We will show how to directly experience the Qi of the meridians though exploring archetypal movements. This gives the client a way to sense, understand and embody the energetic changes of the Shiatsu session. It also gives them a practice to do at home to continue deepening the process started by the Shiatsu. The work is based on Bill’s research into child development which showed that the meridians are the pathways along which babies learn to connect their body together through movement.
This approach makes the Shiatsu session more interactive, spontaneous and experimental and opens up the client’s awareness of themselves so that they can move away from being a victim of their condition.
Information about the speaker
BILL PALMER
Bill Palmer & Teresa Hadland
Bill is director of the School for Experiential Education (SEED) and was one of the pioneers of Shiatsu in Europe in the 1970’s. He co-founded the UK Shiatsu Society and the Journal of Shiatsu and Oriental Body Therapy. Teresa taught Shiatsu to degree level at Derby University and is now senior tutor at SEED. Teaching together gives the possibility of teaching both from the point of view of the therapist and simultaneously showing how the client can be actively involved.
Bill’s research with babies showed how meridians guided the development of movement and how the energetic functions originated in physical movement. From this he evolved Movement Shiatsu and Inner Qigong which help people to be more active and experimental as clients using movement and guided explorations as well as touch. He and Teresa teach these disciplines in ten countries worldwide.
