Book Description
In this compact, exhaustive, scientifically oriented text and guidebook, Toru Namikoshi discredits erroneous interpretations that confuse shiatsu therapy with traditional Japanese amma massage.
About the Author
The oldest son of TOKUJIRO NAMIKOSHI, founder of the Japan Shiatsu College, TORU NAMIKOSHI was born on the island of Hokkaido in 1931. After graduating from the Art Department of Nihon University in 1953, he traveled to the United States, where he spent seven years introducing shiatsu. After returning to Japan, he became assistant director of the Japan Shiatsu College. A leading advocate of modern shiatsu therapy, he yearly makes trips to the United States, Canada, and Europe to hold seminars and offer guidance. In this way he contributes greatly to the internationalization of this therapeutical system. He has written Shiatsu Therapy: Theory and Practice, Shiatsu + Stretching, The Shiatsu Way to Health, and many books in Japanese.
