Andreana Spinola began in 1973 assisting people to regain better and more skilled functionality in moving through life, as a rehabilitation therapist. From 1992 onward, she continued to support people during difficult moments in their lives as a shiatsu practitioner. She worked with children with disabilities, then with shiatsu in hospitals with patients of all types, gaining valuable experience in supporting and listening to premature babies, the elderly, patients in intensive care, pediatrics, surgery, and patients with severe syndromes such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Alongside this experience with people during hospitalization, when they were ill, she has worked with more than 900 clients who seek shiatsu for a wide variety of imbalances. Shiatsu continues to be her passion and interest, and over time her way of “intervening” and “working” has become simpler and clearer.
In 1999, she founded the Igea Shiatsu School in Rome.
She is the author, in 1992, of pioneering work on 30 premature babies treated with shiatsu in hospital. In 2017, she published Shiatsu, Life, and the Meridians: An Energetic Philosophical Resource (NOI Editions).
Andreana Spinola began in 1973 assisting people to regain better and more skilled functionality in moving through life, as a rehabilitation therapist. From 1992 onward, she continued to support people during difficult moments in their lives as a shiatsu practitioner. She worked with children with disabilities, then with shiatsu in hospitals with patients of all types, gaining valuable experience in supporting and listening to premature babies, the elderly, patients in intensive care, pediatrics, surgery, and patients with severe syndromes such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Alongside this experience with people during hospitalization, when they were ill, she has worked with more than 900 clients who seek shiatsu for a wide variety of imbalances. Shiatsu continues to be her passion and interest, and over time her way of “intervening” and “working” has become simpler and clearer.
In 1999, she founded the Igea Shiatsu School in Rome.
She is the author, in 1992, of pioneering work on 30 premature babies treated with shiatsu in hospital. In 2017, she published Shiatsu, Life, and the Meridians: An Energetic Philosophical Resource (NOI Editions).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shiatsu inspires me because of its richness and interconnectedness, of structures within us, how these relate to emotional experience, and what acts upon and within me.
The training I received from the team of Wilfried Rappenecker, Meike Kockrick, Jürgen Westhoff and many others moved me deeply and fueled my passion for Shiatsu.
After six years as an assistant, I began sharing Shiatsu with interested learners, and since 2017 I’ve taken over leadership of the Shiatsu School in Hamburg.
The encounter through Shiatsu is one of the most authentic I know.
My curiosity is always eager to explore other forms of meeting and treatment, such as craniosacral therapy, fascia medicine, and more. Yet, my fascination remains with Shiatsu, and my creativity keeps finding new paths and connections between disciplines.
Sharing and exploring this with participants in my courses continues to enrich me deeply.
Shiatsu inspires me because of its richness and interconnectedness, of structures within us, how these relate to emotional experience, and what acts upon and within me.
The training I received from the team of Wilfried Rappenecker, Meike Kockrick, Jürgen Westhoff and many others moved me deeply and fueled my passion for Shiatsu.
After six years as an assistant, I began sharing Shiatsu with interested learners, and since 2017 I’ve taken over leadership of the Shiatsu School in Hamburg.
The encounter through Shiatsu is one of the most authentic I know.
My curiosity is always eager to explore other forms of meeting and treatment, such as craniosacral therapy, fascia medicine, and more. Yet, my fascination remains with Shiatsu, and my creativity keeps finding new paths and connections between disciplines.
Sharing and exploring this with participants in my courses continues to enrich me deeply.
I grew up in the Far East, which was a formative period and when my interest in East Asian culture and healing began. When my family returned to England I went through an intensive formal education but abandoned it all to study beauty therapy, where I discovered massage. Shiatsu followed almost at once and I did my first workshop in 1978 with Ohashi.
I then studied acupuncture but Shiatsu remained my first love and principal practice. Pauline Sasaki became my “root guru”. I joined with Cliff Andrews, Paul Lundberg and Nicola Ley to found the Shiatsu College in 1986, and our collaboration brought friendship and so much learning. I wrote “Shiatsu Theory and Practice” in 1996, now in its 3rd edition. Later I taught internationally for many years but have now retired to live quietly with my husband in beautiful West Wales
I grew up in the Far East, which was a formative period and when my interest in East Asian culture and healing began. When my family returned to England I went through an intensive formal education but abandoned it all to study beauty therapy, where I discovered massage. Shiatsu followed almost at once and I did my first workshop in 1978 with Ohashi.
I then studied acupuncture but Shiatsu remained my first love and principal practice. Pauline Sasaki became my “root guru”. I joined with Cliff Andrews, Paul Lundberg and Nicola Ley to found the Shiatsu College in 1986, and our collaboration brought friendship and so much learning. I wrote “Shiatsu Theory and Practice” in 1996, now in its 3rd edition. Later I taught internationally for many years but have now retired to live quietly with my husband in beautiful West Wales
Cliff started his Shiatsu studies at the Brighton Natural Health Centre in 1981, and in 1986 he co-founded the Shiatsu College UK.
In the same year, after studying with Pauline Sasaki at her annual UK residential workshops, she invited him to the USA to become her full-time apprentice.
In 1987 Cliff embarked on a 20-year collaboration with Pauline, further developing Masunaga’s Zen Shiatsu system, in a series of workshops in Europe and the USA. During his 30-year international teaching career, Cliff was regularly invited to teach in Europe, the USA and Australia.
Cliff is now semi-retired and has a part-time Shiatsu practice in Norwich and Zurich. He continues to direct the www.newenergywork.com project, which has grown to be the world’s largest online Shiatsu learning community with almost 4,000 members and over 100,000 course enrolments.
Cliff started his Shiatsu studies at the Brighton Natural Health Centre in 1981, and in 1986 he co-founded the Shiatsu College UK.
In the same year, after studying with Pauline Sasaki at her annual UK residential workshops, she invited him to the USA to become her full-time apprentice.
In 1987 Cliff embarked on a 20-year collaboration with Pauline, further developing Masunaga’s Zen Shiatsu system, in a series of workshops in Europe and the USA. During his 30-year international teaching career, Cliff was regularly invited to teach in Europe, the USA and Australia.
Cliff is now semi-retired and has a part-time Shiatsu practice in Norwich and Zurich. He continues to direct the www.newenergywork.com project, which has grown to be the world’s largest online Shiatsu learning community with almost 4,000 members and over 100,000 course enrolments.
Fabio Zagato: Shiatsu teacher, MA in Psychology, MD in Natural Medicine, PhD in Classical Oriental Medicines. He began his shiatsu training with Yuji Yahiro in 1974, continuing with Michio Kushi, Margareta Kushi, Shizuko Yamamoto, and others. He was a founding member and president of the FIS (Italian Shiatsu Federation) from 1991 to 1992 and of the FIS Cultural Institute from 1994 to 1997. From 2000 to 2011, he was a founding member and president of the National Federation of Shiatsu Schools (FNSS), which merged with FIS to form FISIEO in 2011. He was president of the Interassociation of Health Arts (IAS) from 2010 to 2014. He has practised Buddhist meditation since 1974 and was authorised to teach Vipassana meditation in the secular Theravada tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin by Master J. E. Coleman in 1986. He is currently President of the Research Area of FISIEO. He is the author of numerous books and publications.
Fabio Zagato: Shiatsu teacher, MA in Psychology, MD in Natural Medicine, PhD in Classical Oriental Medicines. He began his shiatsu training with Yuji Yahiro in 1974, continuing with Michio Kushi, Margareta Kushi, Shizuko Yamamoto, and others. He was a founding member and president of the FIS (Italian Shiatsu Federation) from 1991 to 1992 and of the FIS Cultural Institute from 1994 to 1997. From 2000 to 2011, he was a founding member and president of the National Federation of Shiatsu Schools (FNSS), which merged with FIS to form FISIEO in 2011. He was president of the Interassociation of Health Arts (IAS) from 2010 to 2014. He has practised Buddhist meditation since 1974 and was authorised to teach Vipassana meditation in the secular Theravada tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin by Master J. E. Coleman in 1986. He is currently President of the Research Area of FISIEO. He is the author of numerous books and publications.
Fanny Roque is a Shiatsu practitioner and trainer, specialized in supporting people with cancer and in menstrual cycle disorders.
She is the President of the French Federation of Traditional Shiatsu (FFST), and advocates for a rigorous, accessible practice grounded in clinical realities.
She offers certified training programs recognized by professional bodies in France, aimed at practitioners and healthcare professionals.
She also runs a private practice in Bordeaux and gives weekly Shiatsu sessions directly in a chemotherapy ward at a clinic, as well as with the French League Against Cancer.
Fanny Roque is a Shiatsu practitioner and trainer, specialized in supporting people with cancer and in menstrual cycle disorders.
She is the President of the French Federation of Traditional Shiatsu (FFST), and advocates for a rigorous, accessible practice grounded in clinical realities.
She offers certified training programs recognized by professional bodies in France, aimed at practitioners and healthcare professionals.
She also runs a private practice in Bordeaux and gives weekly Shiatsu sessions directly in a chemotherapy ward at a clinic, as well as with the French League Against Cancer.
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.
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.
Gabriella entered the world of Shiatsu in 1986 and graduated from the Ohashi Institute in New York in 1988. In 1990, together with a group of European teachers and organizers from the Ohashi Institute, she founded the European Shiatsu Institute. In the same year, she founded its Rome Center.
Gabriella has continued to deepen and update her professional training by studying in Italy, Europe, and the United States, completing, among other programs, the Shin-Tai training with Saul Goodman.
From 1992, she enthusiastically and gratefully followed the teachings of Pauline Sasaki and from 2003 until 2010, the year Pauline left our dimension, she had the privilege of participating in a small study group on her Advanced Quantum Shiatsu.
Currently, besides her Shiatsu practice in Rome, she teaches workshops in Italy and Europe on “Fascia and Shiatsu” and a Post-Diploma Master on “Quantum Shiatsu Evolution®.
Gabriella entered the world of Shiatsu in 1986 and graduated from the Ohashi Institute in New York in 1988. In 1990, together with a group of European teachers and organizers from the Ohashi Institute, she founded the European Shiatsu Institute. In the same year, she founded its Rome Center.
Gabriella has continued to deepen and update her professional training by studying in Italy, Europe, and the United States, completing, among other programs, the Shin-Tai training with Saul Goodman.
From 1992, she enthusiastically and gratefully followed the teachings of Pauline Sasaki and from 2003 until 2010, the year Pauline left our dimension, she had the privilege of participating in a small study group on her Advanced Quantum Shiatsu.
Currently, besides her Shiatsu practice in Rome, she teaches workshops in Italy and Europe on “Fascia and Shiatsu” and a Post-Diploma Master on “Quantum Shiatsu Evolution®.
Gill is passionate about most things she gets involved with, yet somehow Shiatsu and Sei-Ki took the top spot. She has been practicing for over 25 years now, teaching as well as accompanying individuals in her practice. She began her Shiatsu studies in Madrid, going onto study with the Shiatsu College and from there to working with Akinobu Kishi Sensei. Currently she is director of Ameba Shiatsu School in Madrid as well as leading workshops around Spain and in more recent years, in Germany.
She has used her formal translation skills to support her local Shiatsu community by translating a whole host of trainers in Spain. So many Shiatsu ideas have passed through her head and resonance through her whole self, creating a rich prism through which she has gained a determination to be herself and find her own way, and this is what most informs her work.
Gill is passionate about most things she gets involved with, yet somehow Shiatsu and Sei-Ki took the top spot. She has been practicing for over 25 years now, teaching as well as accompanying individuals in her practice. She began her Shiatsu studies in Madrid, going onto study with the Shiatsu College and from there to working with Akinobu Kishi Sensei. Currently she is director of Ameba Shiatsu School in Madrid as well as leading workshops around Spain and in more recent years, in Germany.
She has used her formal translation skills to support her local Shiatsu community by translating a whole host of trainers in Spain. So many Shiatsu ideas have passed through her head and resonance through her whole self, creating a rich prism through which she has gained a determination to be herself and find her own way, and this is what most informs her work.
Beyond different techniques and theories.
‘There is a field beyond right and wrong. I’ll meet you there,’ wrote Rumi.
Shiatsu can be that field because, due to its human, philosophical and social value, it brings us closer to the meaning of life and leads us on a journey of endless discovery and exploration.
It was this profound dimension of shiatsu, present in every touch and pressure, that won me over many years ago, and it continues to fascinate me in my practice today.
Beyond different techniques and theories.
‘There is a field beyond right and wrong. I’ll meet you there,’ wrote Rumi.
Shiatsu can be that field because, due to its human, philosophical and social value, it brings us closer to the meaning of life and leads us on a journey of endless discovery and exploration.
It was this profound dimension of shiatsu, present in every touch and pressure, that won me over many years ago, and it continues to fascinate me in my practice today.
Born in 1964 in Sigmaringen on the Danube. Artstudies and work as a costume, and stage-designer in Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Athens etc. until 1997.
Training as a healing practitioner, and as Shiatsu therapist (GSD) at the Schule für Shiatsu Hamburg from 1998. Teaching at the Schule für Shiatsu Hamburg from 2006.
Training in Visionary Craniosacral Therapy at the Milne Institute Inc. (MII). Training in osteopathy at College Sutherland in Hamburg.
Head of ISS Kiental /Switzerland since 2016.
As head of school and teacher at ISS Kiental and teacher at the Schule für Shiatsu Hamburg: training-teacher and further education seminars, weekend courses and supervisions in Germany, Switzerland and abroad.
Moved to Constance on Lake Constance in 2014 with own body-therapy studio.
Many years of meditation practice and intensive Buddhist studies form the background of experience.
westhoff@zen-shiatsu.info
juergen.westhoff@kientalerhof.ch
www.zen-shiatsu.info
Born in 1964 in Sigmaringen on the Danube. Artstudies and work as a costume, and stage-designer in Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Athens etc. until 1997.
Training as a healing practitioner, and as Shiatsu therapist (GSD) at the Schule für Shiatsu Hamburg from 1998. Teaching at the Schule für Shiatsu Hamburg from 2006.
Training in Visionary Craniosacral Therapy at the Milne Institute Inc. (MII). Training in osteopathy at College Sutherland in Hamburg.
Head of ISS Kiental /Switzerland since 2016.
As head of school and teacher at ISS Kiental and teacher at the Schule für Shiatsu Hamburg: training-teacher and further education seminars, weekend courses and supervisions in Germany, Switzerland and abroad.
Moved to Constance on Lake Constance in 2014 with own body-therapy studio.
Many years of meditation practice and intensive Buddhist studies form the background of experience.
westhoff@zen-shiatsu.info
juergen.westhoff@kientalerhof.ch
www.zen-shiatsu.info
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.
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.
Kyoko Kishi lives in Maebashi, Japan.
As a former kimono master, she is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. For several decades she accompanied her husband Akinobu Kishi, the founder of Sei-Ki, as an assistant.
For many years they taught Sei-Ki workshops together all over the world. Since 2012 Kyoko has been carrying on her husband’s legacy. She has found her own unique style of Sei-Ki, which she shares heartfully.
Kyoko Kishi lives in Maebashi, Japan.
As a former kimono master, she is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. For several decades she accompanied her husband Akinobu Kishi, the founder of Sei-Ki, as an assistant.
For many years they taught Sei-Ki workshops together all over the world. Since 2012 Kyoko has been carrying on her husband’s legacy. She has found her own unique style of Sei-Ki, which she shares heartfully.
Born in Poggibonsi (SI) on 15/04/1964
High school diploma in Social-Pedagogical studies
A level in Music at Lewisham College London
8th Grade with Honors (142/150) in drums and percussion with the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Massimo is a Yoga teacher with over 500 hours of training and holds a 300-hour Yoga Therapy diploma from the International Vasistha Yoga Research Foundation (India). He has been teaching yoga since 2010 at his own center in Italy and is a founding member of “Three Treasures Yoga,” an international training school.
He has been a professional operator in Bio-Natural Disciplines and a Shiatsu teacher since 1992. In 1999, he founded the Holismos Center for health arts, a center for promoting and practicing Bio-Natural disciplines, including Yoga, where he serves as director. Massimo has been a Shiatsu operator and teacher for over 30 years and also holds diplomas in Kinesiology and Cranio-Sacral Therapy.
In 2016, together with Sara Della Torre, he founded the new Holismos Yoga and Wellness Center in Varese. He collaborates with various training courses, bringing his particular knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology and beyond.
Massimo studied Shorinji Kempo (a Japanese Buddhist martial art) for 12 years with Sensei Tameo Mizuno in London, Italy, and Japan (2nd Dan). However, his first passion was music from adolescence. He has played with numerous groups in Italy and Great Britain and performed in hundreds of concerts across Europe and Latin America. Today his main passion and interest concern the study of sound, vibrations, and their effects on our health, life, and evolution.
He has taught in training courses for social-health operators (community animators) funded by the EEC and notably participated in the project “Hospital without Pain” for ASL 7 at hospitals in Poggibonsi and Nottola (Montepulciano), delivering over 360 hours of lectures from 2003 to 2007, training nurses in pain treatment with integrated manual techniques.
For the Italian Shiatsu Federation, he has held the positions of Regional Representative, Board Member, and Exam Commission Member.
In 2024, along with three colleagues, he opened the “Mediterranean Retreats Center,” a retreat center on the island of Lesbos, Greece, where he lives six months a year.
In 2021, he released his first solo CD titled “Elemental World” under the Holismos label and published his book “Hospital without Pain – Bio-Natural Techniques in the Hospital Context” with Epigraphia Editions, now also available in English on Amazon.
Born in Poggibonsi (SI) on 15/04/1964
High school diploma in Social-Pedagogical studies
A level in Music at Lewisham College London
8th Grade with Honors (142/150) in drums and percussion with the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Massimo is a Yoga teacher with over 500 hours of training and holds a 300-hour Yoga Therapy diploma from the International Vasistha Yoga Research Foundation (India). He has been teaching yoga since 2010 at his own center in Italy and is a founding member of “Three Treasures Yoga,” an international training school.
He has been a professional operator in Bio-Natural Disciplines and a Shiatsu teacher since 1992. In 1999, he founded the Holismos Center for health arts, a center for promoting and practicing Bio-Natural disciplines, including Yoga, where he serves as director. Massimo has been a Shiatsu operator and teacher for over 30 years and also holds diplomas in Kinesiology and Cranio-Sacral Therapy.
In 2016, together with Sara Della Torre, he founded the new Holismos Yoga and Wellness Center in Varese. He collaborates with various training courses, bringing his particular knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology and beyond.
Massimo studied Shorinji Kempo (a Japanese Buddhist martial art) for 12 years with Sensei Tameo Mizuno in London, Italy, and Japan (2nd Dan). However, his first passion was music from adolescence. He has played with numerous groups in Italy and Great Britain and performed in hundreds of concerts across Europe and Latin America. Today his main passion and interest concern the study of sound, vibrations, and their effects on our health, life, and evolution.
He has taught in training courses for social-health operators (community animators) funded by the EEC and notably participated in the project “Hospital without Pain” for ASL 7 at hospitals in Poggibonsi and Nottola (Montepulciano), delivering over 360 hours of lectures from 2003 to 2007, training nurses in pain treatment with integrated manual techniques.
For the Italian Shiatsu Federation, he has held the positions of Regional Representative, Board Member, and Exam Commission Member.
In 2024, along with three colleagues, he opened the “Mediterranean Retreats Center,” a retreat center on the island of Lesbos, Greece, where he lives six months a year.
In 2021, he released his first solo CD titled “Elemental World” under the Holismos label and published his book “Hospital without Pain – Bio-Natural Techniques in the Hospital Context” with Epigraphia Editions, now also available in English on Amazon.
He began studying Shiatsu in 1981 with Mario Vatrini. A Rehabilitation Therapist, he holds a diploma from the Permanent Training Center in Manual Therapy.
He served as President of the Italian Shiatsu Federation (FIS), and currently plays an active role in FISieo as President of the Evaluation Department and a member of the Executive Board.
Since 1993, he has been a speaker at numerous national and international conferences organized by leading Italian Shiatsu associations.
A passionate scholar of Far Eastern Medicine, he has deepened his study of moxibustion and how Traditional Chinese Medicine principles can be applied to Japanese manual practices.
Since 1986, he has been teaching at the Hakusha School of Shiatsu and Moxibustion, where he has served as Educational Director for the Milan, Varese, and Como branches.
Together with Dr. Corradin and Dr. Di Stanislao, he co-authored the book “Medicina Tradizionale Cinese per lo Shiatsu ed il Tuina”, and contributed to the text “Visceri e Meridiani Curiosi”.
He began studying Shiatsu in 1981 with Mario Vatrini. A Rehabilitation Therapist, he holds a diploma from the Permanent Training Center in Manual Therapy.
He served as President of the Italian Shiatsu Federation (FIS), and currently plays an active role in FISieo as President of the Evaluation Department and a member of the Executive Board.
Since 1993, he has been a speaker at numerous national and international conferences organized by leading Italian Shiatsu associations.
A passionate scholar of Far Eastern Medicine, he has deepened his study of moxibustion and how Traditional Chinese Medicine principles can be applied to Japanese manual practices.
Since 1986, he has been teaching at the Hakusha School of Shiatsu and Moxibustion, where he has served as Educational Director for the Milan, Varese, and Como branches.
Together with Dr. Corradin and Dr. Di Stanislao, he co-authored the book “Medicina Tradizionale Cinese per lo Shiatsu ed il Tuina”, and contributed to the text “Visceri e Meridiani Curiosi”.
I grew up in Rüschlikon. After high school, I studied ethnology in Zurich and Montpellier.
As a single mother, I had to reorient myself and began Shiatsu training at ESI Switzerland, which I completed in December 1999. Later, I became an assistant and then teacher of beginner levels at ESI Switzerland.
Since 2000, I have been teaching my own seminars in Switzerland and Europe.
Even during my training, people who were chronically and seriously ill came to me for shiatsu therapy. From their feedback and my energetic perception, I learned that certain Shiatsu tools, which I will show at the congress, can be very supportive for them.
From my professional experience, an expanded Shiatsu treatment field has developed, which I will share at the congress based on years of accompanying affected people.
I grew up in Rüschlikon. After high school, I studied ethnology in Zurich and Montpellier.
As a single mother, I had to reorient myself and began Shiatsu training at ESI Switzerland, which I completed in December 1999. Later, I became an assistant and then teacher of beginner levels at ESI Switzerland.
Since 2000, I have been teaching my own seminars in Switzerland and Europe.
Even during my training, people who were chronically and seriously ill came to me for shiatsu therapy. From their feedback and my energetic perception, I learned that certain Shiatsu tools, which I will show at the congress, can be very supportive for them.
From my professional experience, an expanded Shiatsu treatment field has developed, which I will share at the congress based on years of accompanying affected people.
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.
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.
She discovered shiatsu in 1991 when she attended a training course with Master Roberto Taverna at Federyoga. In 1993, she specialised in Namikoshi shiatsu with Master Denis J. Binks in the Netherlands.
Since then, her curiosity and passion have led her to attend continuing education and specialisation courses with some of the world's leading Namikoshi Shiatsu masters, both in Italy and abroad. She has also expanded her knowledge by participating in seminars with masters of other styles.
In 2004, she completed three years of training in craniosacral biodynamics.
In 2013, she completed a three-year training course in Somatic Experiencing.
She has been authorised to teach Shiatsu since 2000 and has been recognised as an International Instructor of Namikoshi Shiatsu Europe by the Japan Shiatsu College in Tokyo since 2006.
She is Vice Director and Teacher at the Italian-Japanese Shiatsu School in Rome.
She has also been attending personal growth and meditation groups for several years.
She discovered shiatsu in 1991 when she attended a training course with Master Roberto Taverna at Federyoga. In 1993, she specialised in Namikoshi shiatsu with Master Denis J. Binks in the Netherlands.
Since then, her curiosity and passion have led her to attend continuing education and specialisation courses with some of the world's leading Namikoshi Shiatsu masters, both in Italy and abroad. She has also expanded her knowledge by participating in seminars with masters of other styles.
In 2004, she completed three years of training in craniosacral biodynamics.
In 2013, she completed a three-year training course in Somatic Experiencing.
She has been authorised to teach Shiatsu since 2000 and has been recognised as an International Instructor of Namikoshi Shiatsu Europe by the Japan Shiatsu College in Tokyo since 2006.
She is Vice Director and Teacher at the Italian-Japanese Shiatsu School in Rome.
She has also been attending personal growth and meditation groups for several years.
Patrizia Stefanini began practicing yoga, shiatsu, and aikido in the early 1980s, shortly after graduating “cum laude” in Physics and specializing in Medical Physics. She continued her Shiatsu studies with Wataru Ohashi and for two decades with Pauline Sasaki. To deepen the scientific foundations of Shiatsu and Oriental medicine, since 2005 she has collaborated with the I.I.B. (International Institute of Biophysics) in Neuss, Germany, led by physicist Fritz A. Popp, and for over a decade with physicist Emilio Del Giudice. She is the author of numerous popular and academic articles and contributions to texts on energetic medicine.
Original aspects of her Shiatsu approach concern the reading of the human being as a quantum macrosystem. This gives rise to a reading of meridians as quantum processes and Shiatsu healing relationships as empathic resonance between fields. Currently, alongside teaching at her schools in Florence and Milan, she alternates conferences and seminars in Italy, Europe, and the USA.
Patrizia Stefanini began practicing yoga, shiatsu, and aikido in the early 1980s, shortly after graduating “cum laude” in Physics and specializing in Medical Physics. She continued her Shiatsu studies with Wataru Ohashi and for two decades with Pauline Sasaki. To deepen the scientific foundations of Shiatsu and Oriental medicine, since 2005 she has collaborated with the I.I.B. (International Institute of Biophysics) in Neuss, Germany, led by physicist Fritz A. Popp, and for over a decade with physicist Emilio Del Giudice. She is the author of numerous popular and academic articles and contributions to texts on energetic medicine.
Original aspects of her Shiatsu approach concern the reading of the human being as a quantum macrosystem. This gives rise to a reading of meridians as quantum processes and Shiatsu healing relationships as empathic resonance between fields. Currently, alongside teaching at her schools in Florence and Milan, she alternates conferences and seminars in Italy, Europe, and the USA.
Pia Staniek is a trained physiotherapist and has been dedicated to Shiatsu since 1979. Co-founder and teacher of the IES (European Shiatsu Institute), she played a key role in developing the institute’s curriculum. Over the years, she enriched her vision and practice through Feldenkrais, breath work, Seiki and Butoh dance. She lives and works with Shiatsu in Munich.
“Deep touch and awareness are the nourishing components of Shiatsu,” she affirms. And she adds: “I am interested in the liberating process through which life unfolds in a person, and how trust in their inner, original nature can be rediscovered.”
Pia Staniek is a trained physiotherapist and has been dedicated to Shiatsu since 1979. Co-founder and teacher of the IES (European Shiatsu Institute), she played a key role in developing the institute’s curriculum. Over the years, she enriched her vision and practice through Feldenkrais, breath work, Seiki and Butoh dance. She lives and works with Shiatsu in Munich.
“Deep touch and awareness are the nourishing components of Shiatsu,” she affirms. And she adds: “I am interested in the liberating process through which life unfolds in a person, and how trust in their inner, original nature can be rediscovered.”
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.
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.
Graduated in 1986 with Master Rudy Palombini, he perfected his training in Baarn, Netherlands, with Master Denis Binks and later in Tokyo at the JSC. He began teaching in 1987 at EFOA and subsequently at APIS, now the Italo-Japanese Shiatsu Namikoshi School. In 1995, together with Annemarie Frey, he founded the Swiss Shiatsu Namikoshi Institute, which he directed until 2005. In 1998, he took over the direction of the Dutch School and the European Shiatsu Academy, which he also led until 2005. In 2000, he participated in the public funeral ceremony in honor of Master Tokujiro Namikoshi, invited by the JSC President Matsuko Namikoshi Sensei. He has participated in numerous international Shiatsu seminars and congresses, often as a speaker.
Graduated in 1986 with Master Rudy Palombini, he perfected his training in Baarn, Netherlands, with Master Denis Binks and later in Tokyo at the JSC. He began teaching in 1987 at EFOA and subsequently at APIS, now the Italo-Japanese Shiatsu Namikoshi School. In 1995, together with Annemarie Frey, he founded the Swiss Shiatsu Namikoshi Institute, which he directed until 2005. In 1998, he took over the direction of the Dutch School and the European Shiatsu Academy, which he also led until 2005. In 2000, he participated in the public funeral ceremony in honor of Master Tokujiro Namikoshi, invited by the JSC President Matsuko Namikoshi Sensei. He has participated in numerous international Shiatsu seminars and congresses, often as a speaker.
Contact Information:
Roberto Vittorio Lazzaro
Born 14/03/1956 in Huddersfield (GB)
robysamurai@gmail.com
Phone: +39 331 746 7255
Shiatsu training:
ISS International Shiatsu School Padova 1991–1997
ISS Kiental 1994
Significant teachers:
Saul Goodman, Wilfried Rappeneker, Attilio Somenzi, Claudia Beretta
Currently:
Shiatsu operator and teacher, Educational Director of Decima Luna Shiatsu School. Responsible for the four-year course.
Roles at FISIeO:
Previously: Regional Manager, CE Probiviro
Currently: Exam Commission, Cultural Institute, CST Conference
Psychology and Human Sciences Psychologist, Biotransenergetic teacher, Transpersonal Counselor, Counselor Trainer.
Currently: Responsible for the four-year course in Transpersonal Counseling with Biotransenergetic methodology, Om Padova headquarters, ITI (International Transpersonal Institute).
Practices as Shiatsu operator and psychologist at his studio in Piazza Europa 32, Noventa Padovana.
Third-year student at the University of Bologna, Faculty of Anthropology.
Contact Information:
Roberto Vittorio Lazzaro
Born 14/03/1956 in Huddersfield (GB)
robysamurai@gmail.com
Phone: +39 331 746 7255
Shiatsu training:
ISS International Shiatsu School Padova 1991–1997
ISS Kiental 1994
Significant teachers:
Saul Goodman, Wilfried Rappeneker, Attilio Somenzi, Claudia Beretta
Currently:
Shiatsu operator and teacher, Educational Director of Decima Luna Shiatsu School. Responsible for the four-year course.
Roles at FISIeO:
Previously: Regional Manager, CE Probiviro
Currently: Exam Commission, Cultural Institute, CST Conference
Psychology and Human Sciences Psychologist, Biotransenergetic teacher, Transpersonal Counselor, Counselor Trainer.
Currently: Responsible for the four-year course in Transpersonal Counseling with Biotransenergetic methodology, Om Padova headquarters, ITI (International Transpersonal Institute).
Practices as Shiatsu operator and psychologist at his studio in Piazza Europa 32, Noventa Padovana.
Third-year student at the University of Bologna, Faculty of Anthropology.
Stefania Ferri, certified Shiatsu teacher and practitioner by FISieo, began her training in Shiatsu and Eastern disciplines at the end of the 1970s in Paris. She continued and refined her studies in Europe, Thailand, Japan, China, Korea, and Hawaii, deepening her knowledge of traditional manual practices, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and meditative practices.
From 1986 to 2011 she taught and coordinated the activities of “Lotus Shiatsu School,” a professional school she founded and directed. In 1990 she was a founder of FIS (Italian Shiatsu Federation) and from 2004 to 2006 she was president of ASSI (Association of Italian Shiatsu Schools).
Since the 1990s she has developed projects for the practice of Shiatsu in public and private institutional and healthcare facilities, in the field of drug addiction, psychiatry, Eating Disorders (DNA), and the Female Section of the Bologna Prison.
Since 1996 she has been responsible for Shiatsu activities for the ward and day hospital of the “Child Neuropsychiatry Unit and Center for Eating Disorders” at Bellaria Hospital in Bologna. From 2015 to 2018 she collaborated with the “Residenza Gruber” in Bologna for the treatment of Eating Disorders.
Alongside promoting training activities nationwide, she develops individual treatment paths dedicated to developmental age, adults, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Stefania Ferri, certified Shiatsu teacher and practitioner by FISieo, began her training in Shiatsu and Eastern disciplines at the end of the 1970s in Paris. She continued and refined her studies in Europe, Thailand, Japan, China, Korea, and Hawaii, deepening her knowledge of traditional manual practices, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and meditative practices.
From 1986 to 2011 she taught and coordinated the activities of “Lotus Shiatsu School,” a professional school she founded and directed. In 1990 she was a founder of FIS (Italian Shiatsu Federation) and from 2004 to 2006 she was president of ASSI (Association of Italian Shiatsu Schools).
Since the 1990s she has developed projects for the practice of Shiatsu in public and private institutional and healthcare facilities, in the field of drug addiction, psychiatry, Eating Disorders (DNA), and the Female Section of the Bologna Prison.
Since 1996 she has been responsible for Shiatsu activities for the ward and day hospital of the “Child Neuropsychiatry Unit and Center for Eating Disorders” at Bellaria Hospital in Bologna. From 2015 to 2018 she collaborated with the “Residenza Gruber” in Bologna for the treatment of Eating Disorders.
Alongside promoting training activities nationwide, she develops individual treatment paths dedicated to developmental age, adults, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Steven Grütter is a teacher at the International Shiatsu School Kiental and torchbearer of the European Shiatsu Congress. He teaches Shiatsu as well as healthy and healing natural cuisine.
He discovered his inner orientation early on through intensive Tai-Chi training. His passion for cooking led him on the Solar Impulse project around the world, alongside working as a Shiatsu therapist.
In his practice, he consciously works with the perception of inner orientation. He conveys this knowledge in a clear and accessible way in his training courses.
Additionally, Steven Grütter is co-founder of Tennis Champagne and co-initiator and board member of Terrain Gurzelen, where he is also responsible for the guest sector.
He is a father of a daughter and lives in Biel.
Steven Grütter is a teacher at the International Shiatsu School Kiental and torchbearer of the European Shiatsu Congress. He teaches Shiatsu as well as healthy and healing natural cuisine.
He discovered his inner orientation early on through intensive Tai-Chi training. His passion for cooking led him on the Solar Impulse project around the world, alongside working as a Shiatsu therapist.
In his practice, he consciously works with the perception of inner orientation. He conveys this knowledge in a clear and accessible way in his training courses.
Additionally, Steven Grütter is co-founder of Tennis Champagne and co-initiator and board member of Terrain Gurzelen, where he is also responsible for the guest sector.
He is a father of a daughter and lives in Biel.
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.
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.
I have been studying Shiatsu since 1980, starting at the East West Centre in Edinburgh and then at the Iokai Centre in Japan, as well as studying with Sonia Moriceau for many years. For the last 15 years, I have collaborated with my husband, Bill Palmer. His approach to Movement Shiatsu is now central to my work with clients. I taught on the BA in Complementary and Holistic Therapies at Derby University for 11 years and I am now a senior tutor at the School for Experiential Education. I run two busy practices in the UK and co-teach Inner Qigong and Movement Shiatsu courses worldwide.
I am particularly interested in how emotional issues can be resolved by working with the body. I have found that many problems that initially present as physical are actually expressions of internal conflict, often rooted in emotional distress. Using touch and movement, I help clients to explore themselves, gently softening their defences so they can uncover and process the deeper cause of their condition.
I have been studying Shiatsu since 1980, starting at the East West Centre in Edinburgh and then at the Iokai Centre in Japan, as well as studying with Sonia Moriceau for many years. For the last 15 years, I have collaborated with my husband, Bill Palmer. His approach to Movement Shiatsu is now central to my work with clients. I taught on the BA in Complementary and Holistic Therapies at Derby University for 11 years and I am now a senior tutor at the School for Experiential Education. I run two busy practices in the UK and co-teach Inner Qigong and Movement Shiatsu courses worldwide.
I am particularly interested in how emotional issues can be resolved by working with the body. I have found that many problems that initially present as physical are actually expressions of internal conflict, often rooted in emotional distress. Using touch and movement, I help clients to explore themselves, gently softening their defences so they can uncover and process the deeper cause of their condition.
Tiina is a shiatsu practitioner for humans, horses and dogs, and equine shiatsu teacher.
She began her studies at Finnish Shiatsu School with John Lewis and graduated in 2014. She later continued her education in Qi and the Body Shiatsu Method with Galit Shaviv, qualifying as a Clinical Shiatsu Therapist in 2019.
Always eager to learn more and deepen her practice, she continually expands her skills and has, among others, attended further courses with Rex Lassalle, Gabriella Poli, and Philippe Vandenabeele.
In 2016, Tiina completed her training as an equine shiatsu practitioner with Liz Eddy, who still mentors her. She is also one of the three founders of the Finnish School of Equine Shiatsu, where Liz serves as visiting instructor.
Alongside her shiatsu work, Tiina is deeply passionate about horses and as her other profession, she teaches riders helping them to become better equestrians for their horses.
Tiina is a shiatsu practitioner for humans, horses and dogs, and equine shiatsu teacher.
She began her studies at Finnish Shiatsu School with John Lewis and graduated in 2014. She later continued her education in Qi and the Body Shiatsu Method with Galit Shaviv, qualifying as a Clinical Shiatsu Therapist in 2019.
Always eager to learn more and deepen her practice, she continually expands her skills and has, among others, attended further courses with Rex Lassalle, Gabriella Poli, and Philippe Vandenabeele.
In 2016, Tiina completed her training as an equine shiatsu practitioner with Liz Eddy, who still mentors her. She is also one of the three founders of the Finnish School of Equine Shiatsu, where Liz serves as visiting instructor.
Alongside her shiatsu work, Tiina is deeply passionate about horses and as her other profession, she teaches riders helping them to become better equestrians for their horses.
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.
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.
