Self-care for enjoying everyday life
Making time for your body in a busy life. Everyday care inspired by the relationship between the spine and circulation.
AUTHOR / SPEAKER / THERAPIST
Yumiko Kataoka, author of 『体調は血流が9割』
Beauty and self-care with a focus on circulation.
Over 20 years of practice and 40,000 cumulative treatment visits.
Sharing everyday ideas for circulation-focused beauty care and well-being.


LATEST BOOK
A Japanese guide to spinal self-care, fatigue, feeling cold and age-related concerns.
A Japanese guide to self-care focused on the spine and circulation, beginning with five minutes a day. Drawing on hands-on practice, it brings everyday care into an accessible book.
ABOUT YUMIKO
I want more adults to enjoy life with a smile, so that the children who see them can feel hopeful about their own future. Through hands-on practice, self-care development, and practitioner education, I work toward a society where those smiles carry on to the next generation.
Representative Director of Life & Energy Co., Ltd. and founder and lead practitioner of Sanitas Tokyo Nakameguro, with its main salon in Nakameguro, Tokyo, and activities in Paris, France. She began studying chiropractic at 18, learning foundational medical subjects including anatomy and physiology. She became independent at 25 and began managing a salon in 2009. A specialist in circulation-focused beauty and health, she has more than 20 years of hands-on experience, with over 40,000 cumulative treatment visits in Japan and abroad. She founded Carbonated Therapy Practitioner® and developed the Bellycle Method, which combines skeletal training with self-care massage. Her YouTube channel, “Wrinkle and Sagging Care from Your 40s,” reached the 100,000-subscriber milestone and received a Silver Creator Award. On February 28, 2026, KADOKAWA published her Japanese-language book 『体調は血流が9割』 (a title meaning “Your Well-Being Is 90% Blood Flow”). Through hands-on practice, writing, videos, and practitioner education, she continues working to help more adults enjoy life with a smile.
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A self-care book by Yumiko Kataoka, supervised by physician Hitoshi Umeoka and published by KADOKAWA. Explore its publication details, content, reading suggestions, and bookstore rankings.
Read more →02Discover Yumiko Kataoka’s focus on circulation and beauty, and the Bellycle Method she developed—the approach connecting her book, videos, and hands-on practice.
Read more →03A salon for women offering skeletal alignment and carbonated beauty treatments. Based in Nakameguro, Tokyo, with activities in Paris, France. Please use the salon website for service inquiries.
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She is a practitioner whose work focuses on circulation, beauty, and health. She leads Sanitas Tokyo Nakameguro, shares self-care through books and videos, and educates Carbonated Therapy Practitioners®.
Her name is pronounced “Kataoka Yumiko” in Japanese family-name-first order, and written “YUMIKO KATAOKA” in English. Titles and introductions for publication are collected in the Media Profile.
The full Japanese title is 『体調は血流が9割 「魔法の背骨ほぐし」で疲れ・冷え・老化が改善!』. It was published by KADOKAWA on February 28, 2026. ISBN: 9784046076984. A5 format, 160 pages.
SPEAKING & INTERVIEWS
Topics for interviews and speaking engagements
Making time for your body in a busy life. Everyday care inspired by the relationship between the spine and circulation.
Explore changing beauty and body-care concerns with age, and reflect on everyday posture and habits.
Treatment skills and client relationships. Drawing on salon management and practitioner education to explore a business built on lasting client value.
NEWS & MEDIA
SALON & ACADEMY

SALON
Body-alignment and carbonated beauty treatments for women.
Flagship: Nakameguro, Tokyo / Paris, France
ACADEMY
Beyond learning a technique: building a salon where value for clients supports satisfaction, trust and a sustainable business.
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“Wrinkle and Sagging Care from Your 40s” (Japanese channel)
Practical self-care ideas, shared through video.
CONTACT
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