Shiatsu #10 Acupressure Along Meridians Healing The Therapist Tcm

Course overview

This course is designed for a practitioner who already has a very good understanding of the theories of Shiatsu and is able to trace the 12 Major Meridians or channels of the body with great confidence. The focus of this class is to utilize the principles and techniques learned in Shiatsu I-VIII to benefit or enhance the health and comfort of the therapists own mind and body. Overview of course: a)review of the major theories and concepts from Shiatsu 1-7 b)each person will explain to their seminar partner, in detail, what their goal for the treatment is (the ?experiment?), whether it is the relief of some pain, the correction of a malfunction or an imbalance in an organ/channel system, lowering stress or anxiety levels or an improvement in performance, etc. c)using everything that?s been learned in Shiatsu 1-8, the participant will evaluate and assess all pertinent signs and symptoms of the patient/client d)based upon their findings, the participant will devise a treatment protocol designed to achieve the patients goal e)when ready, they will present their case (the ?experiment?) to the class stating the patient?s goal, and the proposed protocol f)the class will provide feedback and or suggestions, and a protocol will be decided upon g)when each person has presented their case, they will return to their tables and implement the protocol on their partner and vise-versa h)when all treatments have been completed, each person reassess their partner for any noticeable change, getting feedback from the patient on how they feel i)each person presents their case one more time to the class, detailing any changes or improvements achieved This seminar is designed to let the therapist themselves benefit from the powerful healing of Shiatsu. It is an attempt to help break the pattern of the therapists always giving and never (or rarely) taking the time to also receive therapy.