So many people have asked us if we can make the videos available for streaming, that we thought it was time. So finally we did it – it hasn’t been easy, as there were over 14 hours of video to upload (think of it, a whole Shiatsu weekend!) but the Meridians of Shiatsu can now be seen online through the Vimeo platform (you have to get Vimeo membership to do that but membership is free). The cost is about the same as for the DVDs, and after payment you are able to log in and view your videos as often as you like.
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Shiatsu “tools” like the Manaka Hammer and Peg for when your hands are tired
Here’s a video on how you might use some tools to help you achieve a specifically dispersing effect or simply for ease in applying pressure if your hands are tired or weak. The first is the MANAKA HAMMER AND PEG. Yoshio Manaka (1911-1989) was a gifted physician, acupuncturist and Shiatsu therapist. His work has influenced … Read more >
The Chakras in Shiatsu
There are many traditions that describe the human energy field, using a wide variety of different terms and points of reference. We come across them in our reading as we attempt to discover more about this mysterious phenomenon which is the basis of human life. In our turn we, the explorers, are often aware of … Read more >
Shiatsu Theory and Intuition
Shiatsu Theory and Intuition BALANCING THEORY AND INTUITION IN SHIATSU PRACTICE Like most other forms of bodywork, or at least like those with a long pedigree, Shiatsu can be performed without any theory at all. This statement must, of course, immediately be qualified by the proviso “except the basic theory of the practice itself”. The … Read more >
Carola interviewed by Ulli Schmidt
Carola interviewed by Ulli Schmidt 1 ) Dear Carola , you’re grown up in Asia ( was it Shanghai ?? ). How have these early years influenced you in terms of your career choice? Very much indeed. Not in Shanghai, no, in the ’50’s there were very few Europeans in Mao’s China. I grew up … Read more >
Foreword for “An Atlas of Shiatsu” by Wilfried Rappenecker and Meike Kockrick
What are meridians? These strange and wonderful currents continue to interest the scientific world as well as the Shiatsu and acupuncture communities. Scientific studies demonstrate their existence, although so far they have not been shown to be physical structures. In fact, the reality of meridians as electro-magnetic phenomena has been demonstrated more conclusively than that … Read more >
Homage to Masunaga
Let me ask you something; how, practically, do you perform a Shiatsu session? I am guessing here that, plus or minus a few individual variations, your form is as follows – do a Hara diagnosis and, on the basis of kyo and jitsu in the Hara, choose a couple of meridians to treat; use a … Read more >
Shiatsu as a spiritual practice
On my Shiatsu bookshelves there is an insightful book by Simon Fall with this title – Shiatsu as Spiritual Practice. I’m not here copying or reviewing that book, but acknowledging that the subject has come up before. Shiatsu is an expression of the best of ourselves, and a connection with the best of another. After … Read more >