In Shiatsu, we often believe that we have to “look for something”, blockages, tension, imbalance.
But what happens when we shift our attention from searching to finding?
In this workshop, I invite you to rediscover Shiatsu from a perspective of mindful listening.
Experience has shown me that the deepest encounters in Shiatsu do not come through targeted searching, but through open and non-judgmental perception.
Listening to life as it comes alive means creating space, in conscious presence, for the inner flow of the other person.
We focus our attention on what is already there and wants to reveal itself, without actively forcing it.
To clarify and make this attitude more tangible, I will explain its significance through systemic theory.
This theory views the human being as a living system, whose self-regulation can unfold through value-free observation and mindful accompaniment.
We discover that life is always present in the other, waiting to be seen and accepted.
The practical part of the workshop will offer concrete exercises where participants can experience how mindful listening enables new kinds of encounters and qualities of touch.
The exercises aim to refine the ability to perceive subtle impulses of life and to support them without manipulative interference.
The goal of the workshop is to provide new inspiration to Shiatsu practitioners, strengthen their trust in their perception, and allow them to dive more deeply into the therapeutic relationship with clients.
Because the true art does not lie in finding what is missing, but in listening to and acknowledging what is alive and already present.
“Come on, let’s go find a treasure.” (Janosch)
Information about the speaker
FRANK SEEMAN
Frank Seemann, Bonn, born in 1956
Shiatsu training in New York with Wataru Ohashi.
Running his own Shiatsu practice in Bonn since 1991.
Certified Shiatsu teacher (GSD) since 1995.
Assistant to Ohashi from 1994 to 2000.
In 2001, he became director of ISOM – Institute for Shiatsu in Bonn/Wiesbaden.
Board member and chairman of the German Shiatsu Society (GSD) from 2002 to 2023.
Most recently employed at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Bonn.
Married, father of three adult daughters.
