The European Shiatsu School, Brighton, offers a three-year professional shiatsu course firmly rooted in the classical theories of Chinese Medicine.

ESS Brighton:

Brighton Natural Health Center, 27 Regent Street, Brighton BN1 1UL (behind Infinity Foods, North Laines).

Contact : Markus Grasser, 40 Hogarth Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 5RH.

Tel: 01273 747045.

Email: essbrighton@btopenworld.com

The ESS Brighton main teachers are:

• Markus Grasser
• Andrew Staib
• Paola Campanelli (away in China at the moment)
• Andrew Parfit
• Julie Decarroux

3-year practitioner training

Shiatsu is a Japanese massage based on the same principles as acupuncture. The training involves studying:

• Western anatomy, physiology and pathology
• Traditional Chinese medicine theory and pathology
• how to work the 12 meridians in different positions: sitting, supine, prone and side.
• location and function of acupuncture points
• how to use your body weight to perform non-invasive pressure
• Qi gong