The term Seitai comes from the Japanese word which means restoring the body into its natural order. It signifies a well-balanced state of the body's muscles, ligaments, organs and joints. Due to detrimental modern lifestyles, unhealthy diet and injuries, our body deviates from its optimal, healthy state and the vital body's energy flow or "Chi" (Ki in Japanese) is disrupted. This physical and mental imbalance leads to a range of stress-related physiological and psychological conditions with bodily discomfort and pain as a result.
The premise of Seitai techniques is holistic healing. For instance, the Seitai practitioner, in order to address strained muscles, a headache or back pain, will apply acupressure, and other massage techniques to areas other than the symptomatic, sore body parts. They will pay attention to the body's meridians to restore the natural energy flow and may treat organs as the Seitai principle proposes that the state of organs may be closely linked to the musculoskeletal conditions of your body.
The body has natural, restorative power, which in the course of time becomes impeded by a range of above-described elements. The Seitai practitioner is to examine the condition of a client's musculoskeletal system to identify these obstructing factors and eliminate them to restore your body's natural, balanced state and your wellbeing.
Seitai is a combination of secret techniques that masters of various healing traditions used in Japan in the first half of 20 century. The knowledge of these esoteric healing techniques had traditionally been passed down to only a few practitioners in Japan and Asia. From the fear of losing this valuable secret knowledge master Seitai practitioners convened after WW2 to examine and preserve the most efficient techniques to be used in the treatment and taught to the future generations of Seitai practitioners.
"Imoto Seitai"