Please submit only organizations which promote Oriental Bodywork modalities.

Organizations for general or Western massage should submit to Bodywork Associations

Professional associations supporting Oriental Bodywork modalities.

These are all schools for teaching to practitioner levels or post graduate courses.

****Please don''t submit sites for schools teaching the general public***

These are all schools for teaching to practitioner levels or post graduate courses.

Please submit only sites with a central focus on general educational and informational content about shiatsu.
Schools submit to schools or your region
Shiatsu practitioners and clinics, please submit your site in the appropriate geographic location

Shiatsu is a therapeutic Japanese healing modality that has its roots in 5000-year-old Eastern medical massage practices. The theoretical and scientific foundations of shiatsu include pre-medical Eastern philosophies, such as yin/yang and the Five Transformations, and ancient medical texts, such as "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine."

A shiatsu practitioner will apply comfortable pressure and stretching/mobilizing techniques using thumbs, palms, elbows, and knees. Shiatsu is generally practiced on a futon; clients are fully clothed; and no oils or lotions are used. However, auxiliary techniques usually associated with acupuncture, such as moxibustion and fire cups, may be incorporated.