Uketoru and Vital Resonance. Hado Shiatsu Supporting the Processes of Life
PATRIZIA STEFANINI
This seminar is designed as an experiential and reflective laboratory focused on Hado Shiatsu, an approach that integrates traditional Shiatsu practice with elements of quantum field physics. This leads to a vision of contact as a phenomenon of resonance rather than a symptomatic intervention
At the heart of the meeting is the Japanese principle of “uketoru,” the practitioner’s ability to receive and recognize energy and information manifesting through connection with the receiver. From this perspective, uketoru is not just an act of perception, but a threshold that provides access to a coherent relational field. In this field, the organism’s vital responses can emerge, self-organise and orient towards spontaneous rebalancing processes.
The workshop alternates between simplified yet rigorous scientific theory, touch demonstrations, partner practice and shared spaces, encouraging participants to delve deeper.
– The modulation of pressure and contact time in relation to energetic assessment.
– The use of neutral presence and activation of integrated senses as tools to resonate with the receiver’s entire system.
– The concept of supporting life as an emergent and coherent system response rather than a targeted action limited to symptom remission.
– The quantum paradigm of Hado Shiatsu explored operatively: vibration (Hado) is not here a theoretical abstraction but a vitality parameter, a perceptible quality of the field expressed through touch, breath, and relationship. This aspect of Ki inherently carries self-healing connotations and focuses on deep self-respect. Thus, resonance naturally arises between the oscillations of our heart and the beauty of the universe.
Learning Objectives:
– Introduce the fundamentals of Hado Shiatsu as a practice that supports life through resonance.
– Offer practical tools to access deep listening (uketoru).
– Develop greater perceptual sensitivity in the bodily relationship.
– Promote understanding of touch as a clinical and relational act.
Required Materials:
Projector and screen for slide presentations, flip chart, markers, futons, and cushions.
