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In memory of Sonia Moriceau -my main shiatsu teacher

10 years on In June, one of my students reminded me that it is 10 years since Sonia Moriceau, my…

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Coming into being: our development in the womb and the Extraordinary Vessels

This blog is about how the Extraordinary Vessels can be seen as being important at the beginning of life. I…

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Does using hormones for contraception, fertility and the menopause affect our Essence?

What is happening to our essence?  This is an updated version of the original post made in 2013. Please comment…

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Happy New Year of the Dog

Happy new Chinese year. The Chinese New Year starts on a different date each year and this year it begins…

Shiatsu practitioners role in maternity care

Lucy wrote this project back in 2004, and it was on the old site. I thought it was still interesting…

How nature’s elements work in our bodies

This is a blog I wrote in Spring 2016 but it didn’t manage to get imported from the old WordPress…

Shiatsu and massage for 21st maternity care

Supporting the transformative power of pregnancy with shiatsu and massage and understanding how this affects us for our whole life…

What is shiatsu?

What is shiatsu? In this blog, I will explore what shiatsu is, how it works and what a shiatsu session…

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Death and transformation: the power of Jing

Today it is one month since my mother died: 5th November 2015. Here in the UK this is Bonfire night,…

Extraordinary Vessels and Cancer

Why are the Extraordinary Vessels fundamental to work in cancer? I first discovered the Extraordinary Vessels through my work with…