In Japan, some hospital teams have long been studying the integration of Shiatsu into nursing care. A study published in 2000 in the Kitakanto Medical Journal examined the effects of Shiatsu on anxiety and side effects experienced by cancer patients undergoing...
One of the greatest challenges for Shiatsu practitioners (but not only) is learning how to apply Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in a practical and concrete way in their treatment. Knowing about Yin and Yang, the Five Phases (elements), and a few acupoints is...
Over three days, immerse yourself in the heart of Japanese and Chinese abdominal healing traditions during this exceptional workshop in Zagreb, bringing together two complementary and profound approaches: Anpuku and Qi Nei Zang. We will explore over a hundred...
We often learn about meridians, acupoints, and techniques. But before all that, there is one essential question: What is the place of human beings in the universe? For more than two thousand years, Chinese philosophy has offered a surprisingly simple answer: humankind...
In Shiatsu, many people complain about neck pain and stiffness and it is a treatment that is studied quite early in the Shiatsushi curriculum. However, the reality is far more complex than what is usually taught in school, because the neck is very complex and the...
Abdominal massage is one of the most important techniques for massage therapists and practitioners of all schools, styles or techniques to study. Why? Because the abdomen is the body’s central area. It is the point from which most bodily processes originate and...
After a few years of practice—or even longer—we develop habits that can keep us stuck in a “comfort zone,” and it’s easy to think that we “know” everything and that we’ve “got it all figured out.” It’s even harder to challenge ourselves and keep learning. Inevitably,...
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...
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...
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...
