It is now a much-anticipated Shiatsu event in the United States, held at the Himalayan Institute Retreat Centre in Massachusetts, to which Kumiko Nakayama sensei invites you. Every year, more and more people come from the US, Canada and Europe to share this wonderful...
Ivan Bel
2nd Balkans Shiatsu Summit – in Zagreb (Croatia), April 11 & 12, 2026
The second edition of the fledgling Balkans Shiatsu Summit will take place in April 2026 in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It will focus on the themes of insomnia, depression, irritability and anxiety, disorders which constantly affect a large proportion of the...
Belgium: depression and burn-out with Shiatsu – June 19-21, 2026 in Ostend
Depression and burnout affect a growing number of people today: according to the WHO, more than 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression, and almost one in five European workers claim to have experienced an episode of severe overwork in the last two years....
An intensive week to explore Emotions and Psychological Disorders – 5-11 July 2026
When touch becomes a language for the mind. More and more clients are coming to clinics with chronic stress, anxiety, sleep disorders, irritability, hypersensitivity, difficulty concentrating, or emotional shock. And very often, ‘classic’ shiatsu is no longer...
Switzerland: Shiatsu Principles and Concepts course – October 16-18, 2026 in Saillon
This year, ISS Geneva is organizing an in-depth course on the principles and concepts that underlie and support Shiatsu. The course, based on Ivan's book 'The Spirit of Shiatsu', will focus on structuring practice, developing power, relaxation and technical precision,...
Italy: Shiatsu Workshop – Energy Principles and Vacuum Concept (Xuli) in Shiatsu – 31 Jan. and 1 Feb. 2026 in Padova
In the practice of Shiatsu, we constantly work with Ki: its movements, its blockages, its excesses and its deficiencies. But what happens when we go beyond, into the heart of the energetic experience, where the Void is revealed? The Void (Xuli, the column of the Void)...
FAQs
Shiatsu is a Japanese digipression method that aims to rebalance the body as a whole, remove muscle tension, improve joint movement and strengthen blood circulation, and vital energy of the body thanks to precise pressures made with the fingers, palms of the hands and...
A Milestone: The 2025 ESF Symposium in Brussels
On February 22, 2025, history was made in Brussels. For the very first time, representatives of Shiatsu associations from all over Europe and key players from countries in which such associations don't exist yet gathered together. Hosted by the European Shiatsu...
Terésa Hadland interview: Shiatsu at core
A leading Shiatsu teacher, Terésa Hadland has been criss-crossing Europe and even the world for over forty years, sometimes in the company of her partner Bill Palmer and sometimes on her own, to pass on their vision of 'Movement Shiatsu'. Sparkling, full of...
Book review: “Another self” by Cindy Engel
Let's be honest: this book is not a Shiatsu book. Instead, the author, Dr Cindy Engel, is an original combination of biology researcher and manual therapist (shiatsu, Thai massage, fasciatherapy and also Qigong teacher) in England. She published articles in scientific...









