Cindy Black, author of Meridian Massage: “Find your own unique expression of Qi”

Cindy Black, a US-based writer and teacher, provides online classes in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)  for Massage Therapists. Her book ‘Meridian Massage, Opening Pathways to Vitality’ is popular among TCM-newcomers but is also valuable for seasoned practitioners. “It’s not shiatsu, it’s not Thai massage, it’s not acupressure. That has been my challenge: describing what it is, instead of what it’s not. “

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“When we touch, we always get an answer”

Day 1 @European Shiatsu Congress 2017 in Vienna At the end of September 2017, I visited the European Shiatsu Congress in Vienna, the biggest Shiatsu event in European history so far. Much learned, much seen, made contact with other Shiatsu approaches and practitioners. First of all, Vienna. Everyone says: beautiful city … Lees verder

“Meridianen bestaan niet”

Eind september was ik te gast op het European Shiatsu Congress, het grootste shiatsu event in de Europese geschiedenis. Veel geleerd, veel gezien, contact gemaakt met andere benaderingen van shiatsu en aanverwanten. Een impressie van de workshops op de eerste dag.

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How I met the Wiener Schnitzel girl @the European Shiatsu Congress

Picture a huge conference room. A classic ambience with a wooden floor and 100 mats on it. On the mats are the participants of the European Shiatsu Congress. There is a man dressed in white at the front. Beside him sits a woman on a chair. I cannot see her face but her body posture suggests she is not the happiest human in the world. He asks her: “What do you feel?” She answers: “Sadness. Loneliness. Being unconnected”.

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Mike Mandl: “We can learn from burn out”

Learn from burn out

This week  the magic starts at the European Shiatsu Congress (ESC) in Vienna. Mike Mandl (1969) organizes the conference and is also a shiatsu therapist. At the ESC he offers workshops on his specialty: burn out. I asked Mike 5 questions about this personal, spiritual and social challenge. It is … Lees verder

Futloos? Geen zin om je bed uit te komen?

Voel je je leeg van binnen? Beleef je nergens meer echt plezier aan? Heb je het gevoel dat je vastloopt in je hoofd? Dan heb je last van Qi-stagnatie. Qi is jouw levensenergie. Qi laat je lichaam bewegen, maar ook je geest: je gedachten en emoties. Als Qi vast komt te zitten, kun je je geestelijk geblokkeerd voelen. Shiatsu massage kan hierbij helpen.

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Tsubook gives Shiatu community its own app

Tsubook is one of the first apps that focuses on shiatsu therapists. The free version is already too good to be true. In this, the 360 acupuncture points of the 12 main meridians are clearly shown on a 3D model. It’s a handy tool to add to your points knowledge … Lees verder