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If there is no such word as human doing, how did the world become consumed with doing, doing, doing? Somewhere, somehow, the world as a whole has forgotten the art and balance of being human, of just being. After all, we are not human doings we are human beings. The way we deal with energy is the way we deal with life.
By helping it flow though our bodies, we become physically and psychologically balanced. If human beings individually and collectively can learn to quiet and heal themselves both physically and spiritually, and support one another, these individuals, and society as a whole, can achieve a state of balance and health of body, mind and spirit. If human beings can learn to heal themselves and find a quiet place inside, and bring that art to others, the world will assuredly become more peaceful place in which to be. As students, one by one, learn the Ohashiatsu art of healing touch, they find better health, more serenity and an improved quality of life. With this knowledge, they become ambassadors, able to touch others in a meaningful way, improving the quality of life of others, just by being there. This is the goal of the Ohashi Institute: to contribute what it can to human happiness – one student at a time.

Around the world
Students come to the Ohashi Institute form around the world – from Russia and Europe to Israel and Africa, from Australia and South America to Polynesia and Canada. The benefits of studying Ohashiatsu are many and profound, according to students and the Ohashi Institute. Like many other Eastern disciplines, such as yoga, t’ai chi ch’uan and chi kung, Ohashiatsu involves a meditative movement that integrates body, mind and spirit. A key difference, however, is that Ohashiatsu is a healing method which is applied by one person to another. In fact both the receiver and the giver enjoy the benefits.

Giving and Receiving
The receiver experiences pain and stress reduction and an enhanced sense of harmony and well being. Since Ohashiatsu classes are part lecture/discussion and part practice among students, students enjoy these benefits simply as a result of their participation in class. For the giver, studying Ohashiatsu puts the student on a path of self healing and self discovery that includes physical and mental exercise, and the development of increasing sensitivity – both intuitive and tactile. The practice of giving Ohashiatsu involves an elegance of movement that cannot help but increase body awareness and grace. This focus on subtle life energies calls for a discipline quieting of mind and self.