News

22nd October 2007
Affordable Treatment Room to Rent
St Peters House, 59 Elgin Avenue, London W9 2DB

Treatment room to rent in W9, London. Great opportunity for new practitioner to set up their own Shiatsu practise in this vibrant neighbourhood. The room is now available for a practitioner who is motivated and able to build up their own practise, and is willing to take ownership of the space for 3 days per week, at a monthly rental of £500 (fully inclusive of all bills and rates).

For further details please contact Freddie Buckley:
Tel: 077989 429 399 email:
info@freddiebuckley.co.uk

24th May 2007
A new professional registration option has been formed for Shiatsu graduates, which is free. Click on the Professional Registration button on the left hand menu list for details.

2nd April 2007
Lam Rim has Reopened!

So as an excuse to return to this great place, we’re holding a weekend where you just pay the £125 food & bed fee. Once there, we’ll do some shiatsu – qigong – eating of great food and if you like, some Tibetan yoga, meditation and healing sounds with
Chris Jarmey & others

The event will take place from Friday eve’ May 18th to Sunday May 20th.
Arrive by 6.pm-ish Friday for Supper. Depart mid-afternoon on Sunday

Suitable for all (bring your non-shiatsu partners if you like)

Lam Rim is a Tibetan Buddhist centre, near Raglan & Abergavenny in S. Wales (2.5 hours from London). The house is a Tudor manor house set within several acres of its own grounds, with stunning views of the Black Mountains. Beautiful walks are in abundance, & Lam Rim has an extra special tranquility of its own. The food is superb.

Send £50 deposit to:
ESS Central Admin’, High Banks, Lockeridge, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4EQ.
Pay cheque to The European Shiatsu School

Participants are requested to bring a sleeping bag or bed linen, pillow, towel & outdoor footwear.

10th March 2007
Qigong classes are now available with Sally Ibbotson in NW London, Worthing and Sussex. For details, telephone Sally on 020 8961 1604

14th February 2007
The Bubble Foundation sold 5000 copies of the Taiji Qigong DVD within 2 weeks of its release. This DVD was filmed by a Tyne Tees Television crew (see 30th December below). You can buy a copy for £12 including p+p from ESS Lockeridge Branch

We have now received a new stock of European Shiatsu School T-shirts. Available in grey or white, with logo on the sleeve and the words 'The European Shiatsu School' on the chest. You can buy one from ESS Lockeridge Branch for £12 + £2 p+p. State your size with the order: small / medium / large.

14th January 2007
According to some religious groups the world was supposed to end in 1967. 40 years on it is still here! Keep recycling though, and drive less if possible.

30th December 2006
The Taiji Qigong DVD is now available. It was produced by a Tyne Tees Television crew primarily as a way to raise funds for the Bubble Foundation (a charity that funds research into immune system deficiency in children). It covers the 18 Stances of Taiji Qigong Shibashi plus variations. You can buy a copy for £12 including p+p from ESS Lockeridge Branch

21st October 2006
The students zone now has information displayed which can be accessed without logging in. This includes the latest information on special workshops, and will include other announcements from time to time. Therefore, students should view that page on a regular basis.

17th October 2006
• Chris Jarmey is presenting two 1-day workshops at ESS in Lockeridge, Wilts. Details are as follows:

AYURVEDIC DEEP TISSUE BODYWORK
10.30am - 4.30pm
* Tuesday December 5

This workshop presents a deep muscle & fascia massage technique using cream. It is EXTRAORDINARILY effective in releasing muscle tension and improving flexibility and posture. This particular system is based on a 'Yoga Chikitsa' body rejuvenation technique; an ancient Ayurvedic massage method that developed in India around 600 BC (Ayurveda means 'knowledge of life' in Sanskrit).

Fee is £56 (including lunch)
____________________

SHUSEI-TAISO SPINAL CORRECTIVE EXERCISES
10.30am - 4.30pm
* Friday December 8

Learn a series of exercises from Japan (one for each vertebra) to very effectively realign the spine whilst increasing its flexibility and strengthening its supportive musculature.

Fee is £56 (including lunch)

Also, check out the new schedule of Qigong Thursdays and weekends in the courses section. New Thursday dates are: Nov 2 and Dec 7. By popular request, we have scheduled a 3-day (Sat-Mon) residential weekend on Dec 2-4. All of these courses are held at the ESS HQ, Lockeridge, Marlborough, Wilts; and are suitable for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Classes will be taught by Chris Jarmey.

14th July 2006
• At last! A DVD of the 18 Stances of Taiji Qigong has been commissioned. Filming will take place on the 18/19 of this month. Therefore, the DVD's should be available by late September. Price is yet to be set, but it will be a very profesional production and good value for money. The filming team are all professional TV producers and camera staff.

11th July 2006
• Seated Acupressure Bodywork by Andrew Parfitt is now available and judging by the sales figures, it is well received. It can be purchased through the school for £10 per copy plus P+P (i.e. £12.80 inclusive), or in bookshops for £14.99.

14th June 2006
• Andrew Parfitt's book on Seated Acupressure Bodywork has just reached the distribution warehouse, so copies will be available to purchase within the next couple of days.

9th May 2006
• Earlier today The European Shiatsu School was voted 'most interesting Shiatsu School called The European Shiatsu School', in a poll conducted exclusively amongst staff working in the Principal's office at the ESS HQ. This means that the European Shiatsu School receives the coveted 'European Shiatsu School Award For Dedicated Service to Shiatsu'. This is an annual award offered by the European Shiatsu School to any Shiatsu organisation called The European Shiatsu School! It is eagerly anticipated that the school will repeat this outstanding achievement at next years awards.

• Following the earlier announcement concerning the award received by the ESS, it has been suggested that the Principal appears to perhaps have a little too much time on his hands!

7th May 2006
• Lotus Publishing recently released a third book in the 'Concise Book' range; called, The Concise Book of Trigger Points, by Simeon Niel-Asher, who is an osteopath renowned for his unique and effective technique for treating frozen shoulder syndrome. This book explains how to treat chronic pain through trigger points. Like The Concise Book of Muscles, this book has extremely clear colour illustrations which makes it especially user friendly for shiatsu practitioners and other bodyworkers. Using trigger points has not hitherto been adopted by shiatsu practitioners to any great extent, but this book may inspire some to look into this area more closely. The book retails for £16.99 and is available through leading bookshops and Amazon.com.

2nd May 2006
• 2 spaces have become available on the residential May Bank Holiday Qigong Course at Highbank, Lockeridge, Wiltshire. The course will be limited to 10 people, and is open to beginners, intermediate or advanced students. For full details of content, see 'Qigong' under the Course menu on the left.

• Lotus Publishing have just released a new anatomy book by Chris Jarmey called 'The Concise Book of the Moving Body'. It covers body mechanics, tissues, bones, joints, muscles; plus a chapter on Myofascial Meridians contributed by Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains. It retails for £16.99, but is available from the European Shiatsu School for £12 plus £2.50 p+p.
For those interested in On-Site Bodywork, aka Seated Acupressure Bodywork (as applied in offices or wherever, using a special chair), a comprehensive colour illustrated textbook on the subject is due for release imminently. The author is Andrew Parfitt, who teaches the Seated Bodywork courses for the ESS. Price and availability will be posted here in due course.