About Amatsu
Amatsu Therapy is a gentle, hands-on treatment with roots in ancient principles of movement and whole-body health. Modern Amatsu combines these traditional principles with an understanding of anatomy and physiology, looking at the body as an interconnected, self-supporting whole rather than a collection of separate parts.
Amatsu uses a range of techniques including gentle work with the musculoskeletal system, abdominal techniques and cranial touch. These techniques aim to reduce tension and restriction, encourage relaxation and support the body's natural ability to heal and recover with minimal intervention.
The aim of an amatsu treatment is to improve balance and movement throughout the body, allowing different areas to work together more freely and efficiently.
And it also helps to:
Strengthen your immune system
Delay muscular atrophy caused by forced inactivity
Improve circulation and relieve congestion throughout your body
Can Amatsu Therapy Help Me?
The demands of a busy life force our bodies to adapt leading to poor posture, bad eating habits, sluggish digestive systems, stress, aching shoulders and necks and energy depletion that can affect the quality of our life causing restrictions, lingering pains, tension and disease. That is why the Amatsu's approach to a healthy balanced person highlights the importance
of these five factors and their interaction: Structure, Nutrition, Energy, Emotion and Environment.
Treatments (balances) are suitable for all ages, and those with limited mobility.
Everyone benefits from the sessions; however, the treatments are specifically useful in the relief and prevention of:
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Back pain and tight muscles
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Headaches and migraines
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Joint pain or restrictions
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Sports injuries and muscle fatigue
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Tinnitus
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Pregnancy aches and pains
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Stress
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and much more
AmatsuTreatment
What to Expect
During your first visit, Susana will take a detailed health history and talk with you about what has brought you in for treatment.
She will then assess how your body is moving through observation, gentle palpation, movement and muscle testing. This helps identify areas of tension, restriction or imbalance that may be contributing to how you are feeling.
Your treatment is tailored to what your body needs on the day. Amatsu techniques may include soft tissue work, pressure points, gentle joint mobilization, cranial touch and techniques to improve overall movement and balance.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
There is no set number of treatments. How often you come will depend on your individual needs, what you are experiencing and how your body responds to treatment.
Some clients come for help with a specific problem, while others choose to include Amatsu as part of their regular wellbeing routine. And some simply enjoy the deep sense of relaxation and ease they experience after a treatment.
What Should I Wear?
You remain fully clothed throughout your Amatsu treatment, so comfortable, loose-fitting clothing that allows you to move easily is recommended.
The Origins of Amatsu
Amatsu has its roots in traditional healing practices from Japan, with principles that have been passed down through generations.
The Amatsu practised today combines these traditional principles with a modern understanding of anatomy, movement and how the different structures of the body work together.
An important figure in bringing this knowledge to the West was Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, born in Noda City, Japan, in 1931. Alongside his healthcare background, Dr. Hatsumi spent many years studying traditional martial arts and their associated approaches to movement, balance and the body.
In his twenties, he began a long apprenticeship with Toshitsugu Takamatsu, through whom he received knowledge associated with the Amatsu Tatara tradition.
During the 1990s, Dr. Hatsumi began sharing aspects of this knowledge with a small number of students from the UK and Ireland. This contributed to the development of the modern Amatsu approach that is practised in the West today.
While its roots are ancient, modern Amatsu continues to evolve alongside our understanding of anatomy, physiology and human movement.