World self-care & traditional therapies

Japan

Self-care and traditional practices grouped by origin as Japan. A listing is not a recommendation, and no effect is promised.

• Zazen (seated Zen meditation)
• Toji / onsen bathing (balneotherapy)
• Foot bath (ashi-yu)
• Heel drops
• Tepid prolonged bath
• Self-moxibustion (e.g. Sennen-kyu)
• Radio Taiso (Radio calisthenics)
• Daoyin / meridian stretching
• Ganban-yoku (hot-stone bed bathing)
• Self-shiatsu / self-massage
• Forest bathing (shinrin-yoku)
• Contrast baths
• Toe mobility and foot-intrinsic exercises
• Self foot massage
• Yojokun daily regimen (rest and moderation)
• Mugwort steam (yomogi-mushi / ssenaegjil-type)
• Dry towel rub (kanpu masatsu)
• Half-body bath
• Miso and traditional fermented foods
• Salt bath
• Sotai (self practice)
• Umeboshi (pickled Japanese plum)
• Katsugen undo (Noguchi Seitai spontaneous movement)
• Amazake (sweet fermented rice drink)
• Makkoh-ho stretching
• Haramaki (abdominal wrap)
• Jikyo-jutsu
• Yojokun dietary moderation (hara hachibu)