by Ivan Bel | Nov 19, 2020 | blog-en, Reflections
When Do prevails over Jutsu I have been practicing martial arts for 33 years now and 20 years just for Shiatsu. For years I have been obsessed with studying and learning, which is still the case, but to a lesser extent. I have sought and am still seeking approaches...
by Ivan Bel | Nov 8, 2020 | blog-en, Interviews
Elisa Carpiaux is a passionate and exciting Shiatsu teacher in the French-speaking part of Belgium. When I met her for the first time 10 years ago it was in a small Mexican restaurant, to introduce myself and tell her about my plans to open my first school. She was...
by Ivan Bel | Sep 14, 2020 | blog-en, Interviews
Ivan Bel: Hello dear Betty, thank you for giving me some of your time after the madness of this last European Shiatsu congress. I guess you must be relieved that it is over. Betty Croll: I am very happy it has turned out the way it did. Totally different than we had...
by Ivan Bel | Aug 5, 2020 | blog-en, Interviews
As president of the European Shiatsu Federation, Chris McAlister is a personality in the world of Shiatsu. But apart from this official title, we don’t know much about his life and his career. His life is like a novel of travel, adventure, martial arts and...
by Ivan Bel | Jul 6, 2020 | blog-en, Interviews
One of Iokai’s original staff members, a close assistant to Shizuto Masunaga, has been teaching Iokai Shiatsu in Europe for 40 years: Kazunori Sasaki Sensei who has been sharing what his master transmitted to him, a passion and a deep interest in meridian shiatsu. In...
