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. The 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 the Advanced Training participants will receive training in:
Practical:
• Medical Qigong Applications – Self-Care Resources
• How to locate and stimulate all 365 Acupoints
• Hara, Meridian, Tongue and Pulse Assessment
• Specific Point Combinations
• Multiple Points of Contact skills
• Movement, Flow, Rhythm Technique
• Somatic Tracking and Breathwork
Theoretical:
• Five Fundamental Substances
• External Pernicious Influences, Internal Endogenous Causes
• Six Divisions/Eight Temperaments
• TCM Syndromes
• Five Element Creation and Control Cycle Interactions
• Transpersonal Theories of Client Relationship
• Ethics of Caring
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. Each 30 hours is offered in a four-day intensive format, or in two 15 hour weekend classes. The content is rich with detail. In the time between intensives fascinating fieldwork assignments help keep the material fresh and ensure comprehension and integration of this in-depth material. 30 hours of additional credit is available for satisfactory completion of the homework assignments. Competency in the technique grows with practice, and time. Regular practice classes with HeartMind Staff and Faculty are available, and Private and Semi-Private Tutorials are recommended and may be required, depending upon student need and interest.
