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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Amongst the most complex pathological case to treat, and with the most significant symptoms in Oriental medicine, is Phlegm, or Tan in Chinese. This is an evolution of Dampness (see the family of points on this subject) that has been affected by heat. Given...
