Principles and Categories
of Amatsu Therapy

Go-dai

One of the key principles of Amatsu is that of the Go-dai. Go-dai means “Big Five”. It involves the inter-reaction of the five major components of the body. These are:

• Physical - the body’s structure, bones, muscles and ligaments etc
• Mental - thought processes, emotions, beliefs and values
• Electrical - energy systems, nervous systems and energy levels
• Chemical - hormones, digestive system and food
• Environmental - external stimuli, where, when and how the body reacts to it

These five elements are interrelated; when they are in balance the body is healthy. By treating the body as a whole, all the elements will be able to work together to regain health, function and balance.

Categories / Techniques

There are four categories of Amatsu these can be separated into many different techniques but which merge into each other during a balance.

• Anma - pulling and pushing of the body’s soft tissues
• Seitai - unlocking the ligaments and joints
• Shinden - rebalancing the viscera and removing torsions
• Kenku - cranial-sacral balancing to restore harmony

Amatsu considers the whole body and treats the underlying cause of the problem not just the symptoms.

The overview of everything is called Gairon, this is the big picture, the interconnectedness of everything in the universe.

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