A little about my journey . . .

 

Clients often ask about how I discovered shiatsu.  The path had many threads and nudges . . .

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My first career was in conventional healthcare.  Working for over fifteen years within hospital operating theatre and intensive care units, specialising as a surgical and anaesthetic assistant. 

 

As well as developing a firsthand knowledge of human anatomy and pathology, this work necessitated an awareness of patients’ needs, hopes and fears.  Over time and with increasing frequency, I chose to work with relatively minor procedures, when patients would be awake and able to express their feelings.

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During this period I became a father, an amateur masseur of my wife during the birth of our sons, and explored various forms of meditation.   This exploration broadened, reaching out in search of more holistic forms of healthcare.

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Eventually shiatsu was discovered.  When receiving a treatment the big “Wow!” was, and still is, an awarenness that the practitioner, through the vehicle of touch, acknowledges and respects what, how and who I am.

 

Shiatsu philosophy emphasises that a body is never “wrong” nor in need of “fixing”.  Change is always possible.

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