Shiatsu Society

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Overview of membership

There are different categories of membership of the Shiatsu Society. The categories are Student, Associate, Graduate, Member of the Register of Professional Practitioners of the Shiatsu Society (MRSS), Trainee teacher MRSS(t) and Member of the Teacher Register of the Shiatsu Society MRSS(T).

Student membership

Open to all individuals studying Shiatsu.

Benefits:
A quarterly newsletter 'The Shiatsu Society News' is issued to all members. An informative newsletter to students as it lists details of training schools, workshops, local support groups, students tips, sample case studies, research, book reviews, job vacancies, letters from other members, assessment details and a selection of articles aimed at all levels of membership.

The newsletter gives details of how students can obtain books at a 20% discount (including text books), leaflets, promotional material and Shiatsu clothing which has been embroidered with the Shiatsu Society logo.

Local peer support groups can be invaluable as it gives you the chance to talk with other students and practitioners. Here, you can iron out any problems or issues you may have as well as giving each other a Shiatsu treatment! Many of the groups also market Shiatsu in their local area so this is another big advantage to a student about to graduate and looking to build up their practice. Most support groups are free!

Associate membership

Associate membership is open either to individuals who do not have a professional practice, taking a break from their studies, are not currently studying Shiatsu or have studied Shiatsu possibly having a professional practice but do not satisfy the Shiatsu Society’s criteria for student, graduate or MRSS membership.

Graduate membership

Graduate membership is open to individuals who have completed their Shiatsu studies to the level required by the Shiatsu Society and show evidence of adequate continual professional development. Graduate members are included in the publicly available list of graduate practitioners.

Practitioner membership

MRSS is open to individuals who have attained a satisfactory level of proficiency in Shiatsu practice as determined through assessment by the Shiatsu Society and to show evidence of adequate continual professional development. MRSS members are included in the publicly available Register of Professional Practitioners of the Shiatsu Society. In order to be eligible to apply to join this Register, it is a requirement to have been a member of the Society for a minimum of two consecutive years.

Trainee teacher membership

MRSS(t) is open to all MRSS who are undergoing Shiatsu teacher training at the level required by the Shiatsu Society.

Teacher membership

MRSS(T) have met all the criteria specified by the Shiatsu Society for Shiatsu teachers. MRSS(T) are included in the Shiatsu Society’s Register of Shiatsu Teachers.

Code of Professional Conduct

All Shiatsu Society members are subject to The Shiatsu Society’s code of professional conduct.  Click here to find out more.

Do you have a website for your shiatsu practice?

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Would you would like to have a website to advertise your practice but find that time and cost puts you off? You have to come up with a design, write the content, buy a domain, find a hosting company, learn how to upload the files, and, after all that, pay hosting and maintenance fees!

The Shiatsu Society can help. The Shiatsu Society Directory is a new service offered by the Shiatsu Society to its members. With this new service members can run their own websites hosted by the Shiatsu Society. Some of the benefits are:

• it is much cheaper than other commercial hosting
• the design is done for you, and there is a selection to choose from
• initial content is provided for you
• you don't have to worry about uploading files, and
• you are able to manage the site yourself (or have someone do it for you)
• your website address will be of the form http://yourname.shiatsusociety.org
• you can have an email address of the form yourname@shiatsudirectory.co.uk
• you will benefit from the Shiatsu Society's high search rating

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