It was 18 years ago that I started to have back pain after I fell on my back while exercising.
At the time, I was working in an office and sitting in a chair all day, so my back pain worsened and I rushed to Sotai Canada.
What is Sotai?
The Sotai method is a folk remedy founded by physician Keizo Hashimoto. “SOTAIHO” is alternative medicine or complementary and alternative medicine.
If you move in a direction that feels good, your body will adjust.
by Dr. Keizo Hashimoto
Hashimoto explained in his book, “Mythical Therapies to Cure All Diseases” (Noubunkyo) that “human beings are moving buildings.” In order to cure distortions, we should not move the body in the direction of pain but in the opposite direction, the direction that is easy and pleasant.
Understanding health from the perspective of “breath, food, movement, thought” and “environment”. In this way, we can improve our health and well-being.
Basic Philosophy
Four elements are considered the internal environment:
“Breath”: Harmonize your body and mind through breathing exercises.
“Food”: Harmonize body and mind through a balanced diet of quality and quantity.
“Movement”: Harmonize body and mind through movement in accordance with your natural structure.
“Mind”: Harmonize body and mind through a pleasant and positive attitude.
External environment:
“Environment”: The external (living) environment that corresponds.
“Living”: It means to live in harmony in all of our activities.
Treatment method
By guiding the body part in a direction that is not painful, and rapidly relaxing the body at the optimal point, the abnormality will subside, that is, the distortion of the body will be corrected.
The goal is to bring the body into its natural state (in accordance with natural laws) without straining it. Unlike strength training, they do not harm the body.
Taking my son to Sotai.
My son loves to play soccer since he was little and he kicks ball around all day every day.
I often saw that he fell down while he was running. At first, I thought that it’s because he is playing soccer with older kids and he is small. In a soccer tournament, I noticed that he was falling down more than other kids. I started feeling something wrong.
I decided to take my son to Sotai where I went for my back pain years ago.
The treatment was easy on children as it is not painful, just shaking the body. My son was just lying down.
Treatment Result
Before Treatment
Right after shaking his body.
Ozaki-san, the practitioner taught some exercises.
After exercises
After the treatment
My son was born with torticollis. I had taken him to a kids physio and chiro when he was a baby. I thought that it has been cured, but it seems that if we leave it alone, it will inevitably start to bend.
We were going to continue this exercise for a while. Ozaki-san said it was to make his brain remember this body position.
About Sotai Canada
Sotai Canada is located in Kerrisdale.
Unfortunately, medical insurance in Canada does not cover Sotai, but it is 15% off for young children.
If you have pain or stiffness in your body, it might be worth giving a try!
