We tested it for you... belly shiatsu by Maison Suisen

What is shiastu?

In this Japanese spa, inspired by Sandra's holistic vision of well-being, we practice shiatsu, an age-old tradition that combines a moment of well-being with numerous health benefits (both physical and mental). Each Maison Suisen treatment is personalized and adapted to the season, carefully crafted to adapt this veritable manual medicine to our current needs and modern lifestyles.

Treatments include "Wa" (harmony), a traditional shiatsu; "Jaku" (tranquility), an aromatic oil shiatsu; "Sei" (purity), a youthful facial; "Kei", dedicated to firming the figure; and finally, Fuku" (happiness), focusing on the well-being of the stomach and internal organs.. And this is the one I tried out. The center of intuitive life and often the receptacle of stress and tension, the belly reflects our inner state. And because it is the center of the body and of energy, this treatment frees the body of its negative vibrations, improving digestive comfort and relieving stress-related tension.to restore overall vitality and harmony between body and mind.

My experience...

After answering a few questions from Sandra, a Japanese practitioner opens the movable cedar partitions and I discover walls lined with washi paper. I follow her up a small staircase and head upstairs to discover the warm atmosphere of my treatment room. The air is peaceful and I feel cocooned, wrapped in this linen, on this massage table. The practitioner begins by placing a warm linseed cushion on my belly on my belly, and as it relaxes in the reassuring warmth of the cushion, she proceeds to massage my head and neck. head and neck massage. Once this massage is complete, I begin my belly shiatsu.

I'm already in meditation, and I quickly let myself be carried away by the sensations, without ever opposing them. Concentrating on the solar plexus and hara region (which contains a number of vital organs and our digestive and reproductive functions), pressure, effleurage and vibration follow one another to the rhythm of my deepest inhalations and exhalations. This incredible practitioner untangles my intestines and frees the knots of stagnant energy in my belly. And, as expected, I gradually feel her releasing the emotions and tensions accumulated here and there.

I'd love to find the right words to describe this experience, but I feel I could never really do justice to this hour of care that overwhelmed me. At this very particular and troubled time, this treatment is by far the greatest gift I could have given myself..