Practicing Shiatsu for relief of stress and anxiety

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Practicing Shiatsu for relief of stress and
anxiety

• suitable for practice in shelters, fortified
  areas, kindergarten classes, schools, family,
  community and elsewhere
• This presentation was written by the staff at
  Tmurot The Israeli Team of Integrated Medicine.
• Please feel free to pass it on or place it on any
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• 3 Why Shiatsu?
• 4 Treatment for the shoulders
• 8 Treatment for the arm and forearm
• 11 Treatment for the palm of the hand
• 17 Treatment for the neck
• 19 Treatment for the head
• Relaxing facial Shiatsu
• 24 Closing words

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Why Shiatsu?

• Shiatsu is a fun, relaxing, stress-relieving
  activity.
• Shiatsu can be practiced at times of stress and
  distress.
• Shiatsu is beneficial to both the receiver and
  the giver of the treatment.
• Its recommended to accompany the treatment with
  pleasant music.
• Using Shiatsu can achieve the following goals
• Keep parents and kids busy.
• Provide stress-relief for children who suffer
  from insomnia and fears.
• Bring people closer after spending too much
  time together under very stressful conditions.
• Help time pass pleasantly.
• Please note detailed recommendations for Shiatsu
  treatments in emergency conditions can be found (
  in Hebrew) in the following link Shiatsu
  directions for trained therapists.

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Stage 1 Shoulders

• Place yourself behind your patient.
• Place one foot forward so you can move backwards
  and forwards bending your knees, without bending
  your back.

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• Make sure your patient sits upright.
• The patient can lean against the back of the
  chair (if the chair has one)
• The patient should keep both his feet on the
  floor (uncrossed).
• The arms should hang at each side of the body or
  rest on the knees. The eyes should be closed, the
  breathing
• deep and the body
• relaxed.

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Stage 1 Shoulder blades

• Place both your hands on the patients shoulders
  and knead them like dough.
• The shoulder massage should be pleasant for the
  patient so make sure youre not kneading them too
  hard or too soft.

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• Take a step back so you can straighten your
  elbows.
• Use the palms of your hands to apply pressure
  along the shoulders and on either side of the
  spine.
• Repeat several times.

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Stage 2 Right arm

• Move to the patient's right side.
• Carefully place your foot on the edge of the
  chair.
• Stretch the patient's arm and place it on your
  knee.

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• Hold the forearm with your right arm and stretch
  it.
• Use your left hand to massage and squeeze the
  muscles from the shoulder towards the palm of the
  hand.
• Take the patient's forearm in both your hands and
  stretch and squeeze it from the elbow to the
  wrist (like wringing a rag).

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• Make sure the palm of the hand is loose by gently
  shaking the forearm or the palm of the hand.

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Stage 3 The palm of the right hand

• Its important that at this stage youll face the
  patient's hand directly.
• The patient's palm should face upwards.

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• Insert the patient's thumb between your pinky and
  ring finger.
• Insert the patient's pinky (little finger)
  between the pinky and the ring finger of your
  other hand.

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• Three of your fingers (index, middle and ring)
  should support the back of your patient's palm.
• Place your thumbs on the patient's palm and begin
  to apply pressure.

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• Apply pressure to the whole palm.
• Its advisable to first apply pressure along the
  middle of the palm and then at the sides.
• Work deep and slow and make sure to extend the
  hand when releasing pressure.

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• After working on the palm, hold each finger at
  its base, squeeze it and pull it.
• You can turn the hand over and give the back of
  the palm a similar treatment.

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Stage 4 The left arm

• Move to the patient's left side.
• Repeat the moves listed on slides 8-15 (leg on
  the chair, extension of the arm, kneading of the
  shoulders and arm, wringing the forearm, shaking
  of the palm, massaging the palm and fingers).

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Stage 5 The neck

• Stand behind the chair (as shown in the picture).
• One of your palms should support the patient's
  forehead and the other should be at his neck.
• The patient's head should rest on your palm as if
  it were a pillow.
• The weight of the head should allow you to
  estimate your patient's ability to relax their
  head.

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• Knead the patient's neck from the hairline to the
  shoulders and back. Repeat several times.
• You can also apply pressure with your thumbs.
• Hold the neck at the hairline, extend it
  carefully and gently rotate the head

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Stage 6 The head

• Stand close behind your patient, so he can rest
  his head on your chest or abdomen.
• If this is awkward, you can place a pillow or a
  folded towel between the two of you.

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• Massage the scalp and apply pressure with the
  tips of your fingers.
• By doing this, you increase blood flow to the
  scalp and the roots of the hair.
• Make sure the massage and the pressure is applied
  with only the tips of your fingers (and not your
  nails).

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Stage 6 The face

• Apply pressure using all the fingers of both your
  hands, starting at the middle of the forehead,
  above the eyes, each hand making its way to the
  side of the head.

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• Apply pressure with your thumbs under the eyes
  from the angle of the nose to the ears.
• Apply pressure along the jaw line. Massage both
  lower and upper jaws

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• Rub your hands until theyre warm.
• Place your palms on the patient's closed eyes.
• Repeat if necessary.
• Slowly remove your hands from the patient.
• Thank your patient and allow him time to
  recuperate.

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Closing words

• You can switch and allow your patient to treat
  you.
• Its not necessary to follow the presentation
  step by step. Any action that doesnt cause pain
  or harm is beneficial.
• Wed be happy to hear from you, as feedback can
  benefit and improve the presentation and those
  who practice its content.
• Any question or request can be addressed directly
  to Dr. Nir Amir of Tmurot.

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• Wed be grateful to get your feedback for this
  presentation

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Participated in the preparation of this
presentation Omri Cohen (Shiatsu and Chinese
medicine practitioner, Lital Gamliel, Dr. Nir
Amir, Nurit Einhorn nurite_at_gmail.com (Shiatsu
practitioner)