Enrol Today for Expert Shiatsu Training

Ready to become a skilled practitioner? Our comprehensive Shiatsu training programs provide hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge. Enrol now to kickstart your career in holistic healing.

Discover the Art of Shiatsu

Uncover the ancient healing techniques of Shiatsu bodywork and embark on a journey of wellness and balance. Join us to learn the art that has been restoring vitality for generations.

Transform Lives Through Shiatsu Therapy

Experience the profound impact of Shiatsu therapy firsthand. Learn to promote wellness, reduce stress, and enhance vitality. Join our academy and make a positive change in people’s lives.

Enrol Today for Expert Shiatsu Training

Ready to become a skilled practitioner? Our comprehensive Shiatsu training programs provide hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge. Enroll now to kickstart your career in holistic healing.

Discover the Art of Shiatsu

Uncover the ancient healing techniques of Shiatsu bodywork and embark on a journey of wellness and balance. Join us to learn the art that has been restoring vitality for generations.

Transform Lives Through Shiatsu Therapy

Experience the profound impact of Shiatsu therapy firsthand. Learn to promote wellness, reduce stress, and enhance vitality. Join our academy and make a positive change in people’s lives.

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Introducing the Seasonal Retreat Series: Your Path to Wellness and Balance

 

Join us on a transformative journey through the seasons with our exclusive Shiatsu Introductory Retreats. Designed to harmonize your mind, body, and spirit, these five unique retreats are your key to unlocking the healing power of Shiatsu massage.

Each retreat in our Seasonal Series is a gateway to greater well-being, balance, and self-discovery. Whether you’re new to Shiatsu or looking to deepen your practice, you’ll find something to enrich your life in every season.

Join us in this remarkable journey of self-care and holistic healing. The changing seasons offer an opportunity for transformation, and Shiatsu is your guide. Explore, learn, and rejuvenate with us.

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Shiatsu

Shiatsu is an oriental form of bodywork, which is based on Japanese massage therapy traditions. Shiatsu integrates Chinese medicine theory and Japanese practice with western physiology and anatomy.

Shiatsu was developed in Japan from the techniques of anma, a traditional Japanese massage, which in its origins was practiced by blind people. Shiatsu merges the western knowledge of anatomy with anma, ampuku (Japanese abdominal massage), acupressure, and Do-In (Japanese breathing and stretching practices).
Shiatsu massage, which deals with alleviating various physical and emotional ailments by working on pressure points, is the counterpart to the Chinese method of acupressure.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) System is based on the concept of ‘Chi’ or in Japanese ‘Ki’, which is energy that flows through the body along various channels, called meridians.

The word ‘Shiatsu’ comes from the Japanese words ‘shi’, which means finger and ‘atsu’, which means pressure. This pressure is created by the practitioner’s body weight through fingers, thumbs, elbows, forearms, feet and knees in contact with the recipient’s body.

Introductory Courses

The introductory weekend course is for anyone interested in bodywork, personal growth and development. The course teaches the basic principles and techniques of Shiatsu Bodywork and enables participants to practice and experience what Shiatsu feels like as a giver and receiver. Furthermore, each course has a theoretical focus on a particular Chinese element, depending on the time of year.

Participation in one Introductory Weekend Course is a pre-requisite for the Foundation Level Shiatsu Certificate and the Shiatsu Practitioner Training (Diploma in Shiatsu Therapy)

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We are the only provider of certificate and diploma-level Shiatsu training in Aotearoa!

Further Study

The full Shiatsu Practitioner Training is divided into two parts:

FOUNDATION LEVEL SHIATSU CERTIFICATE

The certificate course will enable participants to use basic Shiatsu techniques on friends and family, for relaxation, wellness and fun. Participants will practice in depth self-shiatsu techniques for own wellbeing and understand the principles of Shiatsu and oriental health as applied in their own life. Bodywork practitioners and therapist can integrate Shiatsu therapy principles into their established modalities.

This certificate (500 hours) makes up the first year of the Diploma in Shiatsu Therapy / Practitioner Level Course and must be completed prior to enrolment in the diploma level.

DIPLOMA IN SHIATSU THERAPY – PRACTITIONER LEVEL

This two year practitioner level diploma builds on the foundation level certificate of Shiatsu. Participants will learn in depth the philosophies behind Shiatsu treatments, TCM theory and oriental practices. The course covers detailed methodology and techniques for treating a wide range of ailments and diagnoses with Shiatsu, as well as oriental diagnoses and developing treatment plans. Participants are guided in their journey to become professional practitioners as they complete case studies and student clinics, study ethics and business skills, find their own style within shiatsu and work towards making bodywork their livelihood.