The 2014 AGM agreed to create a Register for members who have completed a 1-year qualification. The Core Curriculum for this was established by the Education Committee in 2017 and was modified in 2021 following the placing of the L4 Diploma in Shiatsu on the RQF. The Society has called this practice Bodywork for Wellbeing Based on Shiatsu principles. This denotes a form of body-based work that is based on the principles, philosophy and techniques of Shiatsu but is practised for wellbeing and is not aimed at treating problematic conditions.

Schools may offer a 1-year programme adhering to the One Year Core Curriculum and may choose how to call their certification, so long as it does not imply full Shiatsu qualification. Examples are “Certificate in Holistic Acupressure”, “Bodywork for Wellbeing Mentor”.

Graduates of such programmes will be placed on the Shiatsu Society Register of Wellbeing Practitioners. They are publicised on the Wellbeing Listing on the website, operate under the Shiatsu Society's Code of Ethics and are required to hold professional indemnity insurance. Professional level insurance for Acupressure / Bodywork for Wellbeing is not part of the Block Scheme and needs to be purchased from Balens through their Multi-therapy policy and is at a discounted rate (see document ‘Insurance matters for Students’).

At present we are only accepting Student Advanced members onto the Register of Wellbeing Practitioners. In future there will be a separate membership category (for those not continuing to full 3-year Shiatsu training) which includes professional level insurance for Acupressure/Bodywork for Wellbeing Practitioners not insurance for Shiatsu, this is currently being finalised.