Comments on: Shiatsu http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/ Shiatsu, acupuncture, bodywork, complementary therapy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:28:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Shiatsudo http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Shiatsudo Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:21:23 +0000 http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/#comment-150 Hi Guiliana - welcome to my blog :) nice to see a new face.... I think many of us shiatsu practitioners shy away from describing what we do as massage, but Tony has made a good point that we need some sort of concept that people are already familiar with to serve as a starting point. I see your website describes shiatsu as "an ancient bodywork therapy"....I always liked bodywork as a term it definitely has a place in the description of shiatsu. Maybe we should start asking our longer term clients to describe shiatsu as well - see what they come up with. take care Bevan Hi Guiliana – welcome to my blog :) nice to see a new face….
I think many of us shiatsu practitioners shy away from describing what we do as massage, but Tony has made a good point that we need some sort of concept that people are already familiar with to serve as a starting point.

I see your website describes shiatsu as “an ancient bodywork therapy”….I always liked bodywork as a term it definitely has a place in the description of shiatsu.
Maybe we should start asking our longer term clients to describe shiatsu as well – see what they come up with.

take care
Bevan

]]> By: giuliana http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/comment-page-1/#comment-149 giuliana Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:42:52 +0000 http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/#comment-149 I always refuse to use the word massage to discribe Shiatsu. It is easily misunderstood with some sexual service. I tend to use treatment. I think as Shiatsu practitioners, if we want the general public to understand what Shiatsu is, we need first of all to agree amongst ourselves a concise but precise description of Shiatsu and use it consistently, on all our marketing materials. Lets have a brainstorm on the most relevant points and select the highest rated ones. I always refuse to use the word massage to discribe Shiatsu. It is easily misunderstood with some sexual service. I tend to use treatment. I think as Shiatsu practitioners, if we want the general public to understand what Shiatsu is, we need first of all to agree amongst ourselves a concise but precise description of Shiatsu and use it consistently, on all our marketing materials. Lets have a brainstorm on the most relevant points and select the highest rated ones.

]]> By: Shiatsudo Blog » Blog Archive » Free Shiatsu Massage! http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Shiatsudo Blog » Blog Archive » Free Shiatsu Massage! Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:19:24 +0000 http://www.shiatsudo.co.uk/blog/2008/01/22/shiatsu/#comment-145 [...] after our daughter and available to chat to anyone who wants to find out a little more about what shiatsu is, or hear about our experience of using shiatsu and acupressure for pain relief during labour.  Our [...] [...] after our daughter and available to chat to anyone who wants to find out a little more about what shiatsu is, or hear about our experience of using shiatsu and acupressure for pain relief during labour.  Our [...]

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