The Art of Zen Shiatsu DVD by Byron Barth

The art of Zen Shiatsu is a comprehensive instructional video on the theory and techniques of applying a full-body, Zen Shiatsu Massage. Trained in the lineage of masters Shizuto Masunaga and Tokijiro Namikoshi, master Shiatsu therapist, Byron Barth, L.Ac., takes the viewer, step-by-step, through the entire process, beginning with the history of Shiatsu, centering, meridian stretches, hara diagnosis and balancing, followed by more than 2 hours devoted to the intricate study and fine art of Zen Shiatsu massage.

Detailed graphic overlays show all relevant meridians and pressure points, as Byron explains traditional Chinese medical theory, correct posture, lean-on pressure, transitions, palming, thumbing, and advanced hand, elbow and knee techniques.

About the Instructor:

Byron Barth, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M., MSTOM, is a practicing Zen Shiatsu therapist and licensed acupuncturist. He has been instructing Zen Shiatsu for over a decade, is on faculty at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California, and is nationally certified in Chinese Herbology (NCCAOM). He is NCBMB approved as a continuing education provider.

Also includes 16 page reference manual.

Length: 2 hours & 30 min.

Publication date: 2007