USA: 3rd Annual Shiatsu Summit – April 17/19, 2026
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...
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)...
Our trainings
Here are a few ideas of trainings you can ask us. Usually, we do all of these in a single training.

Ryoho Shiatsu

Shiatsu for pros

Oriental Medicine

Belly massage

Qi-Gong, Do-in













