Are you getting an online Coronavirus?
It’s been four months since we got hit by COVID-19 in NY. I see two kinds of people – The people who are taking it very seriously, and people who are laid back. The former is the kind who is upset at the latter. I got yelled at by my highschool friend in Japan when […]
Belly Tapping & Intestinal Exercise
Are you suffering from neck, shoulder, back tension, headache, or insomnia? Then you need to try this exercise.
Back tension? Part 2 -Bathing
When I see my clients for the first time, I suggest they do this at home even before I start my massage session. I tell them to take a bath weekly. I know that most of us don’t take a bath. That’s for kids, right? Then they graduate from taking a bath around 2 and […]
Back tension? part 1- where to start
So if your back is tight, what can you do to loosen up? Before I give you the answer, I want to explain what’s going on with your back. The spine is designed to move – bending forward, backward, side bending and twisting. But most of us don’t move it so much. Instead, our back […]
What is the most important thing for healing?
I think more people are health conscious now than when I was growing up. People in the 70s didn’t care too much about health. Smoking cigarettes was ubiquitous, and people could smoke wherever they wanted. Air and water pollution was a big issue as the regulation wasn’t as strict as now. And yet, there weren’t […]
The Best Massage Tools
For muscle tension, massage tools work great. When I went through rotator cuff tear injury in 2015, I used a massage tool intensely. I started with a tennis ball, and it led to the creation of Therapillar. I had sleepless nights for a month when it was in the worst time, and the Therapillar helped […]
Open Chest Exercise for your Lungs & Heart
Different environments outside of our body make us sick – change of seasons, pollens, dryness, dampness, temperature, and stuff like viruses. We often try to deal with all the problems by changing the external environment – adjusting the temperature, disinfecting, etc. Or deal with the symptoms after you are officially sick by taking medicine. According […]
No-sew Mask
Before I knew it, all the masks are gone from the stores, just like toilet papers and hand sanitizers. I should ask my mother in Japan to send a few because she has at least 50 masks! In case you don’t have any masks to wear to go to the store, there are many crafty […]
Plate Balancing Exercise
If you are feeling a lot of stiffness, but don’t want to go outside, here’s the simple exercise you can do for a few minutes. It can release all major joints in your body, and make better circulation. Also, it is very relaxing and meditative. You can do this exercise without any object, but it […]
Qigong Exercise – 4th day
Torso, spine, and hip Exercise Today is the 4th day of Qigong Exercise and also the end of this series. Among all the exercises I shared, this session is the most important and most challenging. I’ll list why it’s important below. It’s most important because the torso has major internal organs. You can still live […]