Its said that the whole body can be treated by just treating the Hara (abdomen area), this is one of the signatures of a Shiatsu treatment.
[link= http://www.planetherbs.com/articles/fukushin.html ]http://www.planetherbs.com/articles/fukushin.html[/link]
[link= http://www.planetherbs.com/articles/hara.html ]http://www.planetherbs.com/articles/hara.html[/link]
RE: Shiatsu's Key-The Hara
More on the hara.
[link= http://www.soton.ac.uk/~maa1/chi/philos/hara.htm ]http://www.soton.ac.uk/~maa1/chi/philos/hara.htm[/link]
[link= http://www.honoringyourbelly.com/inspiration/articles/women_and_hara.html ]http://www.honoringyourbelly.com/inspiration/articles/women_and_hara.html[/link]
[link= http://www.stlki.org/nakamura3.shtml ]http://www.stlki.org/nakamura3.shtml[/link]
[link= http://www.interluderetreat.com/meditate/hara.htm ]http://www.interluderetreat.com/meditate/hara.htm[/link]
It's called Ampuku and it's incredibley powerful.
I used it on a client who had been suffering from depression. He was a martial arts expert, so we did have a Ki on our side! Two sessions and he was back on his feet and back to work.
Cathy