Asi Japanese Healing

From young age, being inspired by the beauty and grace of Ancient Asian philosophy, I came to learn about the human spirit and mind. One of the most interesting and fundamental philosophies I have learned focuses on the human mind potential. I believe it is the main cause of differences between global ancient wisdom and modern science. I consider it most important to be aware of this principle, especially when making decisions, judging any matters or persons, and establishing theories. ⚪ Ancient philosophy introduced me to the three "minds" (aspects or elements) in serve of whole human CONSCIENCE: The mind that knows (INTELECT):   We are all familiar with our cognitive mind ability and necessity in daily life. Modern society and science are dominating the human thinking capacity and basing any statements almost completely on knowledge-base facts. Indeed, it is important to collect objective facts beyond doubt to support important decisions that may affect the general society....

I have collected some recent reviews that warmed my heart and I wish to share with you: Rick  Mar 29, 2025:   (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) Asi is extremely skilled, plus he’s a genuinely nice person! It’s very obvious that he takes great pride in helping his clients attain better wellness. After my session, he spent time recommending some things I can do to improve my RLS. My Reply:  I am so grateful for your feedback Rick and happy you are benefiting from Shiatsu-Anma healing. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Emma  Apr 3, 2025:   (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) I am blessed to have find Asi. Shiatsu has saved my life 20 years ago after an accident. Now I am confident that with his assistance I will make my fibromyalgia be taken care in an effective and less painful way. My Reply:  I am so honored to have helped you Emma and looking forward to empower you to win your pain with Shiatsu-Anma healing. Hope for share many more great reviews 😊. You can view additional reviews in my Google pa...

Shiatsu Anma  Therapy can be a great form of rejuvenating massage, a tool to learn how your body is like, alleviate many common ailments, maintain your body's vitality and health, and to heal it from chronic disabilities and blockages!

Shiatsu-Anma is based on traditional Asian Taoist medicine, which is a form of Natural Medicine! Natural Medicine is focused on promoting the body's natural ability to heal, unlike modern medicine, that is focused on manipulating sickness or injury, while, in many cases, coming in conflict with those natural powers. Natural Medicine empowers our body, restores and balances its natural functioning, unlike modern medicine that weakens it and damages our self healing resources.

The Human being is like a perfect flower: A strong root full of nutrients from mother earth and grounding, A beautiful stem, flexible and standing tall, reaching the sun, And a beautiful flower-head, light, colorful and inspiring. The root has our strength and nurturing. It relates to the lower body, including our abdominal vicinity, and the major organs that work daily to produce and refine our energy, as well as disperse is into our whole body (originating at the area underneath our "belly button", named "field of longevity"). This area is often referred to as the "pulse in between the kidneys", and also known in modern science as the center of gravity. in Asian philosophy, martial and healing arts this area is most appreciated and focused, as the true source of our strength. The stem has our support and direction, and is related to the spine (back side), that supports our posture and movement, but also serves as communication canal between the brain and...

  Many people try Shiatsu-Anma treatment for the first time, not really knowing what it is or how it works, and most of all, how does it help afterwards. A lot of people come in unprepared, or with very compromised health conditions, making the treatments more complicated, but not necessarily ineffective. Many time people feel pain or other types of uncomfortable sensations during a session or after, not knowing it is actually a positive change and succeeded by an improvement. So I'd like o clarify the matter  here  , have you all better understand it, cooperate and, of course, benefit from it. Shiatsu-Anma, traditional Japanese Acupressure bodywork therapy, has been in service of populations all over the word for a very long time. It has been tremendously helpful and had proven itself to be effective in promoting natural health beyond any doubt, practically and scientifically. The goal in Shiatsu-Anma, as it helps to restore natural physiology in our body, is to release ...

Hello dear readers. Just thought of sharing some AMAZING links regarding resources of Shiatsu and Anma, to your interest. Hope you find the information and content in them helpful: A great website of one of the greatest Shiatsu masters in the east coast USA: Master Ohashi . Great informative source about Japanese Anma: Anmasan.com . The HARA-Tanden  (abdominal center) on Wikipedia. History of Anma Massage on Wikipedia. A very informative Canadian website about massage and Anma: Massage Therapy Techniques . AOBTA , a very informative website about Asian Bodywork Organization in America. A great website about Abdominal Massage (Ampuku), including educational courses, background, classics and more: Shinzui Bodywork . An interesting Chinese-medicine review of all the major Acupoints (Tsubo): Acumedico . Interesting books (on Amazon): TSUBO- Vital points , by K. Serizawa Do it yourself Shiatsu , by W. Ohashi  The complete book of Shiatsu , by Toru Namikoshi AMPUKU- Abdominal Acupre...

Our posture is a manifestation of our mindset, as known in traditional Asian philosophy for many centuries. When the mind is unbalanced and not in peace, its connection with the body is decreased, and our posture is misaligned, causing a large variety of health conditions accordingly.  I have collected a group of postural principles to be focused on, based on years of experience and practice throughout my career. I believe they will help you to maintain a better posture and improve your skills and health by consistent practice. And here they are: Upper body: Keep the back of your neck stretch up Let your chin rest down Let your shoulders rest on your Scapula and open your chest wide. Point your arms with hands open to your front. Middle body: Let gravity rest down on lower belly (under the navel) Spine is straight and slightly tilting forward (about 1 degree) Imagine a "forward light wind" supporting your back from behind. breath from the diaphragm (abdominal breathing). let ...

  Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental health conditions in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 21 million adults (8.4% of the U.S. population) experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2020. Anxiety disorders affect nearly 40 million adults annually, representing about 18.1% of the population. Impact: These conditions significantly affect individuals' quality of life, relationships, and productivity. Depression is a leading cause of disability in the U.S., and untreated anxiety can lead to severe physical and mental health issues. Causes and Risk Factors: Both depression and anxiety can stem from a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors. Common triggers include trauma, stress, chronic illness, and significant life changes. Treatment and Support: Modern traditional treatments include psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy), medication (e.g., antid...

Shiatsu-Anma can be very effective in treating long-term conditions, that have resided in the body for many years. many of us carry those conditions and have adopted lifestyles to cope with their debilitating restrictions, or have managed to ignore them to the point of decreased body- mind communication and inner degeneration, resulting in further disabilities, diseases etc.  Our bodies contain a complexed natural immunization and recovery mechanism that most of us are unaware of and usually exploit due to stressful lifestyles, past traumas, emotional blockage, lack of proper bodily awareness, poor body constitution and more. Shiatsu-Anma is a natural form of pressure therapy that promotes this feature in our bodies and utilizes it so to recover any damages or blockages, and optimize our body's functioning. Usually chronic conditions are built up in our body "under the radar" for a long period of time, and is accumulated to the level of obvious symptoms and further inter...

Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or experiencing non-restorative sleep despite adequate opportunity for sleep. It can lead to daytime fatigue, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. Insomnia can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and it may be caused by various factors such as stress, anxiety, depression, medical conditions, medications, or poor sleep habits. Traditional treatment options include improving sleep hygiene, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and sometimes medications under medical supervision. Common reasons I have seen throughout my career as causes for insomnia are: going to sleep with unrelaxed mind (worry, stress, too many responsibilities etc.), environmental factors such as working up late, strong lights prior to sleep, eating spicy/heavy foods before sleeping and more. Insomnia involves to a great deal our Pineal gland, a hormonal gland located behind our brain-stem and responsi...

   S hiatsu and Anma are traditional bodywork therapy styles that have developed in traditional Japan, and rooted in traditional Asian natural medicine. Anma was imported to Japan centuries ago from China, as part of Chinese medicine and culture, and gave birth to Shiatsu in the early 20th century. Together they are combined into Shiatsu-Anma healing art. S hiatsu-Anma therapy has been popularized throughout the USA as a form of Massage. Since graduating the  Shiatsu-Anma school in California 1996, I came to realize that Shiatsu-Anma as Asian bodywork differs essentially in many ways than other western massage modalities, as recognized by the general public and the scientific community. The majority of the American public has misunderstood the value, goals and potential embedded in this healing art, and  that decreases its value and contribution to promoting health. I'd like to shed some light on that matter, so to allow you all a better understan...

Learn how to practice and cultivate your health with Shiatsu-Anma-Do. Practicing self Massage and Shiatsu can support a healthy life style and even assists in an ongoing treatment. This page includes a variety of recommended items that may effectively assist in self daily practice. All these items are very affordable, popular, easily purchased and highly effective and practical for self use. Hope you can enjoy them soon. Additional items will be posted in the future. * Items are linked directly to AMAZON website for purchase.

A ikido is a modern Japanese martial art that started in the early 20th century, evolving from a more traditional skills such as Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jiujitsu (led by the Takeda family for centuries), some traditional weapons skills like the wooden sword (Bokken), short staff (Jo) and more. the focus in Aikido is to peacefully and non-aggressively subdue an attack through a variety of techniques, conducted in a non-forceful way. Aikido mastery takes years of consistent and devoted practice but as skills evolves, it is second to none and extremely rewarding. The true reward is not in the techniques performed, but the development of the conduct that guides the practice and gradually becomes our nature. Traditional Japanese Martial arts were meant to develop the practitioner as a SAMURAI . The word "Samurai" is derived from the term "Samuru", means: "To Serve". Just like the understanding of a high degree soldier, or, and OFFICER, in the western concept, the Samura...

Shiatsu-Anma , Japanese traditional Acupressure therapy and bodywork, has served as part of traditional Asian medicine for centuries, aiding patients in promoting their health, alleviating many common ailments and even helping cure serious conditions, under the guidance of professional healers. This art is still in use around the world nowadays, promoting our natural healing powers in our bodies. The benefits of pressure therapy include regulating nerve control and removing accumulated tensions from various tissues, hence help the body's physiology recorrect itself and promote its natural metabolic balance. Shiatsu-Anma therapy can benefit the body both locally and remotely (reflexed effect) so to promote free and natural functioning. To most people, massage and bodywork are accepted as merely a casual relief of symptoms and therefore, single casual treatments are more popular in modern times. There are many factors that may contribute to that, such as costly treatments in a challe...

Pregnancy Treatments: Pregnancy is a wonderful natural miracle of preparing to bring new life on Earth. Naturally the Embryo’s growth is much depended in the mother’s health, life style etc. With modern fast & stressful life style pregnancy is often experienced through many hardships and unpleasant symptoms than may often undermine the mother’s health, and even affect the born-to-be baby. Modern lifestyle often affects many young women while being pregnant: working hard, coping with stress, coping with mass communication and technology, etc. thus turning a natural wonder such as pregnancy into a long, painful & tiring process, often accompanied by many unpleasant symptoms, complications, decreased immunization and body power, unstable sensitivity and more. It is well known that Shiatsu and Anma may assist much in the process of pregnancy, starting from alleviating pain & other typical symptoms common in pregnancy, and up to helping the natural development of the embryo insi...

For many centuries the source of our being, power and health is known among the sages in the far east as the body’s center of gravity, or the “field of longevity” ( Jap = Tanden; Chi = Tantien). For centuries this center was cultivated and maintained by healers, martial-artists and masters of many types of arts who believed that perfection depends in utmost utilization of this center, both physically and mentally. In fact, sources point three divisions of this center in our body: The upper “Tantien” (3rd eye) as the mental center of wisdom, the middle center (middle of the chest) as the center of emotions and conception and empathy, and the lower center as the physical center, the center of gravity in our bodies and source of our true strength. Breathing into and from this center (lower center) is considered as the most fundamental element in maintaining health and optimizing our body’s powers and functioning! In my personal experience over the course of practice I noticed a significan...

When I was still in Israel I had my uncle coming for a weekend visit with his wife. He was barely walking or standing and his wife was helping him. He said he had strained his back for the past 2 days real bad and don’t know what to do. It was a Saturday so he was resting and avoiding calling a Doctor. Than he asked me for help knowing I’m a Shiatsu therapist. I was looking at him for a moment and thought to myself…. his knees look a little stiff… So I asked him to carefully bent down on his knees and support himself with the nearby sofa, holding his hand on it. I instructed him how to do so and he actually cooperated, surprised it was not that hard to do. That he asked: “What’s next?” The next thing was chatting with him for a few minutes… maybe 5 or so… At some point I asked him to stand up again. He was a bit scared to do so, but finally did it and was very shocked to realize that the back pain was almost completely GONE! “How did you know, Asi?” he asked… I said humbly I didn’t but...

My first ever encounter with “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” happened years ago in Israel, when I was employed in an integrative healthcare clinic. I was assigned to a woman in her 60’s who was an office worker and was scheduled for an operation on her hand due to having this condition. She was also smoking chronically and I could feel her body was very stiff. I came to realized that addressing the problem locally is just insufficient for a good effect. So it took me only two sessions to alleviate her condition to her great surprise and to lead her into canceling her scheduled operation since she got amazingly much better! During those sessions I worked mostly on her forearm (Meridians: Pericardium and Tripple-Warmer), pressing and stretching/rotating her hand and working on her upper back/scapular areas and neck to better circulate them. Her chest was very stiff (PC energy) so I had to palm pressure it to improve circulation and breathing a bit. After those two sessions she stayed more to wo...

One of my most interesting treatments happened only a short while after graduating the Shiatsu school. A family member of mine complained about painful bladder when urinating and a bloody urine for the last two days. She was in her 20’s and highly stressed at that time. I offered to help relax the body and gave her a 1-hour session. During the session I realized the body was highly stressed and required mostly a calm steady pressure (Shiatsu). Focus was put on the Bladder and Kidney meridians. Otherwise it was a general overall session in which she had to stop for 3 times and run to the towelette-room to urinate. The first break involved a big bloody discharge with no pain and the last break involved a totally clean discharge! At the end of the session she was very relaxed but completely “drained” and tired and went to bed to rest. The symptoms had totally disappeared! The next day she went to the doctor for a checkup and he diagnosed her as having had a bladder fungal infection. The ...