SHIATSU IS A GENTLE TOUCH THERAPY. A RECEIVER WEARS LOOSE CLOTHING.
WITH ADULTS IT IS PRACTISED ON A SOFT MAT OR IN A CHAIR. WITH CHILDREN IT IS PRACTISED IN A MORE DYNAMIC PLAY SETTING.
*Shiatsu finds interest in the tiny differences in muscle tension and release; of when a breath is taken in and when it is let out and in how these timings relate to the body as a circulation system which is in constant adjustment and which multiplies its potential when open to contact with others.
*It is a form of witnessing that does not need to state something categorically or to deny it. It is able to hold many things that may appear contradictory in the balance- i.e. strength and vulnerability, capacity to give and need.
*In that sense it operates in a fluid and creative way much as music or art does, to create patterns of possibilities within an unhurried time-scale. The involvement of the receiver is as much a part of this process as the involvement of the therapist. That is the case even when the session is very relaxed and no great effort on either part is being made.
*As a general approach Shiatsu is about listening to the body not as a problem but as a movement seeking completion.
*The positivity of this simple interaction is able to address isolation, trauma and panic because it goes to a different level of interest and attention. It works to clarify the patterns that people make together when they are positively engaged. That is basically the concept of health in Shiatsu.
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ADULTS
I run a Private Shiatsu Clinic in Hackney for adults on a Tuesday.
Hour long bookings can be made for any time available between 8 am and 3.pm
Other times may be available with advance booking for people who work full-time
There are concessions available.
Please enquire by going to the contact page
