Additional Information
Bryony Williams, MRSS(T) - Senior Movement Instructor, creator of ‘SpiralDance’, she has studied movement and dance since the 1970‘s, becoming an Instructor in Kitaido in 1992. She has been studying and teaching Shiatsu since 1987 and became Member of the Register of Shiatsu Teachers in 1996. She is also founder/director of SpiralArts Dance Theatre Company and has taught extensively in this country, Europe and Israel.
David Home, MRSS(T), LicAc MBAcC - Head Instructor of Shiatsu, has been teaching since 1987. He is qualified in Western Intuitive Massage, Kinesiology and Acupuncture. In 1997 he became a member of the assessment committee for the Shiatsu Society UK, an assessment coordinator and examination writer. He is currently a member of the board of the Society, President of the European Shiatsu Federation from Feb 2008 to Feb 2010 and Senior Shiatsu Tutor at the University of Derby since September 2008. He has taught privately, for various other shiatsu schools, in Adult Education and abroad and has clinics in Ealing and Derby, as well as being available for home visits. In addition he has studied many forms of movement for over twenty years from yoga to martial arts forms such as Seishin Kitaido, Tai Chi, Bohjitsu and Bokutoh and also SpiralDance
In order to introduce fresh approaches to shiatsu and ‘Ki’ energy development later in the course guest teachers such as Michael Rose MRSS(T) one of the early pioneers of shiatsu in England, AnnMarie Weathers who specialises in remedial movement having worked with those with learning difficulties, Howard Malpas who has worked in Rehabilitation Units for many years and so on. These workshops will be focused in the second and third years of the full course once students have established a more secure grounding in their own connection to shiatsu and movement.
Why is this school so special and what can it do for you?
The courses focus on developing energised and embodied Shiatsu that is both sensitive and effective
Courses are designed to be small so that there is a great deal of individual attention
The diploma course covers the baseline curriculum required by the Shiatsu Society UK and its theory examinations are ratified by the Shiatsu Society UK
The aim of the courses is not just to provide a different potential source of income but also to help students find a healthier, more satisfying zest for life
The emphasis on personal development in a supportive, creative atmosphere is paramount
The principle movement teachers have over 30 years of experience in helping people find a deep inner energetic connection and link it to nature and have worked in collaboration for nearly 20 years
The movement system is unique to the school
The movement is designed to help us explore and enjoy our bodies on many levels. It gives a more flexible alive body and a greater understanding of Ki energy
The courses also contain meditation training - mostly Zen style
Students are encouraged to bring associated aspects of their lives into the course
The school also has connections with a Dance Theatre Company offering other forms of self-exploration and self-expression
There are additional classes in SpiralDance and martial arts and Shiatsu available at concessionary rates
as well as special events and extra residentials