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Office Hours:   Mon.-Fri. 10am-5pm EST   215-340-9918

Shiatsu Cruise & Learn Jan. 16-23, 2011  Cruise from San Juan to Curacao, Aruba, Dominica, St. Thomas. Learn Shiatsu Beginner's Weekend, 12 Ce hours or Repro Systems, Fertility and TCM, 18 CE hours. Learn Gi Gong, Do-In, GiGong for Breast Health, Mediation, Intention. Additional courses available. Prices start at $1489.00 Registration closes August10th. All payments due by Sept. 30th.


Open House and new Graduate Clinic
 August 7th. Shiatsu Practitioner Clinic. Schedule a session with your favorite students who have moved up to the graduate clinic. All have achieved excellence in their work and love to see you make progress toward your health and wellness goals. Sessions by appointment 9:30-3:30, cost is $55.00

August 21st. Supervised Student Clinic. Schedule a session with our new group of students who are developing their clinical skills. Appointments 9:30-3:30, cost is $35.00 Please wear loose comfortable clothes, no jeans. Socks required.
Call 215-340-9918 for details.


Classes:

Tai Chi with Rolly Brown begins Sept.23, Thursdays at 6:30

GiGong for Breast Health begins Sept.21, Tuesdays 6:30 pm, Thursdays 8am. Join us for weekly class or join us twice a week.

Health & Wellness Series*  begins Wednesdays,  Sept. 22  7-9:30pm  2 CE hours per session (NCBTMB)  Reconnect with your basic needs and listen to your body. Your energy will soar!  Attend one or all in series of 8 lectures.


 

Career Training Courses! 

Take the first step, register for the required Beginner's Intro. Then complete application for enrollment.

Beginner's Weekend  Sept. 11-12. Hours 10-5:30. Cost $289.00  12 CE hours available.
Learn to unlease your own energy using ancient routine. Learn hands-on whole body outline to use immediately for general health and wellness. Future courses will build upon this sequence. More details found in Saul Goodman's Book of Shiatsu.


Foundation Program for Shiatsu Practitioner Studies:
    Three levels, each one hundred hours of theory, technique  development, & clinic.
Shiatsu Level One Courses:  Mondays or Weekends
      
Enroll 30 days in advance, pay in full and save $100! For students  who need time, weekly payment plans are also available.

     Shiatsu Level One Meridians and Assessment.  $1489. plus $75 regis. fee
Sept. 18-Dec. 19     Weekends twice a month 9:30-5:30
Sept. 20-Dec. 20th  Mondays  9-4:00




 Shiatsu Level Two: Side-lying treatment, Reproductive System & TCM, Headaches & Treatments. Development & Refinement of shiatsu technique, clinical skills.
     Weekends only  $1589.00

    Enroll thirty days in advance, pay in full and save $100. Payment plans available if needed.
    Sept 11.-Dec. 19 Two weekends per month 9-5:30


 Shiatsu Level Three:  Summer or Fall Sessions    
    Masunaga Extended Meridians and Introduction to Shin Tai with Saul Goodman. Development & refinement of skills, clinical skills.

Summer:  Aug. 20- 21-22, 26- 27-28-29, Sept. 9-12*, Nov. 6th and  Dec. 12th.  $1589.
Fall:   Sept. 9-12*, Oct. 9-10,  23-24,  Nov.13-14,  Dec. 4-5,  Dec. 11-12.  Hours vary.  $1589.
*For those interested in completing the Sept. 13-14 days with Saul Goodman, there is an additional fee.

2011:  January-July  Weekends $1689.00


 Shiatsu Practioner Program, Level four  $6895.00  (ask about our bookkeeping discount if paid in advance in full)

      Sept. 2010. The first and third weekends for the next 18 months.
Always confirm your registration and pay in full 30 days prior for any individual courses. Dates may be changed according to registration numbers or instructor availability.
Supervised Clinic:  October 2, 2010 through December 2011 9am-6pm
Communication Skills: October 3rd  Day 1
with Elizabeth Frediani

Business Skills TBA
Healing foods (macrobiotics ) with Marilyn Waxman Sept. 18,19, Oct. 30, Nov. 20th. 12:30-3:30
Physiology with Curran Latchford. Sept.-Dec. 2010 Saturdays*  9-12, Sundays 9-3:00 Sept. 18*,19,25*,26, Oct. 30*,31, Nov. 7,20*,21, Dec. 5th.
Anatomy Jan-June 2011
Oriental Medical Theory Sept.-Dec. 2011
Advanced Bodywork:
    Shin Tai  January 2011
    Structural Alignment Jan. 2011 & March 2011
      
     Zen Shiatsu to be scheduled
   Fascia Releases for bodyworkers to be scheduled
   Hara for bodworkers, to be scheduled


Saul Goodman, author of Book of Shiatsu, Light Body Activation and Shiatsu Shin Tai, presents the following advanced workshops:
Governing Vessel & the Spine September 9-14 10-5:30 $660.00 Save $,  $610.00 if registered and paid in full by August 15th.
Shintai Teacher Training, Croatia, see Saul's website.
 
www.shintaiinternational.net

Central Channel to be scheduled.
Chakras,  To be scheduled 2011

Level four Hara, June 2011 
Structural Alignment, part I & 2,  to be scheduled 2011
Corrective Exercises, to be scheduled 2011


 Continuing Education Courses for Self-improvement or  Skills Enhancement  ( **Select courses carry  CE hours, NCBTMB approved provider)

 Reflexology** with Barbara Panno,  August 3-31, 2010 Tues. 6-10pm   20 hours, $250.00 if paid in full by May 1st. After May 1st, full tuition of $295.00

LaStone Massage**, hot & cold stone massage, November 9-12, 2010  30 CE Hours NCBTMB, $595. Class hours 9-6pm   Kay Shoda, instructor


 Intuition Development with Murielle Wesch Sept.. 10-Oct. 1 Friday evenings 6-9pm $210, save register by August 10, pay in full $190.  Meet Murielle Sat. Aug. 7th at 1:00 at ISS clinic.

Chair Shiatsu**, Part I & Part II to be scheduled.

Shiatsu Cruise & Learn Experience**

Shiatsu Cruise! Jan. 16-23, 2011. Healing for the healers. Heal the karmic past while enjoying the warm, tropical Caribbean next winter. Courses, lectures, bodywork, energy exercises.  Feel re-newed, energized and warm!
Limited spaces.  Continuing Ed. hours available. Join us. $1489-$1689 depending upon cabin choices. Includes cruise, airfare from Phila.    Workshops and classes. Excludes: Ground transportation, Island excursions and individual treatments and readings. Call now to reserve your cabin. Register by July 30, pay in full and receive $100 discount. Join us for an exciting cruise.

 

 


 

 

                       

 

Welcome to Shiatsu...

 

Shiatsu,  shiatsu massage, and Asian bodywork therapy  all refer to  the  use of thumb or finger pressure on meridian pathways  to balance the body's energy system. In many places, shiatsu is considered a form of energywork. 

 

Shiatsu moves stagnant energy, removes blockages and creates balance in the body's energy systems. By applying firm pressure to energy points, the chi or life force is restored. Shiatsu practitioners facilitate this change. The body then begins to heal itself. All major systems begin to improve: digestion, respiration, circulation, elimination, immune system. So over time, the body feels rejuvenated, calm and energized. 

 


Continual stress leads to pain and illness. Ignoring the body's signals for sleep, exercise, good nourishing foods, and equally nurturing relationships cause more stress and more illness. People who realize the importance of change seek shiatsu as a framework to help them make changes in their lives. Imagine having the skills and expertise to help individuals make better choices every day.   Do friends and family  come to you for suggestions?  Do you like working with  people?
 

Learn this life-enhancing skill that will become  a way of life-not just a career. Feel energized, relaxed and  empowered! Develop  your own specialty and set your own schedule.  Help clients re-connect with their real energy.

The International School of Shiatsu  has been training excellent shiatsu practitioners since 1978.  Shiatsu is energy-based therapy, using pressure from hands and palms to balance the flow of chi in the body. Courses are based on the theories of Masunaga Zen Shiatsu, Kushi Macrobiotics,  & Saul Goodman's  Shiatsu Shin Tai. 
Students from all parts of the world study & practice shiatsu.  If you have a desire to help others and to improve your own life,  study shiatsu! If you've never experienced a shiatsu, attend our clinics or find the nearest ISS graduate and feel the difference in your own body.  Shiatsu considers the whole life story of the receivers, nurturing each individual to live at their optimal levels.

Our
Shiatsu school's mission:
         1. Train, nurture and support our students while developing their skills to     become excellent practitioners of Shiatsu and Shiatsu Shin Tai.
         2.  Provide on-going training and support in advanced bodywork.
         3.  Provide the experience of Shiatsu to the general public. 
         4.  Educate the public to improve wellness and lifestyle choices.
         5.  To provide a training program for teaching assistants.
         6.  To train, nurture and support  teachers of  Shiatsu.

Shiatsu is an energy-based  therapy that originated within the Asian Healing Arts. It incorporates the theory of acupuncture which proposes that energy, known as "Chi" ( or "Ki") moves through the body along well defined passageways called meridians. Creating balance in these energy flows is considered to be essential for health and well-being. Shiatsu,  which involves application of pressure on energy points and energy pathways,  has been found exceptionally effective for stress-reduction, reducing fatigue and alleviating a wide spectrum of symptoms.


Shiatsu Shin Tai, created by Saul Goodman, releases deep stress patterns within the body and recovers life force energy, allowing the client to live more fully in the present.  Saul's courses are available to bodyworkers who have completed a minimum of 300 hours of study.

Why study Shiatsu
Shiatsu offers an antidote to our stress-filled  lives. Touch is essential to life! The faster the pace of living, the more exhausted we become. We live on adrenaline,
Our fast paced society has immediate access to all forms of communications, yet people find their lives empty, their careers unfulfilling. They seek more from life, not sure how to find it.  There is an overwhelming need for bodyworkers who are the catalyst for change. By bringing the receiver's attention to their bodies, people begin to seek  healthier lifestyle choices.  


 Who studies Shiatsu?
Anyone interested in energy work, seeking change may be attracted to shiatsu.
Students,  ages 18 to 73, from  many varied backgrounds find shiatsu a powerful protocol for transformation.  In the Beginner's Weekend, Intro to Shiatsu, students learn to apply palm and thumb pressure following the basics of the whole body outline.
They  learn an ancient technique for self-development as well as theory and philosopy of shiatsu.   Reiki Practitioners, massage therapists, yoga instructors and martial arts students often choose to add shiatsu to their practices.


Students of Martial Arts, who are already familiar with the concept of energy, seek to learn the healing qualities of energy.  Nurses, physical therapists, and teachers also are attracted to shiatsu and find many ways to integrate the skills into their work.  

Continuing education hours are available for those who need NCBTMB hours for renewal of licenses. Contact the school for available courses.

 click here to see our complete course listing.

Open House
:

     Open house is on the first Saturday of months October-June, exceptions are holidays.
    
Come to visit the town and check out the school location. You can observe clinic and feel the energy in the room.   Ask questions and share some time with the current students. Bring your family too.   As our thank you, you'll receive one free session at the clinic.  Future appointments in clinic are  only $35. Reservations required as we limit the number of observers.  For those who come to the clinic open house,  you'll receive a coupon valid for discount on the Beginner's Weekend fee. 215-340-9918. 
contact us.

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Time commitment:

 The Shiatsu Program, 700 hours, may be completed one course at a time or may be completed in intensives that require 4 week blocks of time. It is possible to complete the first part in seven months.  Depending on your background, it is possible to complete the entire program in 19 months or less. 

  The Foundation Program,  300 hours, of shiatsu technique, hands-on practice,  development and refinement of skills. If started in January, it is possible to take all intensives and complete this program in 7 months. Students receive a certificate for completion of Foundation Program.

The Practitioner Program creates an enriching environment where the student can refine skills, learn advanced techniques, and gain clinical experience. This level requires 18 months, two extended weekends per month.

Some students require a longer period of time for studies, please see the Director of Admissions to select the best schedule for your needs.

 

 

Housing:

 As we have no campus, students must make their own arrangements for housing. Upon request, we'll send  a list of local families who provide rooms for students. If you have any questions regarding housing, please call.

 

 


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