Before starting the treatment, each practitioner will give a brief description of their approach. During the session, they may comment on their work, provided it does not interfere with the treatment itself.

At the end of the session, the practitioner may explain their approach further if they feel it is necessary. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions, share comments and express any doubts.

Before starting the treatment, each practitioner will give a brief description of their approach. During the session, they may comment on their work, provided it does not interfere with the treatment itself.

At the end of the session, the practitioner may explain their approach further if they feel it is necessary. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions, share comments and express any doubts.

Before starting the treatment, each practitioner will give a brief description of their approach. During the session, they may comment on their work, provided it does not interfere with the treatment itself.

At the end of the session, the practitioner may explain their approach further if they feel it is necessary. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions, share comments and express any doubts.

Before starting the treatment, each practitioner will give a brief description of their approach. During the session, they may comment on their work, provided it does not interfere with the treatment itself.

At the end of the session, the practitioner may explain their approach further if they feel it is necessary. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions, share comments and express any doubts.

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KATRIN SCHRÖDER

Born in 1962
Shiatsu teacher and practitioner for over 27 years
1997–2001: Trained as a Shiatsu therapist in Berlin
Her most influential teachers were Carola Beresford-Cooke and Sonja Moriceau (UK)
Since 2001, she has worked independently in her own Shiatsu practice for energetic healing and personal development in Berlin
Since 2006: Recognised teacher by the German Shiatsu Society (GSD)
Further training in Energetic Medicine, Emotional Process Accompaniment (EPA), Hypnosis, and Meridian Therapy with Josef Victor Müller at the Ben Shen Institute in Switzerland

Teaching is a central part of her work.
At the European Shiatsu Institute (ESI) she passes on her knowledge of the Healing Power of Touch in Shiatsu training seminars.

She conducts research and teaching on Extraordinary Vessels, TCM, and Transformational Shiatsu in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

This presence is enhanced when the therapist feels connected to the ground beneath them, rises gently, aligns themselves internally, and expands slightly in the shoulders, arms, and hands during physical contact. They avoid constricting their space, especially in the shoulders and arms. With this open space, they can resonate with and understand the recipient. For the recipient, such touch is dramatically different from purely physical touch.

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WILFRIED RAPPENECKER

Is a general practitioner who works primarily with shiatsu. He has been training in shiatsu since 1981, as well as in craniosacral osteopathy. He directed the Hamburg School of Shiatsu from its foundation in 1987 until 2017 and the International Shiatsu School ISS Kiental in Switzerland until 2016. He initiated the European Shiatsu Congresses and directed the first four ESCs. He is also a co-founder of the Society for Shiatsu in Germany (GSD), and has written, co-written or edited seven books on shiatsu, including Yu Sen: Shiatsu for Beginners, Five Elements and 12 Meridians, and Atlas Shiatsu: The Meridians in Zen Shiatsu, as well as numerous other articles and publications. He continues to enjoy working in his practice and teaching.

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PIERRE CLAVREUX

After working as a music therapist with disabled children for about ten years in Strasbourg, I trained as a percussionist with the Japanese group Kodo, which preserves the ancient art of taiko on Sadogashima Island in Japan, where I was invited to the “One Earth Tour 84” world tour and the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
After sharing the spirit and life of the Kodo group for two years, I continued my musical journey in Tokyo, where six months later a friend introduced me to a great master of oriental medicine, Takeuchi Sensei, director of the Akahigedo Clinic and School of Oriental Medicine in Tokyo and founder of Yin Shiatsu.
This encounter was the second great revelation of my life. The Akahigedo Clinic, very renowned in Japan, welcomes patients and students from all over the world. It is a place of study where various eastern therapeutic approaches such as acupuncture, Yin Shiatsu, Chinese herbal medicine, five-element dietetics, and therapeutic Kiko (Qi Gong) are taught and practiced.
Holding my Yin Shiatsu diploma obtained in 1989, I returned to France to open my practitioner’s office. Since then, I have continuously expanded my knowledge in other eastern touch practices between 1994 and 1996 (training in Yoga, Kalari Massage and Ayurvedic medicine in India, Thai massage in Thailand, and plantar, palmar, and craniofacial reflexology in Indonesia).
In 1996, I obtained a DEA (Master 2) at the University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg with a thesis titled “The Meaning of Pain.” In 1997, I created Kiyindo Shiatsu®, a personal technique based on analgesia by touch and postural correction.
In 2007, I founded the European Center of Kiyindo Shiatsu® and offer professional training aimed at advanced practitioners, ensuring the dissemination of Kiyindo Shiatsu® throughout Europe for over forty years.

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ANTIGONI TSEGELI

Antigoni Tsegeli is a specialist in beauty treatments, a Zen Shiatsu practitioner, Qigong instructor, beauty expert, and wellness teacher. She practiced martial arts in Kung Fu until 1996 and then dedicated herself entirely to healing arts with Shiatsu. After her first contact with Shiatsu in 1996 with Maria Charlet and her trips to Brazil for 10 yrs, she continues to deepen her personal development and knowledge through studies, specializations, and further training uptil now. She teaches holistic wellness practices, combining Shiatsu with Focusing for anxiety and trauma, courses for personal development of therapists and leads workshops and retreats on Aegina. Antigoni was president of the Hellenic Shiatsu Society 9 years and continues her Greece’s representative role in the European Shiatsu Federation. 

Her motto is: “The Body Knows, the Soul Listens, and the Spirit Lives.” She advocates for harmony and wholeness in people. 

It represents the creation of life itself, the manifestation of the harmony of all forms both in the microcosm and in the

Sacred Geometry us shows that everything comes from a matrix, the one and only source. Human beings included.

On every scale, every natural pattern of growth or movement conforms inevitably to one or more geometric shapes.

By studying the nature of these forms and their relationship to each other, one can seek insight into the scientific, philosophical, psychological, aesthetic and mystical laws of the universe.
The ancients believed that the experience of Sacred Geometry was essential to the education of the soul.

The designs of exalted holy places from the prehistoric monuments at Stonehenge and the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, to the world’s great cathedrals, mosques, and temples are based on these same principles of Sacred Geometry.

The symbols of Sacred Geometry are:

• The Flower of Life
• The Fruit of Life
• The Tree of Life
• The Cube of Metatron
• The Platonic Solids
• The Torus
• The Merkaba

Nicola will present how to use the Star Tetrahedron or the Merkaba. This easy technique helps align yin and yang or Heaven and Earth and can easily be added to any treatment! This technique can lead to more abundant energy and will certainly let the receiver feel more balanced!

Gabriella will present how to open the Fruit of Life in a Shiatsu session, and how to integrate its high frequency energy in the touch to support receivers in experiencing their connection to the “Oneness

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Nicola Ley (Pooley) – Bsc, BA, MA, PGCE, MRSS(T)

Nicola turned up for her first Shiatsu class with a friend, thinking it was a martial art. The friend went to Aikido, but Nicola loved Shiatsu from then. This was in Tokyo in 1978. 
Nicola is a founder of the Shiatsu College along with Carola Beresford Cooke and Clifford Andrews. The College regularly hosted Pauline Sasaki in the 80s and 90s when Pauline’s interpretation of Masunaga’s meridian system underpinned Shiatsu teaching throughout Europe.
Later Nicola studied Quantum Shiatsu – Pauline’s new work – alongside Gabrella Poli. We were devastated when Pauline died far too young and before she had fully developed her new work.
Nicola wrote “Shiatsu a step by step guide” previously called “Shiatsu in a Nutshell’. She is working on a book about her experiences of Quantum Shiatsu. 
Nicola has practiced Qigong since the early 80s. She loves this practice and finds that her Shiatsu blends often with Qigong when she is working.
Nicola also loves herbs and plants. Her study and drawing of plants and herbs are her pastime.

Gabriella Poli

Gabriella discovered shiatsu in 1987, and it was love at first sight. She chose to devote herself entirely to this discipline, leaving her secure job at a United Nations agency behind her.

After graduating, she continued her professional training by studying with several internationally renowned teachers in Italy and abroad. Of all these teachers, Pauline Sasaki had the most profound influence on Gabriella’s approach to shiatsu. Gabriella studied with Pauline in Italy, Europe and the United States and participated in a small study group on Pauline’s Advanced Quantum Shiatsu for seven years.

Following Pauline’s death, Gabriella decided to share her teachings and Quantum Shiatsu by offering workshops in Italy and across Europe.

Meeting Pauline Sasaki and studying with her was a privilege and a great gift for Gabriella. This opened up new horizons for her, offering not only new techniques, but also a new philosophy and a renewed vision of human beings and their potential.