When I met Leisa Bellmore at the European Shiatsu Science Congress in London in 2017, she was presenting her first study. For the past 6 years, she has been continuing her studies on sleep disorders using a simple self-shiatsu protocol. By changing the target...
This month we have the great pleasure to have as our guest Viktor Gulyás from Hungary. We know that there is some Shiatsu in this country, but we don't necessarily know what is going on there and as our technique is developing there Viktor is the vice-president of the...
At the beginning of the year 2023, good news is flowing for European Shiatsu. This is encouraging for the year of the water rabbit, the sign of renewal. Hungary: Merger of the Hungarian Shiatsu organisations The two existing Hungarian Shiatsu associations have merged...
The definition of courage varies a lot in different times, societies and cultures, but in this article we are interested in courage in our art of Shiatsu. Does it take courage to practice Shiatsu? Is there a courage of the practitioner and a particular courage for the...
With the families of ancient points, we are constantly linking with the psychic side of the individual. This is not surprising when we know that Chinese medicine has its roots in shamanism. After the ghost/demon (Gui) and shaman (Ling) points, here is a third family...
According to oriental medicine, the blood related disorders are legion: headaches, anemia, menstruation disturbances, mental breakdown, epistaxis, bloody stools and many others are all tied up to an unbalance of Blood. Therefore, the points that are related to it are...
Of the Japanese pioneers who introduced Shiatsu to Europe, Yuji Yahiro sensei is one of the most famous names who have influenced the entire Italian peninsula. His career reveals an unconventional personality drawn, from his young age, to develop a deep spirituality....
Mike Mandl is one of the most important personalities in the European Shiatsu world. He has been teaching and practicing Shiatsu for many years in Vienna, Austria, and is also the president of the biggest event in the world for our profession, the European Shiatsu...
Once you've got your Shiatsu qualification, you're all fire and flames. And off we go for the adventure! You want to provide as many treatments as possible and be successful. However, if you don't want to fall flat on your face at the start of your business, it's wise...
Among the great Japanese masters who spread Shiatsu, there is one who is less known to practitioners, because he was first and foremost a master of martial arts. A student of many fighting styles, he became a student of Okuyama Ryuho sensei (founder of Koho Shiatsu)....
