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A: The name Watsu comes from the words shiatsu and water.
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Or, as the first non-English line is sung, your seat going full Brookstone shiatsu chair as everyone behind you jabs for the supertitles?
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Origin and Etymology of shiatsu
short for Japanese shiatsu-ryōhō, from shi- finger + -atsu pressure + ryōhō treatment
Medical Dictionary
shiatsu
noun ,
often capitalized
shi·at·su
Medical Definition of shiatsu
: acupressure especially of a form that originated in Japan
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