Learn to give a shiatsu treatment to a partner! (Or sign up solo and we will try to find you a partner.)
This one-day workshop will teach you how to connect to the flow of Qi in yourself and in another person, and how to do a simple shiatsu treatment for your partner.
What is Shiatsu?
Shiatsu is a form of bodywork that incorporates gentle finger or hand pressure, joint rotations, and stretching. The purpose is to balance Qi (energy) in the meridians of your body to create an overall feeling of wellbeing, flow, ease, and balance.
Who would enjoy this workshop?
Anyone who wants to:
experience a new way of connecting with their partner or friend
enjoy a new way of being in the body and not so much “up in the head”
learn practical ways to help someone else out of discomfort and stress, towards relaxation and ease
You do not need any experience in bodywork, and you do not need to know anything about the meridians or about how to feel Qi. Anyone can do shiatsu. We will be working on the floor. You may bring cushions to sit on and a blanket - we will provide the shiatsu mats as well as folding chairs to sit on if you like. If you struggle with being on the floor we can provide a table for you if we have advance notice. But it’s much easier to feel your grounded bodyweight when you’re on the floor.
AMY MILLS, SHIATSU PRACTITIONER, AOBTA-CP
Amy studied shiatsu at the Shiatsu School of Vermont, one of only two schools in the United States teaching Zen Shiatsu. Her training included coursework in Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, the treatment of trauma with Shiatsu, Five Element Shiatsu, Quantum Shiatsu, Sei-Ki, Thai Massage, and Western Anatomy and Physiology. She joined the New Harmony staff as a practitioner in September 2022.
Shiatsu is Amy’s second career: she was a professor in Cultural Geography and Middle East Studies for fifteen years, and won awards for her teaching and research. She left her tenured position in 2019 to build a sustainable and harmonious daily life centered around family and community. The healing she experienced with acupuncture, Chinese herbs, meditation, a diet based on whole foods, and other creative and movement-based therapies brought her to shiatsu. Amy is honored to be supporting others in the joyful journey of well-being.