Tao Shiatsu

TAO SHIATSU
Revolution in Oriental Medicine

Ryokyu Endo

Tao Shiatsu

Tao Shiatsu
Revolution in Oriental Medicine

Ryokyu Endo

Copyright 2008 by Ryokyu Endo All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the authoror publisher. There is one exception. Brief passages may be quoted in articles or reviews. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Cataloguing data available through Library and Archives Canada ISBN 978-1-926582-05-4 Note form the publisher: Those with health problems are advised to seek the guidance of a qualified medical or psychological professional before implementing any ofthe approaches presented in this book. It is essential that any readers who have any reason to suspect serious illness in themselves or their family members seek appropriate medical, nutritional, or psychological advice promptly. Neither this nor any other health-related book should be used as a substitute for qualified care or treatment.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD by LYALL WATSON INTRODUCTION PARTONE: THE Kl WORLD by Ryokyu Endo CHAPTER ONE: A NEW APPROACH TO SHIATSU TREATMENT Discovering medical shiatsu Shiatsu in its ideal form Anyone can see ki and meridians The tsubo is a double-edged sword Treating the abnormality: the ideology of Western medicine Seeing the distortion of ki The places where tsubo appear most frequently CHAPTER TWO: THE TSUBO REVOLUTION IN MERIDIAN MEDICINE How to findtsubo Feeling the echo of the tsubo How to press tsubo The meridians and the ki functions they facilitate Understanding the cause of kyo and jitsu meridians Accessing the kyo meridian Ki is changing each moment Understanding the meaning of tsubo practice Expressing the heart of shiatsu

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PART TWO: ESSENTIAL TAO SHIATSU CHAPTERTHREE: THE DEPTH OF THE KI WORLD 54 Eight steps toward the internalized distortion of ki 54 First stage: Seeing and locating tsubo 54 Second stage: Seeing ki spreading 55 Third stage: Boshin - diagnosing by “looking” 59 Fourth stage: Diagnosing the stiffness of the kyo meridian 61 Fifth stage: Discovering the whole body meridian 63 Sixth stage: Seeing the ki body 71 Seventh stage: The existence ofthe super vessels 73 Eighth stage: Jaki and its essence 75 CHAPTER FOUR: THE HEART OF TAO The five elements of Tao Shiatsu The heart of sesshin The five-thousand-year-old stream of Oriental medicine Receive Tao ki directly into your heart The power of imagination is the way to receive the Ki Method First Element: Ki Doin—Increase the Power and Potential of Ki The Principles of Renki CHAPTER FIVE:FUNDAMENTALS OF TREATMENT The second element: the tsubo method The tsubo method for effective meridian treatment The way to find ki tsubo The steps in tsubo treatment Third Element: The Ki Method for Super Vessels and Meridians, The Five Aspects Of Meridian Recognition Locating Meridians Ki Method For The Entrance Level Fourth Element: Kyo Meridian Treatment

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CHAPTER SIX: TREATING INTERNALIZED KI 109 Second element: part two - super vessel specific tsubo (SST)109 From folk remedy to medical therapy 109 Effective medical treatment without Sho diagnosis 110 Ki method for treatment with the eighteen SST locations 113 The eighteen SST locations 114 CHAPTER SEVEN: WHOLE BODY KI MERIDIAN SHIATSU Fifth element: basic form Basicform supports the kyo deficiency of ki Ki method for the basic forms How to develop a program of Five Elements study CHAPTER EIGHT KI BREATHING MEDITATION Responding to the excessive internalization of ki Healing ki returns to the giver Ki breathing meditation Global ki unification network EPILOGUE

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FOREWORD

Ryokyu Endo is the internationally...