Shiatsu Foundation Course - 48 tuition hours over 4 weekends - Manchester

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Title: Shiatsu Foundation Course - 48 tuition hours over 4 weekends

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Date: 1st Weekend: 10th & 11th November 2007 / 10 am to 5 pm
Conducted by: Jan Athis, PhD, MRSS
Location: Body & Mind Therapy Centre, 16 Arundel St, Mossley, Ashton under Lyne, Lancs
Price: £480.00 per person
Description: What is Shiatsu?
Shiatsu is an oriental bodywork therapy using touch to promote physical health, relaxation and emotional calm. The word ‘shiatsu’ means ‘finger pressure’ in Japanese, although a practitioner will also use thumbs, palms, knees and elbows where appropriate. Sessions usually take place on a padded mat or futon at floor level with the client fully clothed and various holding, stretching and pressure techniques are applied to the whole body. Regular shiatsu can be effective in preventing illness as it helps to relieve muscular tension, stimulates the circulation and auto-immune system and assists the nervous system.

No prior experience is needed to come on this Foundation Course, just a fascination with the subject and a desire to find out more!
Over the 4 weekends (48 total tuition hours) you will learn:

A complete and effective shiatsu routine which you can practice on family and friends
A series of exercises for you to experience and enhance your own energy flow
The location of some major pressure points and their practical applications
Some simple diagnostic techniques
How Yin / Yang and Five Element theory relates to shiatsu practice
The history of shiatsu and of the Traditional Chinese Medical theory that underpins it.
Practical skills are central to all the weekends on this course with an emphasis in the last two weekends on treating back problems. You will learn simple routines that can be used with people lying down or sat in a chair. You will also learn some of the theory that underpins shiatsu – including the nature of Ki (Qi) and Yin Yang and Five-Phase theory and how to use these diagnostically, as well as the location and nature of the 12 main energy meridians. You will be introduced to the relationship between Yin Yang and the I Ching, Feng Shui and martial arts; how body language conveys more than words and profoundly influences our interactions with; and the basic anatomy of the back – and why so many people have back problems! Throughout the course you will learn a series of exercises to benefit your own health.

Weekend One

Practical: Self-help / health exercises; Thumbing and Palming techniques; Supine Routine; Metal and Earth points
Theory: Intro to YinYang, Qi (Ki), Meridians, Tsubos, Five Elements [Phases] (i.e. Earth, Metal, Wood, Fire Water); History of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Shiatsu
Experiential: appreciation of METAL and EARTH energy
Weekend Two: 12th & 13th Jan 2008

Practical: More self-help exercises; Revise basics; Diagnostic techniques (Look & Listen); Prone Routine; WATER points
Theory: Yin Yang and its relation with e.g. martial arts, I Ching [Yi Jing]; Feng Shui. Qi. Five element associations. 12 main meridians
Experiential: appreciation of WATER
Weekend Three: 26th & 27th April 2008

Practical: More self-help exercises; Side and Seated Routines; WOOD points
Theory: Other styles of shiatsu and allied therapies; Intro to pulse, tongue, hara, back diagnosisBack pain and back anatomy
Experiential: appreciation of WOOD
Weekend Four: 21st & 22nd June 2008

Practical: More self-help exercises; Review all routines learnt; more techniques for treating back pain
Theory: Daoism; Lifestyles inc effects of stress and recognising problem areas (will include option for group discussion!)
Experiential: appreciation of FIRE
Jan Athis PhD, MRSS is a full time shiatsu practitioner, with a thriving shiatsu practice. Originally she worked in industry, latterly as a medical writer. Jan teaches Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology at the Shiatsu College Manchester, one of several U.K. branches of The Shiatsu College - a unique collaborative effort between some of the most experienced teachers in Europe established more than 20 years ago. Jan also teaches Tai Chi, which she has been studying since 1989.

The cost of the foundation course is £480.00 for 4 weekends, with a discount of £50 for those who wish to pay for the full course at weekend one.(A £25 discount voucher will be given to anyone attending the Foundation Course to be set against enrolment on the Shiatsu College Manchester practitioner course)


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