Why does a holistic massage help?
Holistic massage is about the whole person. It’s not just about the symptoms or the complaints you have, but about all aspects of your being as a human being. Your body, your energy, your emotions, your thoughts, your interactions with your environment. That’s what makes holistic massage on a different level help you than a regular massage.
The body and the mind, and all their manifestations, form an inseparable whole. In our Western society, we often make the distinction between the body and the mind. In Eastern philosophy and medicine in particular, this distinction does not exist. The body and the mind are one whole and are also treated as such. A holistic massage will therefore have an impact on physical complaints and on mental or emotional complaints.
What happens during a holistic massage?
An example of a form of holistic massage is a shiatsu massage. This is a Japanese form of massage, or actually treatment, in which pressure is applied to meridians and acupressure points. The idea behind this form of massage is that we as living beings exist because we have life energy. Blockages in this life energy cause both physical and mental and emotional complaints. By unblocking these blockages, the life energy can flow freely again and the complaints improve. Perhaps it is also nice to know that during this form of massage, you simply keep your clothes on. The pressure is applied through the clothes. Of course, it is nice to wear comfortable clothing during this massage.
For which complaints does it help?
A holistic massage like a shiatsu massage helps with a wide range of complaints. These can be physical complaints such as headaches, shoulder problems, back problems, and menstrual problems. But they can also be caused by more mental issues such as burnout, overstimulation, anxiety, or simply not feeling well. During the massage, the complaints or symptoms you bring up are taken as a starting point. However, the therapist will not only focus on these, but on the deeper cause of these symptoms. This will not only lead to improvements in your symptoms, but you will also feel better in other areas as well.
Find a good holistic masseur
Are you looking for a good holistic shiatsu masseur or therapist? The therapists on this page have completed a four-year professional training as a Shiatsu therapist, and most of them are reimbursed by the healthcare insurers in the supplementary modules of the healthcare insurance.