HeartMind Shiatsu™ Advanced Training
Overview:
The HeartMind Shiatsu Advanced Training builds upon the skills and knowledge covered in the Basic Training to solidify student skills into a smooth confidant professional delivery of HeartMind Shiatsu treatment. The Eastern approach to life and health represents a dramatic shift from Western perceptions of the body, and as such the way of looking at the body, mind and spirit necessary for the successful rendering of HeartMind Shiatsu is learned slowly and methodically overtime. Advanced Training is designed to immerse the student in the process of deepening their understanding, grasp and ability with the Eastern approach to health and wellness while at the same time honing their skills in floor-based HeartMind Shiatsu system.
Content
In Advanced Training participants learn:
Practical:
- Medical Qigong Applications – Self-Care Resources
- Locations and indication for all 365 Acupoints
- Hara, Back, Meridian, Tongue and Pulse Assessment
- Specific Point Combinations
- Multiple Points of Contact skills
- Movement, Flow, Rhythm Technique
- Somatic Tracking and Breathwork
Theoretical:
- Six Divisions/Eight Temperaments
- Masunaga Zen Shiatsu Meridian Extensions
- Five Element Creation and Control Cycle Interactions
- Five Fundamental Substances and Spiritual Essence
- External Pernicious Influences, Internal Endogenous Causes
- TCM Syndromes, Eight Principle Assessment
- Detailed Yin/Yang Excess/Deficiency patterns in the ZangFu
- Antique Points, Source Points, Mu and Shu Points
- Introduction to Extraordinary Vessels and Constitutional Healing
Format:
The HeartMind Shiatsu Advanced Training follows the same classroom format as the Basic Training. The program is offered in four levels of 30 hours each. The content is rich with detail. In the time between levels in-depth reading, writing and clinical practice ensures comprehension and integration of the theory and practice of the form. Additional credit is granted for satisfactory completion of the homework assignments, supervised clinic, private sessions and tutorials. Competency in the technique grows with practice, and time. Ongoing supervised Student Clinic with HeartMind Staff and Faculty is required, along with receiving two professional Private Session, two Semi-Private Tutorials and a final Advanced Practical exam.
