A Trip Around The Body 

May 14-18 sees a repeat of the very popular “Trip around the Body” course. In this course, suitable for all levels of practice, we re-acquaint ourselves with Shiatsu as bodywork, learning the body as a whole and not just a bundle of meridians.

We take each body part in turn, exploring it on its own and with reference to the whole body, discovering useful techniques for working with it, finding out how it functions in normal conditions, how it reacts to different kinds of stress and thus its emotional and energetic anatomy. Although meridians and points can be a part of this work they will be brought in according to their relevance or if someone asks about them, rather than being a main focus.

The last time I ran this course it proved a magnet for practitioners who were seeking to get back into the practice of Shiatsu after having stopped for a while for various reasons, so if you know anyone in that situation, let them know. And it is a very practical course, so you receive lots of Shiatsu!

“A Trip Around the Body” is from 3 pm on May 14^th till 1130 am on May 18^th (24 hours of class time) and costs £295 inclusive of food and accommodation.

 Meridian Massage

From July 16^th to July 20^th I am happy to announce the first Meridian Massage course presented by Shiatsu-Wales.

Over 24 hours of class time we will explore seamless ways of combining the best of Shiatsu technique with the flowing and fragrant possibilities of massage. New ways of approaching the meridians are encompassed in a massage routine which covers all the body parts and all the classical meridians, with the major points as an added bonus. The course is open to all, but some knowledge of the classical meridians and Shiatsu techniques will be helpful.

“Meridian Massage” is from 2.30 pm on July 16^th till 1130 am on July 20^th. It costs £295 inclusive of food and accommodation.

A Name but no Form: the Mysterious Triple Heater

October 8-10 sees the repeat of another successful course, “The Mysterious Triple Heater”. A subject close to my heart, the Triple Heater seems to draw together all the different strands of South Asian medicine. I can't believe how much we cover in the 16 hours of class time; the theory of the 3 Gates, 3 Dantian and 3 Burning Spaces, the diaphragm and ways of releasing it, the Triple Heater's connection with the Essence and with the Chakras. All the theory is demonstrated and experienced in practice, including modern hypotheses about the relationship of the Triple Heater with our connective tissue. It is very much an experiential workshop, which offers new perspectives on a rich but apparently obscure classical source. There was a review of this course in the Autumn Journal of the UK Shiatsu Society.

“The Mysterious Triple Heater” is from 2.30 pm on October 8^th till 5 pm on October 10^th. It costs £195 inclusive of food and accommodation.

  Please visit the website of the Ceridwen residential centre,http://www.ceridwencentre.co.uk, to find out more about the accommodation.  I am delighted to be able to offer Shiatsu-Wales courses at Ceridwen, in its rural setting near Carmarthen, with welcoming and helpful hosts and the most delicious and plentiful vegetarian food.

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