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This book contains a practical exercise programme specifically developed for children aged five to twelve years, which uses movement and builds multi-sonsory perceptiveness. The exercises promote health and well-being, improve concentration and promote good posture. The programme is clearly structured and designed so that students can perfomr the exercises independently and effectively after a relatively short time. - Regularly carrying out the programme reduces built-up stress (including test and exam anxiety) and improves concentration. This promotes children´s "self-efficacy", being more able to achieve something with simple tools for themselves and others. The knowledge ob being able to help themselves in difficult situiatons equips the child with the ability and security to act. By giving a treatment to others, the child takes responsibility for the well-being of others and so has the right to ask for its own boundaries to be respected. Trainers encourage children to define their won boundaries in order to experience how these will be respected - a valuable life experience in itself. - For more information about Samurai Shiatsu go to www.kookoandfriends.co.uk

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Brother and sister Kooko and Hanako live in Japan and attend a Samurai School. Their homework task is to develop a Shiatsu exercise programme to strenthen their backs and improve concentration. Eagerly, Kooko and Hanako rise to the challenge. They present their exercises in this booklet. --- The programm is described in detail, exercises are easily understood and illustrated with beautiful ink drawings. The drawings of each exercise are put together in a poster so it can be displayed in the classroom or bedroom. In this way it acts as a reminder to practise reuglarly. --- For children aged five to twelve years.

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Kooko and Hanako - Jpanaese greetings - O genki desu ka? - Three weather cards - Getting ready - Samurai warms up in the sun - Samurai meets bear and tiger - Samurai holds head up high - Samurai washes hair - Samurai stands in the rain - Samurai pricks up ears - Samurai strokes tiger - Samurai climbs like amonkey - Samurai in rain and sunshine - Samurai washes hands - Samurai forgets umbrella - Samura puts on armour - Samurai coat of arms - How to be strong, alert and fit - Feeling calm and relaxed - Maths for Samurais - A strong back - Be alert - Get all relaxed - Loosen up - Test yourself: have fun with the quiz - How to greet each other in Japan - Where is Japan? - Programme overview and frequently asked questions

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