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Shiatsu is the ultimate crowd pleaser. Imagine your guests entering a tranquil environment with soft music and receiving a gentle shiatsu session that relaxes them and all their worries fade away.

Everyone will be talking about it and begging you for more!

If you are looking for your event to surpass all others ChicagoShiatsu.com can help you meet that goal.

We provide a fresh creative enhancement for a variety of corporate events:

Corporate Picnics
Executive Retreats
Golf Outings Festivals
Health Fairs
Grand Openings
Theme Parties
Sales Incentive Programs
Product Launches
Spouse Programs
Corporate Anniversaries
Holiday Parties,
Socials & Galas and more!!

Corporate Shiatsu

How the Shiatsu Wellness Program Works

A shiatsu wellness program can be setup in a variety of ways. It is suggested that the employer offer the program weekly or bi-weekly (a 20 minute session) as an ongoing health benefit to employees.

the employer can be billed per treatment (minimum 6 treatments)
the employer provides the space and the employees pay for their own sessions

Shiatsu sessions are a great reward for outstanding work performance or project completion!

Benefits to your Organization:

Increased performance and productivity
Reduced absenteeism
Increased morale
Higher creativity
Increased employee loyalty
Reduced spending on benefit claims
Fewer conflicts in the workplace

Benefits to your employees:

Relief from stress
Improve clear thinking
Sense of well being
Relieve headache and fatigue
Increase immunity
Reduce blood pressure

With so many companies downsizing because of the economy employers are expecting a lot more form their employees. Including a complimentary healing art such as shiatsu to the workplace indicates that you care about their health and well being.

Stats on Corporate Wellness:

Dr R Shepard found corporate wellness programs returned a cumulative economic benefit of $500-$700 per worker per year.
An Ontario compnay reported a 25% reduction in time off for work related injuries and compensation claims dropped by $200,000 after implementing a corporate wellness program.
35.5% of companies feel that incentives are needed to encourage employees to participate fully in wellness programs. (Emerging data in the United States suggests that incentives are important - Chapman, 1998)
The top four reasons why these companies offer worksite wellness programs:
1) 27.3% consider healthy employees a valuable asset
2) 25.6% want to promote a healthy lifestyle
3) 14.3% want to reduce absenteeism
4) 10.1% want to contain the costs of benefit programs
The following were cited as the five most important reasons their companies do not have a comprehensive wellness program in place:
1) Lack of resources 40.8%
2) Lack of staffing -- 38.6%
3) Concern about implementation costs -- 32.1%
4) Lack of knowledge about employee wellness programs -- 19.6% 5) Unconvinced of cost savings -- 17.6%

Shiatsu vs Chair Massage

Shiatsu treats the entire body and does not focus only on the upper body. The shiatsu therapist will perform the session which consists of sustained pressure on specific points and gentle stretches, which release muscle tension, induce deep relaxation, tonify weak areas, increase blood flow, remove stiffness and aches in muscles and opens up the joints. Shiatsu is an effective treatment for complaints such as muscle stiffness, low back pain, whiplash-related injuries and repetitive strain, migraine headaches, insomnia, menstrual cramps and digestive disorders. Shiatsu is an approved therapy in Japan and is gaining popularity as a complimentary therapy in the western world.

A Shiatsu Session

The receiver lies on a futon and remains fully clothed while soft background music and aromatherapy are used to bring the receiver to a relaxed state of mind and body. A combination of techniques including gradual stretches, sustained pressure, holding, rhythmic rotations and spinal manipulations are used to encourage the flow of energy back to the energy deficient areas.

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