Stretching

After receiving shiatsu, the patient feels that your muscles need to extend and stretch, which serves to complete and provide improved therapy to shiatsu.
The exercises are used to stretch slowly muscle fibers and maintain them in this position for a short period of time.

It serves to increase the limits of extension of muscles and joints, while increasing muscle strength and resistance, the blood flow and flexibility will be better too.
In the basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, stretching of the main meridians of the body, are essential part of daily health maintenance of the person.

With stretching exercises of the meridians you are trying to make the energy flow balanced or stimulated, depending on the case.

An Eastern quote says that a person who are living his life to maintain good physical flexibility, mental and energetic live for a longer time.

We could summarize it as: flexibility = longevity and quality of life.