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Bringing the outside back to the core:  Qiao (Heel) and Wei (Linking)

This is the second part of a two part article I wrote for the Shiatsu Society Journal in 2017. First…

Sea and rocks

The Eight Extraordinary Vessels: a family of wholeness and connection

This was published in the Shiatsu Society Journal in February 2017 as a 2 part article. Here is part 1….

What is shiatsu?

What is shiatsu? In this blog, I will explore what shiatsu is, how it works and what a shiatsu session…

The power of Yin

People often say to me that they find the work I teach with the Extraordinary Vessels is very Yin. I…

Extraordinary Vessels and Cancer

Why are the Extraordinary Vessels fundamental to work in cancer? I first discovered the Extraordinary Vessels through my work with…

Coming into being: our development in the womb and the Extraordinary Vessels

In March, I will be running a week long residential workshop with Diego Sanchez in Uruguay exploring the theme of…

Shiatsu, massage and acupressure points to relieve pain in labour

This blog is about how your birth partner can use shiatsu, massage and acupressure points to relieve pain in labour. It…

Valuing the benefits of touch: massage and shiatsu

Would you like touch, and massage, as well as shiatsu, to be more widely valued in society and for those…

Why shiatsu and massage during pregnancy?

This is an article which I wrote for the September issue of the Forces magazine, Just for Her. It is…

Buildings and bodies

I was teaching in Amsterdam last weekend and stayed in a wonderfully quirky hotel The Lloyd (www.lloydhotel.com). It boasts that…