USA: 3rd Annual Shiatsu Summit – April 17/19, 2026

It is now an unmissable 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 moment of Shiatsu practice. You want to know more? Read below…

As Shiatsu shows us, there’s deep power to the Healing Touch. Our world needs Shiatsu, now more than ever.

Join Five Lights Center of Shiatsu in NYC for our 3rd Annual Shiatsu Summit, a unique opportunity to connect with inspiring, passionate Shiatsu instructors—both in person and virtually—as we convene to spread the magic of Shiatsu into the next generation.

Participants receive 15 NCBTMB-approved continuing education (CE) hours.

Program

Each guest is going to propose a different topic. To know more, please go and read the program on Five Light Center.

Practical details

When: April 17-19, 2026

Where: In-person at the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center in Honesdale, PA, or via Zoom, so you can take part from wherever in the world you are. On-site lodging is available through the retreat center.

Teachers: Kumiko Nakayama, Mihael Mamyshchvili, Ivan Bel, Thin Thin Lay, Tom Banasiak and much more. (read here)

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Ivan Bel

Ivan Bel was born in 1971 and grew up in France on the Atlantic Ocean. A sailing enthusiast, he discovered Japanese martial arts at the age of 13 and continues to do so today. After studying journalism and Chinese at the Oriental Languages School, he travelled for many years to all the countries of Asia and directed the first online magazine on Aikido: "Aïkidoka Magazine". At the age of 28, he discovered Shiatsu, a passion that would never leave him. He set up several schools in Belgium, founded the blog Ryoho Shiatsu and the NGO Missions Shiatsu Humanitaire. He finally moved to Malawi and then to Bosnia. He teaches all over the world and continues his journalistic work on Shiatsu and conducts historical research through the group "History of Shiatsu".

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