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            SAM 2026 - What&#039;s on? 
      
            June is Shiatsu Awareness Month. Every year Shiatsu communities across Europe and beyond join forces in spreading the word about this wonderful practice. This year, we are inviting you to Get in Touch with Shiatsu!

A form of therapeutic bodywork, Shiatsu combines ancient knowledge with modern techniques to enhance the body’s natural ability to balance itself.
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            First Quarter Update
      
            From Continuous Professional Development (CPD) workshops to promotional campaigns and new features on the website, the first quarter of the year was full of exciting resources. 

Discover what happened within the Shiatsu Society community in the first quarter of the year. 
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            SAM Bursary 2026 
      
            We are offering a £50 bursary to 60 members who would like to subsidise two Shiatsu treatments for people who have never experienced Shiatsu before.

Applications now closed. Stay tuned for SAM Bursary 2027.
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            Membership Survey 2025
      
            The Shiatsu Society UK is shaped by its members. To ensure that our work continues to reflect your needs, priorities and aspirations, we invite all members to take part in the SSUK Members’ Survey before 31st  December 2025.

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            Shiatsu Advent Calendar 
      
            In anticipation of the festive season, we want to invite you on a 24 days-journey to Discover Shiatsu!

Every day until the Christmas Eve, you'll have the opportunity to open the door of a digital advent calendar to discover new insight from the Shiatsu community. Join us on our Social media platforms for a chance to win one of the three prizes from the Shiatsu community. 
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            Choose a Practitioner 
      
            Shiatsu is truly transformational. Finding someone who resonates with you will help you feel a sense of comfort and ease during your Shiatsu treatment. Shiatsu can be learned by anyone. However, this doesn't mean that everyone is qualified to provide a Shiatsu treatment. 

When choosing a Shiatsu practitioner, it's important to feel empowered and comfortable to express your needs. 
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            Shiatsu Awareness Month Is Here 
      
            June is Shiatsu Awareness Month. Every year Shiatsu communities across Europe and beyond join forces in spreading the word about this wonderful practice. This year, we are inviting you to Get in Touch with Shiatsu!

A form of therapeutic bodywork, Shiatsu combines ancient knowledge with modern techniques to enhance the body’s natural ability to balance itself.
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            An Invitation To Get In Touch with Shiatsu
      
            This video introduces Shiatsu and demonstrates the extraordinary power of nurturing touch.

An invitation to Get in Touch with Shiatsu that you can share with your family, friends and Shiatsu community. 

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            In Focus: Celebrating Shiatsu Schools Across The Country
      
            Shiatsu Schools are the foundation of the Shiatsu Society, shaping the future of Shiatsu education across the country. If you are a Shiatsu enthusiast who would like to discover how this wonderful practice can help facilitate your personal growth and development – or inspire a career shift – this is for you! Join us this May to celebrate these incredible hubs of education!
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            New Year Resolutions For Shiatsu Practitioners
      
            We do not know for sure where the habit started, but New Year’s resolutions remain a popular trend in contemporary society. So much so that the latest surveys tell us that 3 in 4 Brits (74%) will be setting resolutions to better themselves in 2025. How many of them do you think are Shiatsu Practitioners? 😊  
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            Shiatsu Society Advent Calendar 2024
      
            During the first 24 days of December, you’ll receive a special nugget of wisdom from one of our community members. Open the Advent Calendar door each day and follow the guidelines for a chance to win 3 bundles of lovely prizes from your Shiatsu Society and our partners.
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            The Shiatsu Community You’ve Been Looking For  
      
            Whether you are a Shiatsu practitioner, student or enthusiast wishing to connect with likeminded people who love Shiatsu, we have the perfect place for you.
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            Build A Thriving Business As A Shiatsu Practitioner.
      
            Soulful business and marketing strategies are about real connections and genuine intentions. They provide an opportunity to start a conversation, share a story, listen to a need and fulfill it, from one heart to another.
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            A Journey Through The Five Elements. 
      
            The universal theory of the Five Elements organises natural phenomena into five groups to reflect a profound understanding of the order underlying all things. Let’s go on a journey through the Five Elements! 
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            Self-Care Guide For Shiatsu Practitioners. 
      
            Sharing Shiatsu is an incredibly rewarding practice that fosters community and connection between others. In order to be able to hold space for others, you need to fill your own cup first.
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             Shiatsu: Holistic Wellbeing For The Modern Lifestyle.
      
            Shiatsu, a non-invasive bodywork therapy that originated in Japan, is gaining more and more popularity with westerners that seek to reduce their stress levels and enhance their well-being. And for all the right reasons!
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            Practitioner in Focus: Kate Burford
      
            We caught up with Kate Burford, a Shiatsu practitioner and teacher based in Cornwall!
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            Practitioner in Focus: Hannah Mackay
      
            We caught up with Hannah Mackay,  a Shiatsu practitioner based in Manchester to hear the story of her Shiatsu journey. 
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            Practitioner in Focus
      
            We caught up with Tracy Krikler,  a Shiatsu practitioner based in London to hear the story of her Shiatsu journey. 
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            Supporting Shiatsu Awareness Month
      
            Here's an update on our SAM bursary showing how our funding is being put to good use as we support the campaign. 
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            Fire Element - our tips to find your balance
      
            Fire element - our tips to find your balance and make the most of the season
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            Bodywork for Wellbeing Practitioners
      
            New Bodywork for Wellbeing Listing and Membership category launched
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            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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            New Touch for Life resource - Managing Stress
      
            Points and practices to help with stress management
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            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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            Incorporating Shiatsu into daily life
      
            Here we discuss activities you can implement to support your wellbeing 
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            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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            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 - 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 - 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 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? 
      
            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 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 - 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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            Practitioner in Focus: Dan Smith
      
            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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            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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            Practitioner in Focus: Adrien
      
            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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            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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            Practitioner in Focus: Corrianna Bain
      
            Meet Corrinna Bain, founder of Rest and Renew
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            Practitioner in Focus: Tanja Bastia
      
            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 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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            Practitioner in Focus: Dawn Oei
      
            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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            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
      
            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 can make the world a better place! Here are three projects that our Professional Practitioners are involved in. 
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