Unknown to Sylvie & myself this photo was taken of us at the St Thomas Festival a week ago today. It captures of day well, we have a queue!!! That happened a lot. It also shows the beautiful sun shining in on us whilst we gave Shiatsu to lots of lovely Exeter folk. Thanks to St Thomas Community Festival for another great year & a great photo too!
This weekend Sylvie & myself were giving Shiatsu at the 3rd St Thomas Festival. The weather was in our side & the sun shone into the gazebo & the people receiving Shiatsu. It was really lovely giving Shiatsu to old friends, people who had been at the festival two years ago & people new to Shiatsu. After a slow start we were both kept busy & we had a really enjoyable day. I even managed to get some photos taken for us whilst the sun was out & we were both working!
Sandhya & myself had a great time giving Shiatsu’s at the Exeter Green Fair last weekend. We managed to give enough Shiatsu’s to raise £150! This is going to go to Shelterbox Nepal. Apart from it being a very windy day, at the beginning of the day the Gazebo felt more like a kite than a safe haven to give Shiatsu. After getting a few more guy ropes we began giving Shiatsu and continued to pretty much non stop all day. We had a really enjoyable day giving & promoting Shiatsu. I managed to take some photo’s right at the end of the day, once the sun had gone, but at least I got a few!
Just to say that I have added a new page to this site with information about how Shiatsu can help support women going through pregnancy, labour & postnatally. On the page there is general information about how Shiatsu may be able to help. I’m happy to discuss any questions or specific concerns. My contact details ar on the contact me page.
Wow when it’s this hot there isn’t much that is easy! Unless you are lucky enough to be lounging by a pool with nothing important to do!! Even the simplest chores result in thoroughly unpleasant sweatiness & prickly skin! The summertime, when there is so much daytime & light every day, is when we can do lots of things, go to lots of places, socialise with friends & use lots of energy. The weather, well maybe not when this hot, just makes you want to get out & make the most of each day.
However it is only possible to exert ourselves this much when we have had enough rest, quiet & peace in the colder, darker months. If we haven’t had this rest our bodies don’t always have the resources to do everything we would like to do in the summer.
Shiatsu can help restore the energies we are using up in our daily lives, it can give a sense of motivation & direction & invigorate the client. It is great for giving a feeling of ‘rightness’ which allows us to just get on & enjoy ourselves, work towards what we want to achieve & make the most of this amazing time of year! So if you feel like you don’t have the resources to enjoy the Summer as much as you would like, or you find that your energy goes very quickly, you may want to try a Shiatsu session with me.
My Shiatsu practice is in Exwick, on the north west edge of Exeter, in Devon. At present I am not working the Exeter City centre as well but hope that I will find the right place soon & start working in the centre of Exeter too. All my contact details are on the contact me page & im happy to discuss any questions, just call or email.
I am feeling really happy today after giving an impromptu shiatsu treatment to a lovely pregnant Exeter lady. I always feel lucky to work on a woman at such a special time. The baby moved a lot as I gave the Shiatsu & then fell asleep along with the mum at the end of the treatment. It was a shame to have to wake them, at least the mum!
Being a Shiatsu practitioner gives me an opportunity to work on so many different people & I feel so privileged. Every Shiatsu is different, even with the same client & should meet the needs of the client at that time on that day. The lady today felt relief from the strain the extra weight was putting on her body & she felt a stronger connection with her baby. It was great to be able to do that for someone using Shiatsu.
If you want to know more about Shiatsu then please contact me – details on the contact me page – I practice in Exeter, Devon.
What an amazing, vibrant & exciting festival Respect Exeter is. We are so lucky to have such a friendly & happy free festival in the city. We managed to get there both yesterday & today & I finally managed to have a Shiatsu myself today! It was so lovely to lie & relax whilst someone else gave me nurture & support through touch.
I was jealous that there were people giving Shiatsu & at the moment I am not in the position to do a full day. It was so great to see so much Shiatsu yesterday – a lot of the proceeds were going to Shelter Box for Nepal & I heard that a lot of money was raised for the cause.
It was great that Exeter people were able to get a Shiatsu treatment so cheaply & for such a great cause, I was so pleased that the beauty of Shiatsu was being promoted. I just hope that I’m involved next time. My two boys need too much of my time at the moment but as they get bigger I can get out there more often & for longer. I can’t wait. As always I am looking forward to Respect Exeter next year & hopefully they’ll be lots of Shiatsu again.
Life generally goes along at a ridiculously super fast pace these days. We don’t seem to have time to stop & rest, think & just be. We have all these conveniences that save time, cars, technology, convenience foods, supermarkets, washing machines, dishwashers, but somehow we still have loads to do & no time to do it in.
This pace of life takes us away from the rhythms of nature & the sense of who & what we are. We all need a break from our crazy schedules. A shiatsu treatment can give you that break from the daily grind & help to restore your energy. It can pinpoint the particular issues that have caused the fatigue & can help relieve the physical issues that it has caused.
If you are in the Exeter area & would like to try out Shiatsu then I am offering taster sessions on Wednesday mornings. The shiatsu tasters are just £10 & they will include plenty of hands-on treatment. They are long enough to see what Shiastu is like & whether it can work for you.
I am offering these taster sessions at my Shiatsu practice in Exwick, Exeter. If you are interested in a Shiatsu taster then please contact me. All my contact details are on the contact me page. I am happy to discuss any questions.
After a good day giving Shiatsu tasters I am very energised & enthusiatic about building my business & spreading the benefits of this brilliant hands on therapy.
I first had Shiatsu over 20 years ago, here in Devon & was amazed about the energy & invigoration I felt afterwards. I found I could bound & skip up the steep track from the farm house where I received the treatment. Since then I have been sold, it is such a special therapy & I find it hard to understand that many people have not heard of it, or believe it is just a form of massage. I don’t mean ‘just a form of massage’ badly & I love a good massage. Shiatsu has an element of diagnoses, that is based within the five element system of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Then there is the touch diagnosis as well, & also the visual diagnosis. Some friends of mine who practise acupuncture could not believe that I could spot a deficiency by just looking at the person. It can be really clear what support a client requires by the way they hold their body, their posture or some colouration on the face.
The results that can be generated by Shiatsu are awe inspiring. I have had clients make big life changes, they came feeling stuck in a rut. I have had people who have been able to do things that they never thought they could achieve. Back ache, sciatica, head aches, menstrual issues have all been eased. It has helped labour to begin. It can give carers the support they require to keep giving the care they do. Shiatsu is a really safe & supportive therapy, it allows the client to feel, within their body, the issues that they are facing. This can help shift things that physical or mental therapies can sometimes struggle with moving.
I am really keen to get Shiatsu out to as many people as possible, in the Exeter area, & begin to build my business too!! I can offer Shiatsu tasters in work places, give talks, I can work in shops, at fairs, anywhere really. So if you are interested or know of somewhere or someone or some group that maybe interested then do please contact me. Then I can promote my business & my passion! I am really happy to give free Shiatsu’s to anyone who can help me out!
If you are in the Exeter area & fancy seeing if Shiatsu may be able to help with aches & pains or other conditions you maybe experiencing then here’s your chance. I am offering taster sessions for just £10 on Saturday 18th May. The sessions will be taking place at Revolution, in Fore Street, in the centre of Exeter. They will be between 10.30 & 12.30. To book you need to call the shop at Revolution on 01392 410759.
The Shiatsu tasters will include a short consultation & as much hands on as I can squeeze into the time. The beauty of Shiatsu is that it is different every time, it meets the needs of the person, on the day & the time of the appointment. Revolution is easy to get to, right in the centre of Exeter. The therapy rooms are really lovely, warm & quiet.
If you would like further information on how Shiatsu maybe able to help then please call me. My contact details are on the about page. My previous posts include photos & a video of what Shiatsu involves.
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