Shiatsu Foundation Course at The Shiatsu College, Dublin:
The focus is on developing your own sensitivity and understanding of the body, discovering how imbalances arise and how they can be corrected. This foundation course provides good grounding in the healing art of Shiatsu for qualified massage therapists who wish to incorporate new techniques into their practice and for beginners who seek basic skills in Shiatsu for use amongst family and friends. It is a complete elementary course in its own right and upon completion and if you are still fascinated by Shiatsu, you can then go on to study the 3 year Practitioner Course.
For information please ring 01-624 4288 or email helena@shiatsu.ie .

Shiatsu Practitioner Training course offered by the Shiatsu College, Dublin.
This three-year part-time course covers the essential aspects of Shiatsu and leads to a practitioner diploma. The course meets the requirements of The Shiatsu Society of Ireland, the governing body of Shiatsu in Ireland. The course is held in The Healthy Way centre in Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
For information please ring 01-624 4288 or email helena@shiatsu.ie .

Do It Yourself:
A Self-Help Health Programme available to groups in the Bray area. A series of 1 hour weekly evening sessions covering

• Meditation to nourish your core energy
• Acupressure to improve health and wellbeing
• Stretching to improve energy flow
• Visualisation to aid relaxation

Self-shiatsu to try:
   Liver 3
Location: on the top of the foot, in the valley between the big toe and the second toe.

Benefits: can relieve foot cramps, headaches, hangovers, allergies, arthritis.

What to do: take a deep breath in, and as you exhale use your thumb to gradually apply relaxed, steady pressure to the point. Hold without any movement for 1-3 minutes. How much pressure you apply depends on how fit you are. It's not supposed to hurt, although some people describe a sensation of 'good pain'. Repeat on the other foot. Do this several times throughout the day.

Workshops and small group tutorials:

• Pre-registration workshop for shiatsu graduates preparing for RPSSI accreditation (2-3 hours).
  
• Shiatsu for Massage Therapists. (1-day workshop). IMTA- accredited. Organise a group of 6 or more massage therapists and this course can be set up locally for you.