Created by Shizuko Yamamoto, Macrobiotic Shiatsu combines shiatsu techniques with a whole-foods, or macrobiotic, diet. This treatment style aims to remedy the basic causes of imbalance. Macrobiotic Shiatsu coordinates the breathing of the giver and the receiver to create energy that is used in the correcting process. A vigorous style, which includes not only pressing with the hands and thumbs, but the use of the giver’s whole body, helps to loosen up stiffness. Stretching and the senses of touch, vision and smell are important components.
(Source: International Macrobiotic Shiatsu Society, www.imss.macrobiotic.net)
