"and texture. Touch is a form of nonverbal communication that can have an extrasensory effect. The use of touch has been long associated with healing. For instance, acupuncture needling, an ancient practice in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and a touch therapeutic technique, deals with the insertion of needles into the skin in order to affect one’s mood and perception of pain. Reiki, a Japanese touch technique, deals with movement of hands on the body and is often used for stress reduction. Massage therapy involves kneading different parts of the body with some pressure. This form of touch therapy breaks down"
"""zone therapy"", is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body. Shiatsu (指圧) (""shi"" meaning finger and ""atsu"" meaning pressure) is a type of alternative medicine consisting of the fingers and palm pressure, stretches, and other massage techniques. There is no convincing data available"
"Waon therapy Waon therapy, developed in Japan, is a sauna-like form of hyperthermia therapy for patients with chronic heart failure. Waon is a Japanese word meaning soothing warmth. Waon therapy is proposed to improve prognosis and quality of life. The sauna room is an evenly warmed room at with no hydration added. Patients sit in it for 15 minutes, after which, they are wrapped in thermal blankets and laid down to maintain heat for 30 minutes. Chronic heart failure patients suffer from an inability to pump enough blood to their tissues and heart, resulting in systolic and/or diastolic dysfunction. Waon"
"patient in perfect health. Practitioners say that this ""healing energy"" is sometimes perceived by the therapist as a feeling of heat. There are various schools of energy healing, including ""biofield energy healing"", ""spiritual healing"", ""contact healing"", ""distant healing"", ""therapeutic touch"", ""Reiki,"" ""Qigong,"" and many others. ""Spiritual healing"" is largely non-denominational; traditional religious faith is not seen as a prerequisite for effecting a cure. ""Faith healing,"" by contrast, takes place within a religious context. The Buddha is often quoted by practitioners of energy medicine, but he did not practise ""hands on or off"" healing. Energy healing techniques such as Therapeutic touch"
"Energy medicine Energy medicine, energy therapy, energy healing, vibrational medicine, psychic healing, spiritual medicine or spiritual healing are branches of alternative medicine based on a pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel healing energy into a patient and effect positive results. This idea itself contains several methods: hands-on, hands-off, and distant (or absent) where the patient and healer are in different locations. Many schools of energy healing exist using many names, for example, ""biofield energy healing"", ""spiritual healing"", ""contact healing"", ""distant healing"", ""Qi Do"", ""therapeutic touch"", ""Reiki"" or ""Qigong."" ""Spiritual healing"" occurs largely in non-denominational and ecumenical contexts. Practitioners do not"
"Reflexology Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body. There is no convincing evidence that reflexology is effective for any medical condition. In a Cochrane Collaboration review, reflexology is defined as follows: ""Reflexology is gentle manipulation or"
"Therapeutic touch Therapeutic touch (commonly shortened to ""TT""), known by some as ""non-contact therapeutic touch"" (NCTT), is a pseudoscientific energy therapy which practitioners claim promotes healing and reduces pain and anxiety. ""Therapeutic Touch"" is a registered trademark in Canada for the ""[s]tructured and standardized healing practice performed by practitioners trained to be sensitive to the receiver's energy field that surrounds the body;...no touching is required."" Practitioners of therapeutic touch state that by placing their hands on, or near, a patient, they are able to detect and manipulate what they say is the patient's energy field. One highly cited study, designed"
"manipulation and mobilization. To examine a patient, a shiatsu practitioner uses palpation and, sometimes, pulse diagnosis. The Japanese Ministry of Health defines shiatsu as ""a form of manipulation by thumbs, fingers and palms without the use of instruments, mechanical or otherwise, to apply pressure to the human skin to correct internal malfunctions, promote and maintain health, and treat specific diseases. The techniques used in shiatsu include stretching, holding, and most commonly, leaning body weight into various points along key channels."" There is no evidence that shiatsu is an effective medical treatment. In 2015 the Australian Government's Department of Health published"
"Bodywork (alternative medicine) In alternative medicine, bodywork is any therapeutic or personal development technique that involves working with the human body in a form involving manipulative therapy, breath work, or energy medicine. Bodywork techniques also aim to assess or improve posture, promote awareness of the ""bodymind connection"" rather than the ""mind-body connection"", or to manipulate the electromagnetic field surrounding the human body and affecting health. Some of the best known forms of non-touch bodywork methods include: reiki, yoga, pranayama, as well as other non-touch methods: breathwork respiration techniques, therapeutic touch, the Bates method for sight training, qigong, and t'ai chi."
"Shiatsu Shiatsu (指圧) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on ideas in traditional Chinese medicine. ""Shiatsu"" derives from a Japanese massage modality called ""anma"" which was itself adapted from ""tui na"". Tui na is a Chinese bodywork system that arrived in Japan by at least the Nara period (710–793). Tokujiro Namikoshi founded a ""shiatsu"" college in the 1940s, and is often credited with inventing modern ""shiatsu"". There is no evidence that ""shiatsu"" is an effective medical treatment. In the Japanese language, ""shiatsu"" means ""finger pressure"". ""Shiatsu"" techniques include massages with fingers, thumbs, feet and palms; assisted stretching; and joint"
"sensations with no judgement or expectations. Experiencing is key. Suggestion is left to a minimum to let each person experience the exercise in their own ways. Sophrology is about better understanding the body, about knowing oneself better, knowing one’s limits and accepting oneself, feeling fully alive here and now and living in good health in harmony between body and mind. The stated that Sophrology was neither defined nor recognised as a discipline within the . In Japanese popular culture, Sophrology (ソフロロジー) is known as a relaxation method during childbirth (ソフロロジー分娩法）. Sophrology Sophrology, a popular self-help method in continental Europe, uniquely"
"sympathetic activity. These changes decrease stress on the heart by decreasing systemic resistance and increasing cardiac output, which decrease preload and afterload. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) decreases with Waon therapy. BNP is a negative indicator of cardiac function and is released during ventricular stretching. A 5 year study of Waon therapy showed a decrease in cardiac death and rehospitalisation after cardiac events. This treatment is currently only being used in Japan, but positive results suggest Waon therapy may be a new, non-pharmacological treatment for chronic heart failure patients and other vascular resistance diseases. Waon therapy Waon therapy, developed in Japan,"
"Masunaga, brought shiatsu back to traditional eastern medicine and philosophic framework. Masunaga grew up in a family of shiatsu practitioners, with his mother having studied with Tamai Tempaku. He founded Zen Shiatsu and the Iokai Shiatsu Center school. Another student of Namikoshi, Hiroshi Nozaki founded the Hiron Shiatsu, a holistic technique of shiastu that uses intuitive techniques and a spiritual approach to healing which identifies ways how to take responsibility for a healthy and happy life in the practitioner's own hands. It is practiced mainly in Switzerland, France and Italy where its founder opened several schools. Shiatsu Shiatsu (指圧) is"
"techniques developed by the reflexologist Laura Norman."" Reflexology Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body. There is no convincing evidence that reflexology is effective for any medical condition. In a Cochrane Collaboration review, reflexology is defined"
"Johrei Johrei , sometimes spelled ""jyorei"", is a form of alternative medicine similar to Reiki. It was introduced in Japan in the 1930s by Mokichi Okada. Despite presenting itself as a form of alternative medicine, the Johrei Fellowship maintains that it does not prescribe, diagnose, or treat physical illnesses and that their focus is on spiritual health and world peace instead of physical health. Okada, who was also a previous member of Omoto, one of Japan's new religions, claimed to have a vision in 1925 of the Buddhist Bodhisattva Kannon (Kuan Yin) and she gave him the divine light, along"
"Thought Field Therapy Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a fringe psychological treatment developed by an American psychologist, Roger Callahan. Its proponents say that it can heal a variety of mental and physical ailments through specialized ""tapping"" with the fingers at meridian points on the upper body and hands. The theory behind TFT is a mixture of concepts ""derived from a variety of sources. Foremost among these is the ancient Chinese philosophy of chi, which is thought to be the 'life force' that flows throughout the body"". Callahan also bases his theory upon applied kinesiology and physics. There is no scientific"
"Jukka Lampila of Finland; and numerous practitioners of the Yellow Bamboo school of martial arts centered on Bali in Indonesia. Touchless knockout Touchless knockout or no-touch knockout is a supposed technique by which a person can be rendered unconscious solely by application of ""qi"", ""kiai"" or similar methods, without making physical contact. This differs from pressure point techniques which involve light or slight contact to specific areas of the body causing unconsciousness. Skeptics believe apparent demonstrations of touchless knockout techniques to be hypnotism of, or acting (collusion) on the part of, the apparent victims of the technique. One notable practitioner"
"meditation, coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and calm meditative state of mind. They claim to balance and cultivate qi, translated as ""life energy"". Aikido is a Japanese martial art that includes internal awareness and an emotional state of non-aggression; some styles emphasize this with separate ""ki development"" training. The Pilates method was originally developed as a somatic form of physical fitness conditioning in the early 1920s. However, most contemporary forms of Pilates focus on correct physical technique more than proprioceptive awareness. The method's founder, Joseph Pilates, emphasized the somatic principles of mind-body connection, tracking of proprioceptive observations, and"
"and organizations. Lifetrack Therapy Lifetrack Therapy, founded by the Japanese Keio educated and Harvard trained psychiatrist Dr. Yukio Ishizuka, is a new personality model and therapy based on universal spheres of psychological health. Ishizuka's willingness to learn from his patients, as well as his exposure to the East, He draws from the principles of both Zen Buddhism and quantum mechanics in his method of treatment. Ishizuka developed Lifetrack therapy, an approach and methodology to help his patients experience psychological health. Lifetrack Therapy, is Ishizuka's clinical positive mental health approach developed and tested since 1975. The new paradigm of health includes:"
"Mikao Usui Mikao Usui (臼井甕男, 15 August 1865 – 9 March 1926, commonly ""Usui Mikao"" in Japanese) was the founder of a form of spiritual practice known as Reiki, used as an alternative therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental diseases. According to the inscription on his memorial stone, Usui taught Reiki to over 2000 people during his lifetime. Sixteen of these students continued their training to reach the ""Shinpiden"" level, a level equivalent to the Western third degree, or Master level. Usui died on 9 March 1926 of a stroke. Usui was born on 15 August 1865"
"have a strong power to purify (the ""Amatsu Norigoto Prayer""). The giver then holds his or her hand approximately 30 centimeters (12 inches) from the receiver's body. Sessions of Light usually last anywhere from 10 to 50 minutes. Sukyo Mahikari does not advocate the use of the art of True Light as a substitute for medical treatment or therapy. The founder of Mahikari, Mr. Kotama Okada, taught that the purpose of the art of True Light is not to heal disease or illness, but to be of service to society, bring happiness to people, and attain divine nature. The art"
"surgeon and three children. Valérie customizes her therapy to suit individual needs and does not follow a standard therapy protocol for her patients. Broadly however, she uses the following techniques: Energy and fasciatherapy: Fascia are fine membranes which surround the conjunctive tissue of the body. Fascia therapy is a manual therapy which addresses a person in his totality – physically and psychically – and seeks the auto-regulation forces of the body. The therapists place their hands on the body of the subject and “listen” to the natural movement of the fascia – movement which is extremely subtle and can be"
"in his evolution; that half-minute of Kriya equals one year of natural spiritual unfoldment."" There seems to be a suggestion that the process of performing Kriya Yoga leads to a certain purification of the blood which in turn frees up the life force to withdraw into the spine. """"Kriya Yoga"" is a simple, psycho-physiological method by which the human blood is decarbonized and recharged with oxygen. The atoms of this extra oxygen are transmuted into life current to rejuvenate the brain and spinal centers. By stopping the accumulation of venous blood, the yogi is able to lessen or prevent the"
"Lifetrack Therapy Lifetrack Therapy, founded by the Japanese Keio educated and Harvard trained psychiatrist Dr. Yukio Ishizuka, is a new personality model and therapy based on universal spheres of psychological health. Ishizuka's willingness to learn from his patients, as well as his exposure to the East, He draws from the principles of both Zen Buddhism and quantum mechanics in his method of treatment. Ishizuka developed Lifetrack therapy, an approach and methodology to help his patients experience psychological health. Lifetrack Therapy, is Ishizuka's clinical positive mental health approach developed and tested since 1975. The new paradigm of health includes: In 1975,"
"body. Hiron Shiatsu includes various invigorating and relaxing foot massage techniques that work on the spine and - as a special feature - also the use of one's own feet. Hiroshi Nozaki’s doctrine consisted in large part to identify ways how to take responsibility for a healthy and happy life in your own hands. Nozaki was famous for his teaching that “By studying natural medicine you are your best doctor to protect your body and mind from disease−−Happiness, and health exists for all. He was known to say as his motto that ""Deep truths are always simple"". He loved nature"
"light. Classically, acupuncture is individualized and based on philosophy and intuition, and not on scientific research. There is also a non-invasive therapy developed in early 20th century Japan using an elaborate set of ""needles"" for the treatment of children (""shōnishin"" or ""shōnihari""). Clinical practice varies depending on the country. A comparison of the average number of patients treated per hour found significant differences between China (10) and the United States (1.2). Chinese herbs are often used. There is a diverse range of acupuncture approaches, involving different philosophies. Although various different techniques of acupuncture practice have emerged, the method used in"
"medicine, as it is not one of their health care practices or related to any of the clinical methods of health treatment. ThetaHealing ThetaHealing (""Theta Healing"") is a process of meditation that was developed in 1995 by Vianna Stibal and teaches people to develop natural intuition through changing their brain wave cycle to the more relaxed theta waves for the intention of exploring how emotional energy effects a persons health. ThetaHealing is usually administered in the form of individual sessions in which the practitioner trained in the techniques of Theta Healing sits directly opposite the person and initially attends to"
"aims to promote peace and harmony in society through the practice of a method of spiritual purification and the practice of universal principles, such as gratitude, acceptance, and humility in all aspects of life. Sukyo Mahikari introduces a practice to purify one's spiritual aspect as an expedient toward attaining happiness. Radiating Light from the palm of the hand is a method of spiritual purification that cleanses the spirit, mind and body. It is said to help open the way to resolving all manner of problems. By purifying the spiritual aspect with the Light and leading a life based on principles"
"Japanese). From a physiological perspective, the body produces movement by activating the muscles, whose efforts are sustained by the work of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This understanding of the generation of energy stems from the European Age of Enlightenment and does not take into account the possibility of the Far Eastern conception based on ki. The Japanese budō teachers developed methods for mobilizing ki and pedagogic methods to teach it, and Noro's teaching is an adaptation of this to the western body and mind. The technique consists of conducting ki: borrowing, directing and restoring the ki. Thus, it is"
"level at all. Asahi is designed to treat and prevent shoulder- and back problems, fractures due to falling down and stress-related psychosomatic problems. Asahi is a series of slow movements, completed in silence. It looks harmonious and beautiful, a bit like qigong. The basic six principles of Asahi are: 1. The linking of movement and breath 2. Practicing vertically erect body alignment 3. Whole body movement 4. Listening to the slow motion 5. Cultivating the mind with mental images 6. The exercise as a continual, flowing experience The Asahi movements are soft and performed in the rhythm of breathing. The"
"development techniques such as karate, T'ai chi ch'uan, yiquan and yoga, but these styles, as rewarding as they are, seemed to attract only a small marginal of the Finnish population. These classical styles are quite complex and therefore may have a high starting level. They use concepts such as qi and prana, which may seem mystical to western people. The purpose of Asahi was to get the best out of these techniques, put it in the most simplified form, make it overall scientific and turn it into an easily approachable form - a health exercise for everybody with no starting"
"with Zen meditation and misogi exercises, learned at the Ichikukai Dojo in Tokyo. As with his judo studies, Tohei entered the training of the mind with fervor and soon excelled despite his serious health issues. After his recovery from pleurisy, Tohei became convinced that it was his efforts in training his mind and cultivating his ki that had helped him to heal and recover. This stimulated his later development of Kiatsu, a system of treating physical illness by pressing with the fingers and extending the ki into the ill person's body. Tohei describes this as ""priming the pump"" allowing the"
"of sustainability, people can revive their spirituality and attain increasing health, harmony and prosperity. The transmission of Light is referred to as ""the art of True Light."" Through the palm of the hand, a person (the giver) radiates Light to another person (the receiver), allowing them to purify and revitalize their spirit, mind and body. Radiating Light can be practiced by anyone who so desires, by attending the Sukyo Mahikari primary course. A session of Light typically begins with both the giver and receiver offering a short prayer. Next, the giver of Light recites a prayer that is believed to"