Literally translated from Japanese "shiatsu" means "finger pressure" (shi-finger, atsu-pressure). Having in mind this,it could be regarded that shiatsu is the Japanese form of acupressure.

The name includes just one of the aspects of the treatment - finger pressure, especially with thumb on the so called energy promoting ways, also known as meridians.

Shiatsu also includes work with hands,elbows,forearms,knees and in special cases feet.

Except from this, the very important things in this method are stretching and rotating of joints, which stimulate energy streams and their motion. Shiatsu is a complete curative method that comes from the far eastern medicine.

According to this medicine health and illness express normal motion and respectively blocking of energy in the human body.

With soft, penetrating pressure along the energy channels, this method stimulates energy motion and curative skills of organism
to cope with illnesses.