Sei-ki: Doing & Not-Doing
By Alice Whieldon Sei-ki is the name given to his art by Kishi Akinobu. He was a consummate practitioner of Shiatsu and devoted himself to learning and perfecting the methods of his teachers. He gained his Shiatsu license from Namikoshi’s school and was...
Introduction to the Enlightenment Intensive 30th November 2019 at the London School of Capoeira, £80 for the day Contact for details
SEI-KI AND CLEAN LANGUAGE
Exploring Resonance Through Words And Touch Nick Pole & Alice Whieldon: in conversationSSJ ARTICLE WINTER 2018/9One's life is conducted by one's spirit…a treatment has to move the spirit to restore wellbeing…In creating a quiet space through a quiet mind and body,...
Soul Medicine
The key to what makes Shiatsu different from most science-based, as well as complementary medical systems, is that it is soul medicine. The term ‘soul’ is western and can refer to different things in different theological systems; it is used to here...
Syo Diagnosis – The Indivisibility of Diagnosis/Treatment
In Shiatsu, diagnosis and treatment are the same. Diagnosis is treatment; treatment is the process of diagnosis. Masunaga and Kishi both stressed this point; it is the Japanese Shiatsu way and for Kishi this was the dynamic moment of...
Reflections on Seiki Practice – with Alice Whieldon
Welcome to the second interview in a series with female leaders, teachers and practitioners in the holistic therapeutic fields. These are women whose teaching has inspired me and I have been keen to learn more about their personal philosophy, experiences and the...
The Condition of Spring 2002 Shiatsu Society News
As body-based therapists, as creative people, we need to be uncompromising in our pursuit and propagation of the truth. We need to be asking ourselves some basic questions and we need to be unflinching in offering and debating answers. This is the way to our own...
Kishi Akinobu Sensei (1949-2012)
Kishi by Alice Whieldon & Paul LundbergParis, 1971, the ragged end of Cultural Revolution and a city raw from student protest; a backdrop of Vietnam spiralling to the inevitable crash. A tired young Japanese man emerges from the dark of Gare de L’Est after...
Women in Shiatsu: Empowering us all
Alice Whieldon and in conversation with Gill HallGrowing out of the 2017 European Shiatsu Congress (ESF), a conversation started about women in Shiatsu. Specifically, some people at the Vienna Congress expressed a view that the lack of women on podiums and...
Shiatsu and The Myth of Meridians
This article was inspired by my work with Kishi on our book, Sei-ki: Life in Resonance, The Secret Art of Shiatsu 2011 Singing Dragon. Kishi worked closely with Masunaga for 10 years before developing his own approach. While writing the book he looked back...