Japan Body Care Academy is a school that trains therapists. Still, we also have people who want to learn Oriental medicine and the Taniguchi Method to maintain the health of their families.
So we sometimes lay mats on the floor and practice giving treatments without a bed.
Here is a video of us practicing meridian head care on a mat at our Tokyo School in Higashi-Ginza, Tokyo.
Sleep disorders not only reduce the efficiency of daytime study and work.
It also increases the likelihood of developing lifestyle-related diseases such as heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity.
It also increases the probability of developing dementia in old age if it is not corrected.
In Japan, it is estimated that one in five elderly people will develop dementia by 2015.
Japan is focusing on improving sleep disorders, which are a distant cause of dementia.
