This strategy will shape the future of Shiatsu research, and aims to strengthen our profession’s credibility and visibility in key organisations like the NHS and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Your chance to get involved!

Hosted by new Shiatsu Society Director Kathi Bouchaar and Board Co-Chair Barbara Bond, this session focuses on how to develop rigorous, credible research to demonstrate Shiatsu's effectiveness in supporting people with various health conditions.

In the years to come, we aim to build a sustainable “research culture” to support our Society members and the wider professional Shiatsu community.

The Research Design Service (RDS) provides a national network of experts who help researchers across England to develop competitive funding applications for health, public health, and social care research.

Our Support Group Meeting on the 5th December covered the topic of Research - looking at ways to record and measure our beneficial treatment results - all part of our wider Mission to have Shiatsu officially recognised