Shindo

Shindo is a system of massage, stretching, and relaxation exercises originating from Japan, where ancient Eastern wisdom meets the latest knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. Shindo provides new strength and ideas.

Shindo’s approach to humans is holistic, where each organ and energy channel has specific tasks. With Shindo techniques, one can achieve balance in body and mind and release accumulated physical and emotional tensions. Shindo balances the body’s energies.

When can it help?

Various states of imbalance, such as stress, depression, muscle tension, and emotional stress, disturb a person’s natural vitality. Shindo helps open and keep meridians (energy channels) open. The flow of body fluids and energies improves, allowing the body to expel various toxins and harmful substances that cause diseases. With Shindo techniques, one can achieve balance in body and mind, enabling creativity, joy, and inspiration to flow freely. The beneficial effects of relaxation on our health are well known.

Shindo stretching therapy:

Improves blood circulation and energy flow
Relieves menstrual discomfort
Reduces headaches, back pain, joint and muscle pain
Helps with chronic pain and muscle numbness
Accelerates recovery from injuries and post-operative conditions
Heals colds and fever
Strengthens the immune system
Regulates metabolism
Relieves fatigue and insomnia, anxiety, and stress
Helps prepare the body and breathing rhythms for childbirth during pregnancy

How does it work?

During a Shindo session, 12 energy meridians that run through the human body are influenced through stretches and breathing. By breathing deeply from the abdominal area while stretching, proper breathing is also practiced. Gentle massage and smoothing of painful spots help with maximum relaxation. Experiencing any emotions that arise is welcome. Ample time is left between each stretch for the client to experience the effects of the meridian stretch.

To connect with the voice of your heart, a short meditation is held at the end.

The therapy takes place in comfortable, movement-friendly clothing, barefoot or in toe socks.

Contraindications

There are no contraindications for Shindo, but the therapist should be informed if you are pregnant or have health issues.

Useful to know

Shindo’s development is based on wisdom from thousands of years ago, reaching back to the so-called Jomon period (8100–300 BCE), the forgotten roots of Japanese culture. It was a time of peace when people lived in harmony with each other and the nature surrounding them. This relationship between people and nature found in Jomon culture is also the root of Shindo.

The Jomon period was fruitful for the arts, especially pottery. The pottery from this period features simple cylindrical shapes with decorative spiral patterns created by twisted cords at the tops of the vessels. The vertical inner surface is decorated with a geometric pattern that has no beginning or end. This represents the Jomon vision of the world, a belief in the continuity between nature and people. Shindo, with its roots, shares this ancient belief found in Jomon culture.

The meridian stretching exercises, where the body is twisted while holding the toes with the fingers, express the infinite pattern of the twisted cord from the Jomon era, connecting the inner and outer as a unified whole. Similarly, the spiral movements in foot exercises resemble the twisting of vertical threads (warps) in Jomon textiles.

Sources

https://shindo.ee/Mis-on-Shindo/

https://evakuusk.ee/et/teraapia/therapy/90#content