Beginning Zen Shiatsu
A 30-Hour Course for Everyone
Upcoming Schedules:
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Five-Day Intensive
May 12-16
Monday - Friday 10am-5pm
Taught by Marsha Warren, CP -
Ten Week Course
June 12 - August 14
Thursdays, 7-10pm
Taught by Marsha Warren, CP -
Two Weekend Intensive
July 11-13 & 18-20
Fri 7-10, Sat & Sun 9am-4pm
Taught by Tamara Derman, L.Ac, Dipl. OM
Tuition : $500 / Receive a $50 discount when you pay in advance!
Repeat Tuition: $250
Did you know that Zen Shiatsu can be done effectively by anybody with only 30 hours of training? Would you like to be able to share the gift of bodywork with your friends and loved ones? It’s a great way to relieve stress and maintain relationships!
We offer a Beginning course in Zen Shiatsu that is completely accessible to people of all experience, age and body type. In the course of the class, you will learn how to give an effective full-body treatment, and how to improve your own well-being by giving Zen Shiatsu from a state of relaxation and meditiation. Zen Shiatsu is entirely low-impact. In fact, your own health is sure to improve by giving this treatment.
On top of getting training, you will also be receiving bodywork in class! In every class, students have plenty of time for hands-on exchange. So for $500 you will be receiving bodywork at least 10 times in class, in addition to learning how to do it yourself!
In Beginning Zen Shiatsu, we impart the simple ability to be with another human being in a healing context. This class is open to anyone who wants to learn to share this beautiful skill with others.
Every time you lay hands on another human, you have an opportunity to express mindfulness and compassion. You have the ability to spark the intrinsic healing potential of another individual.
In this class, we learn the fundamentals of Yin/Yang (Balance), Ki (Energy), Jing (Essence) and Shen (Consciousness). We study the twelve energy meridians of the body; their associations, functions and major points.
Most importantly, we learn how to facilitate change without manipulation using the principles of Zen Shiatsu. We learn how to take our cues from the receiver and achieve effective, supportive contact. We learn how to attune ourselves to the energy of ourself and our neighbors. You will be able to open an energetic circuit, tonify deficiency and calm excesses. By the end of the class, you will be able to give a full-body treatment.
Through self-care exercises, hands-on techniques and discussion, you will take your first steps towards understanding Chinese Medicine and Zen Shiatsu. This class is a self-contained learning experience and is also the foundation for our 625-hour Professional Asian Bodywork Program.
Although there are many layers of complexity to these practices, everything you need to be a healer is contained in this one class. Cultivate a Zen mind, a beginner's mind, and approach your receiver ready to learn.
"If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki, Soto Zen Master
Perfect for…
Couples
Learn this healing art together and have the ability to profoundly assist each other with it throughout your lives together.
Parents
Learn very effective and nurturing methods of caring for those you love the most, as well as strengthing yourself at the same time.
Massage Therapists
Learn powerful Shiatsu techniques to add to your practice, and receive NCBTMB CEs for the training.
Martial Arts Students
Learn the practical healing aspects of Qi in the body.
Healthcare Professionals
Learn holistic and very effective techniques for assisting your patients and yourself.
Those interested in a Bodywork Career
Zen Shiatsu Chicago offers a comprehesive 625 hour Professional Bodywork Program.
Anyone interested in Health and Wellbeing
Zen Shiatsu can increase body strength, flexibility, energy flow, immune function, and overall body/mind/spirit balance, in yourself and in those you share it with.
To Register:
- If you are not ready to pay, you can still add your name to the class list.
- To pay by phone, call 847-864-1130
- To pay online, click the "Buy Now" button below. You will be charged a 1/2 deposit price of $225. By prepaying you agree to our registration policies. The remaining balance of $225 will be due on the first day of class.
Two textbooks are required for the class; Touching Ki by Matt Sweigart, and Shiatsu: The Complete Guide by Chris Jarmey. Their combined cost is $54.32, and they can be purchased from our bookstore in advance or on the first day of class.
Beginning Zen Shiatsu Deposit : $225 Books: $54.32 (available for pickup from our bookstore)