20260919-0900 – European Shiatsu Congress

Shiatsu clinic

pcab_adm_tb — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:25:12 +0000

A Shiatsu clinic involves a demonstration of a shiatsu treatment being performed on someone who is not attending the congress. Each clinic involves two practitioners, who deliver their treatments one after the other.

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.

Shiatsu clinic

pcab_adm_tb — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:24:10 +0000

Beauty and Strengths

pcab_adm_tb — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:10:24 +0000

When people come to us with complaints, it is often already valuable to give them attention by acknowledging that they are exactly right as they are in that moment. This can be difficult to grasp, given the physical and psychological pain that people may experience. However, we have found that people’s strengths, potential and beauty often relate closely to areas that currently seem blocked.

In both conversation and physical shiatsu touch, we are embarking on a journey to make this accessible to our clients. We are showing them that apparent weaknesses and complaints can also arise from strengths that are sometimes overused. We are doing this for a good reason. This way of working with people leads away from mere removal.

What do we have in common with an amoeba? An approach to Masunaga’s meridian functions

pcab_adm_tb — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:08:51 +0000

The meridians as life functions as we know them are Masunaga’s perspective. He developed a unique meridian theory in which he described the action and expression of Ki. He used the amoeba as a model to demonstrate the life functions and basic needs of humans. This was not just theoretical knowledge, but tangible life movements that we feel, touch and move during treatment, including within ourselves. Being able to incorporate them into the meridian work is a great enrichment and helps to understand the expression of Ki in people.
We will experience the different meridians as amoebae in order to experiment with the body, what Masunaga meant. It will be fun.

Shiatsu for horses and dogs

pcab_adm_tb — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:04:59 +0000

Shiatsu supports life – not only in humans, but also in the animals we live, work, and share our lives with. Horses and dogs are especially sensitive to touch, and in this presentation I will explore how they benefit from shiatsu, as well as how shiatsu can help us better understand our four-legged friends.
The session will consider both the differences and the similarities in treating horses and dogs, including aspects of anatomy, movement, and behavioral responses. What matters most is that shiatsu is always done with the animal – not to the animal.
I will share practical insights on how therapists can safely and effectively work with horses and dogs, and I will also offer simple approaches that anyone can use to support their own animals at home and at the stable.
The aim is not to provide full training in animal shiatsu, but to open a space for discussion and to share inspiring, practical ideas for everyday life. Participants will discover how the principles they already know from human shiatsu translate into the animal world – and how this work can both enrich the lives of animals and deepen the human–animal bond.