The Latest Shiatsu Society News

Bodywork for Wellbeing

Bodywork for Wellbeing Practitioners

New Bodywork for Wellbeing Listing and Membership category launched
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Sustainable Healthcare Day Press Release

Sustainable Healthcare Day Press Release

Find out more about our theme for Sustainable Healthcare Day on April 6th - "Managing chronic stress" and what you can do to help manage it.
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Shiatsu for Stress Management

New Touch for Life resource - Managing Stress

Points and practices to help with stress management
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Sustainable Healthcare Day

Sustainable Healthcare Day

Join us for Sustainable Healthcare Day on April 6th. The theme of this year’s Sustainable Healthcare Day is “Managing chronic stress”
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Shiatsu tips for wellbeing

Incorporating Shiatsu into daily life

Here we discuss activities you can implement to support your wellbeing
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Hannah Mackay Shiatsu

Practitioner in Focus

We caught up with Hannah Mackay, a Shiatsu practitioner based in Manchester to hear the story of her Shiatsu journey.
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membership benefits

Membership Benefits

Here are just some of the things you’ll receive as part of student and professional membership (Stb, StA, MrSS, SrSS and FwSS) with the Shiatsu Society.
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public newsletter

Sign up to our public newsletter

We bring you hints and tips on ways to improve your wellbeing. Our public newsletter is great for those interested in Shiatsu and holistic wellbeing, ideal for those wanting to dip their toes into the Shiatsu world.
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Wood element overview

Wood Element - our tips to find your balance

Wood Element - our tips to find your balance and make the most of the season
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Marie Lamont

Marie Lamont - Practitioner in Focus

We caught up with Marie Lamont, a Shiatsu practitioner based in Cupar, Scotland to hear the story of her Shiatsu journey, from discovery to successful business as she approaches her 65 birthday.
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Shiatsu for a Positive New Year

Shiatsu for a Positive New Year

Shiatsu based self-help practices can empower us to feel more in control of our health and life conditions. Using the simple practices below, or having a treatment from a professional practitioner, can help support your health and wellbeing.
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What happens in a Shiatsu Session?

What happens in a Shiatsu Session?

At the beginning of the session, the practitioner will discuss the client’s expectations and needs; what they hope to gain from Shiatsu treatment. This will normally be explored by ‘taking a case history’...
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what is a meridian

What are Meridians?

Shiatsu aims to improve the clients flow of Ki, which is a person’s natural energy system that runs along internal pathways called meridians.
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Water Element

Water Element - our tips to find your balance

Water Element - our tips to find your balance and make the most of the season
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Dan Smith

Dan Smith - Practitioner in Focus

We caught up with Dan Smith, Shiatsu practitioner and owner of the innovative Shiatsu Bus, Derbyshire. Dan brings Shiatsu therapy directly to people's doorsteps in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, providing a mobile Shiatsu service. We couldn't wait to find out more!
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5 elements - Metal

Metal Element - our tips to find your balance

Metal Element - our tips to find your balance and make the most of the season
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Adrian Cox

Adrian Cox - Practitioner in Focus

Being a Zen Shiatsu practitioner based in London, I continually feel grateful to be able to support people where needed and also for allowing me to share the space with them energetically....
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5 elements

Earth Element - our tips to find your balance

Earth Element - our tips to find your balance and make the most of the season
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Corrinna Bain - Rest and Renew

Corrinna Bain - Practitioner in Focus

Meet Corrinna Bain, founder of Rest and Renew
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Tanja Bastia

Tanja Bastia - Practitioner in Focus

I am a Holistic Acupressure and Zen Shiatsu practitioner. I came to Shiatsu over ten years ago during a difficult period in my life and fell in love with the healing potential of Shiatsu...
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Sustainable Healthcare

Sustainable Healthcare Guide

The IHC, Shiatsu Society and Member Organisations have produced a simple self-help guide for patients as part of its work on Sustainable Healthcare.
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Dawn Oei

Dawn Oei - Practitioner in Focus

Dawn has an MA in Politics from the University of Glasgow and worked in the diplomatic field for more than twenty years. She discovered Shiatsu in 2002 during a particularly stressful period in her life and found it a safe and supportive environment in her own healing.
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ESF

European Shiatsu Federation

The Shiatsu Society have rejoined the ESF - is with enormous pleasure we welcome the Shiatsu Society of the UK, back as a member association of the ESF: Happy Day!
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Practitioner in Focus

Alan Hatton-Perkins - Practitioner in Focus

I chose to learn Shiatsu many years after first receiving Shiatsu at a music festival, the effect of subsequent sessions had such a profound impact on my health and wellbeing that it spiked my interest to discover more.
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Shiatsu Projects

Shiatsu Projects

Shiatsu can make the world a better place! Here are three projects that our Professional Practitioners are involved in.
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