, the stomach receives and digests food. It is lined

with mucous membranes which protect the stomach itself from the

strong digestive acids like hydrochloric acid which it secretes.



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)tomach ache, which usually is pain in the abdomen not the

stomach, can have a variety of sources. Bausea is the feeling which

usually comes before vomiting, and is often described as Cfeeling

ueasy.C The sensation of nausea may be accompanied by a sinking

feeling in the stomach, by a feeling of weakness, by di&&iness, by perspiration, and by e'cessive salivation. The person will often look

pale and sweaty. Bausea may also be part of motion sickness.

Modern medicine says that nausea can arise from a disorder in the

vagus nerve, which runs from the head down the side of the neck to

the front of the chest. Traditional hinese medicine recogni&es the

relationship between the the pancreas and the stomach. ancreas

disorders can effect the stomach, causing problems with that organ.

Shiatsu Treatment

1ith the receiver lying on the back, manipulate the neck muscles

from below the skull to the shoulder with the thumb. Treat each side

of the neck holding each point several seconds. The abdomen, both

above and below the belly button, should be pressed. /irst, with the

heel of the hand, massage in a circular direction, giving as much

pressure as the receiver can comfortably take. Then, with the

thumbs, press along the edge of the ribs and from the pit of thestomach to the belly button. Hold each point for 9$> seconds; repeat

several times. Then place one palm of the hand directly on the belly

and the other hand on top of the first hand. 0reathing in and out at

the same time as the receiver, press down on an e'halation. 3epeat

at least =6 times.

On the leg, press acupoints )T 9: and on the inside of the forearm

press acupoint H* :. 0oth these points are e'tremely effective for

stomach and nausea complaints.

Have the receiver turn over. On the back, press the back acupoints

from thoracic D to thoracic =5 !the center part of the back#.

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Special Foods

/or nausea, lack of appetite, indigestion, and ulcer, you can prepare@meboshi$?u&u drink. To get instructions for @meboshi$?u&u drink

go to last recipe in Teas and 0everages.

Treatin' Muscle Crams

Many people suffer with cramps or muscle spasms on a regular

basis. Most cramps occur after e'ercising muscles that have not

been used regularly or from having eaten too many desserts or

sweets. ramping occurs when there is a change in the potassiumand sodium content !electrolytes# within the muscle fibers. This

causes the muscle to contract and shorten thus bringing on the

symptom of cramp.

%ehydration from inadeuate fluid intake or e'cessive sweating can

also affect the levels of potassium and sodium which initiates a

cramp.

Apply ressure

ressing the center of the calf muscle !07 >E# and the midpoint

above your upper lip and nose !*4 5:# serve as antispasmodic

points.

Apply pressure until cramping stops, usually a couple of minutes.

2ou can also apply a hot ginger compress !about => minutes# to the

site with good effect.

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(are$oot Shiatsu Techni)ue

Here are four simple barefoot techniues to get you started. Once

you practice a bit you will discover the ease of using your feet,

especially on the large leg and buttock muscles.

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=. )tanding between the receivers legs, facingoutward with your back to the receiver, walk

on the bottoms of both feet at the same time.

1alk from arch to heel several times. %o not

walk on the toes. )hift your weight from one

side to the other. 2our toes are on the floor;

your heels do the pressing. This brings blood

down from the upper body.

5. 1alk up the calf with foot. )tand to the side

of receiver. 1ith your left foot press down on

the Achilles tendon. Then, starting close to the

heel, press the leg and calf muscles with the

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heel of your foot up to +ust below the knee. Bever press on the kneeF

This rela'es and loosens up legs.

9. hange feet and press buttock with right

foot. Then press the right thigh down to theknee. 3epeat several times. (ffective for

relieving nervous tension.

*o to the receivers left side and repeat same

procedures on this side. !ress the Achilles

tendon, then walk up the lower leg to the knee. ress the buttock and

walk down the thigh to the knee.#

8. )tand between the receivers legs, facingtoward the head. lace the flat of your foot

with the heel on the tailbone !coccy'# and

gently press the muscles of this area.

)timulation here rela'es nerve centers in the

body. ontinue and press around the inner thighs of both legs.

*ace Shiatsu

Have you ever wondered why most Asians have beautiful skin and

look many years younger than their biological ageG The answer is

not merely genetics. It is diet and life$style. The average Asian

consumes many more vegetables and grains !moistening# and much

less animal foods !drying#. Add this up along with avoiding direct

sunlight e'posure and the natural skin te'ture and softness, traits

found in children and associated with youthfulness, remains wellinto old age.

/ollowing a whole$grain centered diet !macrobiotics# will bring the

same results to all. 3emedial steps can be taken to make up for any

faulty eating choices !past consumption of beef, pork, chicken, eggs,

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damaging the skin as it dries the moisture holding tissues leaving

wrinkles. In addition to dietary therapy, shiatsu can be added to help

the body rid itself of past to'ins and increase blood circulation

directly to the face and other parts of the body.

One of the benefits of /ace )hiatsu is that it feels so good. It is

ama&ing how having the head touched can rela' the body and mind

so uickly. If you are stressed or overwhelmed, do yourself a favor

and receive /ace )hiatsu. It will refresh not only your body but also

your mind.

)TIM@7AT( (2()

= 1ith thumbs press bony rim above eyes. ontinue

pressing until outer rim. ress temple area with thumbs.

lace inde' finger tips on solid rim near inner corner of

eyes and press. Hold for 5$> seconds. 3epeat 9$> times.

)TIM@7AT( /A(

5 ress around cheeks and +aw . This increases circulation in gums

and teeth; and relieves sinus congestion.

)TIM@7AT( HIB

9 1ith thumb and finger tips press above and below +aw. This

stimulates salivary glands, lymph nodes, gums, and teeth.

)TIM@7AT( (A3

8 *ently press and pull ears. lace inde' finger in ear and vibrate for

>$=6 seconds. 3epeat 9$> times.

3()) TO O/ H(A%

> ress all over top of head with thumbs. Hold each point =$9

seconds. 3epeat as many times as you feel is necessary.

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TA H(A%

: Turn receivers head to side. Make a fist and gently tap same side

and top of head. 3each across with opposite hand to tap. Turn head

to other side, switch hands and continue tapping. Tap with side of

open hand. %o both sides.

1A?( @ /A(

E *ently slap face with open palms. This increases blood circulation

and makes more youthful skin.

Un (uen Masa+e

or auello de la salud integral y la belle&a, en la actualidad son

muchas las terapias ue se pueden aplicar para alcan&ar ese euilibrio

cuerpo$mente ue favorece la salud del individuo y enriuece su

mundo interior.

(n este sentido, los masa+es reductores, antiestrs y la tcnica de la

integracin corporal representan alternativas slidamente cimentadas

ue ayudan a las personas a estar en armonJa consigo mismas. or eso,

si de verse bien se trata o se desea eliminar las molestias ue produceel agitado ritmo de vida cotidiano, ponerse en las manos de un buen

masa+ista no es mala idea.

or otro lado, para uienes estudian y conocen el cuerpo humano, en

gran parte la alegrJa, angustia, triste&a, dolor, melancolJa y hasta el

nivel de libertad interior de una persona, se pueden identificar en su

e'presin corporal, gestos y posturas, y por tanto, pueden tratarse con

una terapia de integracin corporal a travs del masa+e.

A continuacin se e'plican cada uno de estos tratamientos, sin duda,uno para cada necesidad.

U& T%,UE -E HE-%&ISM%7os masa+es estticos son auellos ue se aplican principalmente con

el ob+etivo de reducir los depsitos de grasa del organismo. (stos

masa+es actKan muy lentamente y su funcin es movili&ar los



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depsitos de grasa para ue haya mayor circulacin y la sangre irrigue

me+or.

ara ue el masa+e sea efectivo, es vital vigilar la calidad de la

alimentacin y la cantidad de e+ercicio fJsico ue practica cada

persona. AdemLs, se recomienda beber mucha agua para favorecer la

eliminacin de to'inas.

7os masa+es no hacen ba+ar de peso, sino ue reducen el volumen

corporal. 7a grasa es volumen, y en la medida en ue el masa+ista

traba+a una &ona, movili&a sus acumulaciones de grasa, y es por ello

por lo ue la persona comien&a a reducir centJmetros, aunue

mantiene su peso. %e ahJ la importancia de combinar las terapias de

masa+es con una alimentacin euilibrada y una rutina constante de

e+ercicios, ue no necesariamente tiene ue desarrollarse en ungimnasio, porue con el simple hecho de caminar se pone en prLctica

uno de los e+ercicios mLs completos y sencillos para uemar grasas y

calorJas.

Ante todo, la persona ue opte por la terapia de masa+e reductor o de

tonificacin debe ser consciente de ue se trata de un proceso lento y

ue reuiere constancia. or lo general, las sesiones de masa+es se

aplican un dJa sJ y un dJa no, para ue el cuerpo descanse, pero sin ue

el proceso pierda continuidad. or e+emplo, una persona ue tengaunos pocos kilos de mLs y ue por sedentarismo presente las

rugosidades propias de la celulitis en caderas y piernas, reuiere de

una terapia de seis meses como mJnimo, ademLs de cambiar sus

hLbitos alimenticios y seguir algKn programa de e+ercicios.

7os casos de sobrepeso severo o de obesidad responden ante los

masa+es, pero se reuiere mucho tiempo para comen&ar a notar

resultados.

(n cuanto al dolor ue muchas personas padecen durante la sesin demasa+es, debemos saber ue traba+ar sobre una &ona con

acumulaciones de grasa produce dolor, pero sin e'ageraciones, porue

si el masa+e de+a moratones y lesiones en la piel es porue no fue

aplicado correctamente.

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y golpeteo. 7os buenos masa+es se reali&an con las manos, porue los

diversos aparatos ue e'isten en el mercado para tal fin resultan

ineficaces para movili&ar los depsitos de grasa y sirven,

principalmente, como complemento de los masa+es antiestrs. 7os tres

movimientos bLsicos se aplican durante las sesiones de masa+esreductores, y en la medida ue transcurren los dJas se incrementa la

presin y la fuer&a en la &ona, para ue el cuerpo se adapte al

tratamiento. 7os pelli&cos estLn absolutamente contraindicados,

porue no ayudan en la movili&acin de las grasas y rompen los vasos

capilares.

7as sesiones de masa+e reductores, cuanto mLs rLpidas me+or, de modo

ue deben oscilar entre 56 y 96 minutos, ya ue se aplica mucha

fuer&a y es necesario ue los mKsculos y la grasa se calienten. )i lasesin se prolonga demasiado se pierde efectividad y la persona puede

no soportarlo.

Algunos masa+istas prefieren utili&ar glicerina pura en lugar de

cremas. 7a glicerina lubrica la piel para ue al aplicar la fuer&a del

masa+e no se lesione la misma. (n lo ue respecta a las cremas

reductoras, hay profesionales ue las ponen en tela de +uicio, aunue

tambin consideran ue los medicamentos lipotrpicos, ya sean

inyectados o consumidos vJa oral, pueden ayudan en el proceso deeliminacin de grasas.

ATER&ATIA A&TIESTR0S(l estrs es un proceso somLtico acumulativo ue puede afectar las

funciones orgLnicas y producir tensiones musculares. (n estos casos,

los masa+es ayudan a eliminar las contracciones ue genera el estrs,

aunue si ste no es tratado en base a su origen, el masa+e slo aliviarL

el dolor y la incomodidad momentLneamente. 7a espalda, el estmago

y los pies, son los puntos donde mayoritariamente se acumula elestrs. on el masa+e se busca liberar a los mKsculos de los nudos ue

genera la tensin y, por ello, el masa+e debe ser suave.

(n primer lugar, se procede a aplicar friccin para calentar la &ona, y

luego se CamasaC con suavidad. abe destacar ue en este tipo de

masa+es el tiempo de la sesin lo determina la condicin de la persona,



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es decir, hasta ue se liberen los mKsculos !normalmente se alarga

entre los =6 y los 86 minutos#.

E CAMI&% -E REA1 T%TA7a integracin corporal es una tcnica ue busca la armonJa total, y

para ello se vale de la manipulacin muscular, ue serJa el masa+e. (l

masa+e dentro de este tipo de terapias es sumamente importante

porue lleva a la persona, a travs del contacto fJsico, a tener

conciencia de sus tensiones y dolores corporales. %e esta manera, con

el masa+e, el terapeuta busca despertar el verdadero ser ue hay en el

cuerpo de su paciente, porue con la manipulacin muscular lo

sensibili&a hasta iniciar ese proceso de concienciacin.

uando una persona estL muy tensa se encuentra, por lo general, muy

ale+ada de sJ misma y de su cuerpo. 7a idea de la terapia de

integracin corporal es hacer ue la gente tenga conciencia plena de su

cuerpo a travs de sus sentidos, hasta llegar a su mundo emocional.

(l cuerpo es un resumen de la historia, de la vida de cada cual, por eso

es el vehJculo idneo para acceder a la interioridad de la persona,

donde se alo+an sus miedos, dolores, rabia, amor y alegrJa.

uando un e'perto masa+ista corporal toca al cuerpo y aplica el

masa+e, a la ve& toca todas estas emociones. or esta ra&n se

considera ue el traba+o de este tipo de especialista es mucho mLs

comple+o y completo ue el del masa+e fisiolgico.

(USCA&-% I&-ICI%S7os mJnimos gestos del cuerpo son indicios para descifrar cmo se

siente la persona, muy Ktiles sobre todo cuando ni el mismo afectado

sabe u le oprime. 0Lsicamente, el terapeuta corporal se fi+a en la

respiracin, en el grado de contraccin de la musculatura, en

manifestaciones verbales ue revelen alguna conciencia de sJ y en la

mirada del individuo. on esta lectura del cuerpo se orienta para

intervenir en los conflictos de esa persona.

(n la medida ue transcurren las sesiones, el paciente comien&a a

descubrir, sobre la base de sus respuestas a la terapia, sus problemas.

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traba+ar en cada sesin para desentraar el conflicto. oco a poco, el

paciente comien&a a e'perimentar alivio ante la descarga emocional.

(n la terapia corporal se respeta el ritmo de desbloueo de la persona,

por eso es muy difJcil hablar del tiempo necesario para observar

resultados. )in embargo, unas =6 sesiones, aplicadas una por semana,

normalmente ya muestran algunos avances.

Masaje sensitivo o antiestres

El masaje sensitivo está dirigido,principalmente, a una persona

sana, que no sufre una lesiónconcreta o fatiga muscular porsobresolicitud. Su propósito esaliviar las consecuenciaspsicofísicas, (las físicas y las

emocionales que genera el estr!s, termino est! ultimocomplejo y de persistente actualidad, esencial a la vida y delque forma parte sin reservas. "onsiste en la capacidad deadaptación del organismo a la dinámica de la vida cotidiana.Se puede distinguir entre estr!s beneficioso o eustres# yestr!s nocivo o distr!s$ por lo que tambi!n a esta t!cnica sele denomina %Masaje antiestres%. &artiendo de esto 'ay quepuntualiar que el tratamiento, ya sea por masaje o por otromedio terap!utico, se clasifica y define con relación a laindicación y al propósito.

Se aplica mediante movimientos suaves y

armónicos, evitando los cambios bruscos de ritmo y laperdida de contacto (este ultimo tema es muy controvertidodentro de la aplicación purista del masaje, ya que enocasiones es necesario dejar reposar al cliente para que sedesa'ogue y reorganice, por lo cual, 'emos de dejar elcontacto un instante. El propósito de este tratamiento es



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proporcionar relajación general, por ello el masaje se destinaa todo el cuerpo. )simismo resulta más efica sí se combinacon t!cnicas de *renaje linfático manual, moviliacionesarticulares pasivas y estiramientos suaves.

Sus objetivos se clasifican básicamente en dos:

+ no es proporcionar mediante el tacto la sensación deintegración de cuerpo y mente, aportar seguridad yaceptación, favoreciendo la liberaración de las tensionesfísicas, mentales y emocionales.

+ El otro es desplaar los desec'os metabólicos 'acia la

sangre y la linfa, y que estos dos fluidos lleguen mediante lasmaniobras de masaje a sus respectivos centros de reciclaje.

&ara conseguir estos objetivos se necesita una t!cnica queproporcione desliamiento, a la ve que presión suave yfirme, pero no e-cesivamente fuerte. a que un e-ceso depresión puede provocar malestar y deja el cuerpo dolorido y,en cambio si la presión es insuficiente puede provocaransiedad. El ritmo debe ser lento/medio y, que las maniobrasabarquen grandes áreas musculares.

Se ejerce mediante presión con toda la palma de la mano y0 olos antebraos. En el caso de requerir mayor presión, sea1ade un componente de roce y desliamiento. El propósitode trabajar con los antebraos es que estos permiten dirigir elmovimiento en direcciones opuestas y calibrar la presión conel peso de nuestro cuerpo, al tiempo que se abarcan grandes

superficies (elemento esencial de este masaje, a la ve quesu uso nos permite descansar los pulgares.

2a intensidad de la presión es media/profunda y el ritmolento/medio. 2o cual permite preparar el cuerpo para aceptar



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de manera agradable t!cnicas de mayor presión, en lasonas que la requieran.

El masaje sensitivo o antiestres se caracteriza

principalmente, por:

+ calibrar bien la intensidad y que está sea empleada consuavidad,

+ cambios armónicos de cadencia o ritmo,

+ contacto consciente y e-tenso (maniobras amplias,

+ regulación del tiempo (es un masaje de desarrollo lento y+ trabajar en silencio

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