Shiatsu Therapy

energy dictates the form of everything…

Although you may sometimes (often?) feel as if you have no energy, your body is in fact made up of energy.

What you do with your energy dictates the way you feel, the quality of your life and the relationships you have with others.

Shiatsu literally means ‘pressure point’ in Japanese. By applying pressure to a point on one of the many channels of vital energy flowing through your body, the flow of energy is stimulated and stagnant energy is unblocked. It is rather like a blocked river, where there is too much water in one place, and less in another.

The energy in the body operates on exactly the same principle; where the energy stagnates, the body becomes weak and painful, and the likelihood of dis-ease is increased.

Private treatments

These treatments can help to deepen your level of self-awareness, affording greater insight, and helping you to develop further.

A private shiatsu treatment is 90 minutes, which includes 15 minutes at the beginning to discuss any dis-ease, and 15 minutes at the end of the treatment where I will give you advice and/or exercises according to what I feel you need at that moment.

SHIATSU is officially recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Health as an important method of healing.

Health Insurance

Reimbursements of shiatsu treatments – consult the website Shiatsu Vereniging Nederland.

Preparation Shiatsu Treatment

• Bring loose clothing to wear during the session e.g. a thin T-shirt and jogging trousers.
• Do not wear jewelry, body lotion, make-up or perfume.
• Try not to eat for two hours before the treatment.
• If you are suffering from anything contagious, such as a cold, please wait until it is over before you make an appointment.
• Do not take drugs or drink alcohol or coffee before the treatment.
• Bring along any medication that you are taking.

Shiatsu and Corona protocol

Shiatsu will not be given in the presence of one or more of the following symptoms or situations:

• cold (runny nose)
• Sore throat, coughing, sneezing, short of breath
• Unknown origins of headache, fatigue, diarrhoea or stomach complaints
• Fever (38 degrees or higher)
• Sudden absence of taste and/or smell
• In the case that any of the people you live with show any of these above mentioned symptoms
• In the case that you are in self-isolation at home
• In the case that you live in a home for the elderly or for people with physical disabilities

Costs

 Δ First Shiatsu treatment - €95,-
 Δ Additional treatments - €85,-
 Δ Series of five treatments - €375,-

Sign up for a Shiatsu Therapy treatment here

Qualified & Registered Therapist

David Lonsdale of Shiatsu Westerpark is a qualified therapist, RBNG Registered Therapist and a member of the Shiatsu Vereniging Nederland.

 Δ Diploma Zen Shiatsu Therapist
 Δ Diploma European Academy of IOKAI Shiatsu
 Δ Diploma IOKAI Shiatsu Academy The Netherlands

Important

From 26/9/25 until and including 18/1/26 the Shiatsu Westerpark practice will be taken over by a fully qualified IOKAI Shiatsu colleague, who has a shiatsu practice on the Haarlemmerdijk, Amsterdam. Should you need to receive shiatsu treatment during these periods, which will be stated on my site, please contact Ingeborg Worm and make an appointment:

KIKAI SHIATSUPRAKTIJK
Ingeborg Worm
Buiten Dommersstraat 9/11
1013 HW Amsterdam
telefoon: 020 6209235
mail: ingeborgworm@hotmail.com
website: www.shiatsu-taiji.nl

Complaints procedure

> shiatsuvereniging.nl/client/klachtenprocedure