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Shiatsu and Acupressure Training in Spain
This Module 1: Shiatsu and Acupressure Certification course integrates traditional Zen Shiatsu with advanced energy work and chakra healing. The course follows the European Shiatsu Federation’s core syllabus and is based on a hands-on, experiential understanding of diagnosis and treatment with pure theory making up 20% of each day's program.
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Highlights
- Total 160 hours of Zen Shiatsu professional certificated training
- Shiatsu massage and Acupressure certification, accredited with SYM-International
- Hands-on, experiential understanding of diagnosis and treatment
- Pure theory is 20% of each day's program
- Become a fully-fledged therapist in the field of Shiatsu, Chinese Medicine, and yoga
- Gain a profound understanding of health and healing
- Free transfers from and to Peniscola / Benicarlo railway station
- 21 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
Accommodation
During this training, you will be staying in a dorm, twin or single rooms.
Program
Certification
SYM provides professional diploma courses fully certified and accredited by Yoga Alliance International (YAI) and SYM. Upon graduation, you can practice and teach anywhere in the world as you will be able to join any country’s national federation.
There is no international Shiatsu Federation and as students come from various countries it is best to join your own country’s federation upon graduation. The Shiatsu course syllabus follows the European standard set forth by the European Shiatsu Federation. This federation does not accept individual practitioners but only works with other national federations within Europe.
This certified course integrates traditional Zen Shiatsu with advanced energy work and chakra healing. The unique program is taught by Gerry Rixen who brings his 35 years of practice and teaching of Shiatsu, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yoga, and martial arts to the course.
The full programs include three modules and each module consists of a three-week residential course. It is possible to do more than one module per year.
This first-year module can be done as a single certification course and is complete in itself.
Zen Shiatsu
Zen Shiatsu and polarity resonance are rooted in Oriental Medicine with its notions of energetic movement, meridians, acupuncture points and chakras; energy channels, points and vortexes. These informational fields are stimulated through touch, technique, intention, empathy and energetic input
Healing naturally follows, bringing new energy, movement, blood and consciousness into the hidden parts of the body/mind and releasing corresponding blockages. The deeply relaxing effect allows for healing on all levels including the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.
Zen Shiatsu is energy medicine at the deepest level working directly with the life force thereby enabling that profound healing of body, mind and soul.
This leads to the tremendously effective healing of many common ailments and illnesses as well as chronic and degenerative diseases such as back pain, IBS, constipation, Crohn’s disease, asthma, skin problems, bloating, insomnia, period pains, headaches, stress, anxiety and even arthritis and cancer.
Shiatsu style
Zen Shiatsu was developed by Shizuto Masunaga bringing together Shiatsu and energy work based on Traditional Chinese Medicine and the link with the meridians. Masunaga developed this practice to include stretching and breathing exercises similar to yoga.
The Hatha yoga taught here is broadly based on the Sivananda and Iyengar Yoga Methods. The course teaches an energetic approach to yoga, really feeling the postures and tapping into their unique healing potentials.
You will practice flow, but more emphasis is placed on steadiness in the posture with correct alignment of physical and energetic bodies as well as mindset within poses. This requires you to be slower in your practice, to truly feel and understand the tremendous therapeutic effects of the asana.
This slower way of practicing greatly enhances the students' capacity to work and feel the effects of their Shiatsu practice.
Course breakdown: Module 1 - Year 1: Shiatsu and Acupressure Certification (160 hours)
- Exercises: Yoga, Meridian stretching, meditation, and relaxation
- Principles of touch / sensitivity to Qi and positive connection to receiver's Qi
- Continuity and fluency of movement/mental and physical concentration
- Techniques: Shiatsu in prone, supine, side and sitting positions
- Contra-indications / accurate location of the classical meridians
- Chinese organ and meridian functions
- Anatomy and Physiology (part 1) / Palpation and diagnosis
- Location and function of 110 common Acu-or pressure points
Acu- or pressure points
- LU : 1,5,7,9,11 / LI : 1,4,10,11,15,20
- ST : 1,3,9,17,25,30,36,40,44,45 / SP : 1,3,6,9,10,15, 21
- HT : 1,3,7,9 / SI : 1,3,9,10,11,19
- BL: 1,2,10,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25,27,28,36,40, 57,60,67 / KI : 1,3,6,10,16, 27
- PE : 1,3,6,7,8,9 / TH : 1,4,5,14,23
- GB : 1,12,14,20,21,24,25,30,34,40,44 / LV : 1,3,5,8,13,14
- GV : 1,2, 3, 4,14,16,20,26 / CV : 3,4,5,6,8,12,14,17,24
Prerequisites
None.
Evaluation procedure and grading criteria
Students will be required to have completed all the set assignments by the end of each module and pass the end exam. Students will be expected to show proficiency and improvement in their own practice, teaching and understanding. The practical evaluation is based on continual assessment and students are expected to complete a minimum of 90% of contact hours.
Attendance
Trainees should attend a minimum of 90% of the course. Should trainees miss more than this minimum they will need to agree with the teacher which modules to re-take. SYM reserves the right to charge additional fees for these catch-up modules.
Dress code
Please wear comfortable plain white, yellow or blue clothes, no logos. We like to encourage students to wear positive happy colors which facilitate learning and energy work. Color therapy and its association with the chakras will be discussed further during the course.
Example of daily schedule
- 08:30 - 10:00 Yoga / DO-in, meditation, relaxation
- 10:00 - 10:30 Break and Breakfast
- 10:30 - 13:00 Shiatsu: Practice
- 13:00 - 15:00 Lunch and break
- 15:00 - 16:30 Theory
- 16:30 - 16:45 Break
- 16:45 - 18:30 Shiatsu: Practice
- 18:30 Free time and dinner
The schedule may change slightly due to season.
Further Studies
Zen Shiatsu - Full program
- Module 1 - Year 1: Shiatsu Massage and Acupressure certification, accredited with SYM-International
- Module 2 - Year 2: Advanced Shiatsu certification with SYM-International
- Module 3 - Year 3: Shiatsu Practitioner Diploma and Yoga Teacher certification with Yoga Alliance International
Each year consists of one three-week residential course. It is possible to do more than 1 module per year. The full course is based on 480 hours of tuition plus 100 recorded treatments per year in addition to written assignments (Anatomy and Physiology, Chinese Medicine, case histories and a short thesis). The course follows the European Shiatsu Federation international standard as well as the core syllabus of the Shiatsu Society (of the UK).
Yoga is Integrated into all Shiatsu courses; students interested in receiving the 200-hour yoga teacher certification with Yoga Alliance International may do so after the third Shiatsu module - year, depending on their proficiency. Please speak with the teacher if you would like to also become a yoga teacher.
What if I fail?
Students who fail to complete or finish the course are welcome to return at a later date to finish their training. The extra time or module needed to complete the course will be individually different but SYM tries as much as possible to keep any extra expenses as low as possible.
Instructors
Gerry Rixen
Gerry is an experienced Shiatsu practitioner / teacher as well as a Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT), teaching 200 and 500 hours certified yoga courses registered and validated by Yoga Alliance International since 2011. He started his yoga practice with the Iyengar and Sivananda methods over 30 years ago. He is also a certified therapist in Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine with over 30 years of professional experience. He is founder/director of SYM-Ltd and a 4th Dan Instructor in the Japanese ZEN and Martial Art of Shorinji Kempo.
Location
Come and discover Cervera del Maestre, Castellon, the viewing platform of the Maestrat, a beautiful mountain town located at the foot of a castle, from which you can see fantastic panoramic views, both of the coastline and the interior of the Maestrat. Cervera is a tranquil and historical village. A mere 15-minute drive from the coastal towns of Vinaros, Benicarlo, and Peniscola. It really is a magical village…
Distances
- Vinaros, Benicarlo, and Peniscola - 15 minutes
- Valencia - 90 minutes
- Barcelona - 2.5 hours
Food
Students are responsible for their own meals. Students are accommodated in houses with fully equipped kitchens. In addition, there are several restaurants in the village, a bakery and a supermarket.
Things to do (optional)
In your free time, you can enjoy the beautiful village of Cervera del Maestre with its surrounding hills and stunning coastline. From there, you have easy access to fantastic hikes and excursions into the nearby mountains.
Spa treatments
In addition to the healing modalities explored in the course, students have the opportunity to arrange private treatments with Gerry, a certified therapist in shiatsu and traditional Chinese medicine. These can be arranged at an additional cost during the course.
What's included
- Tuition fee
- Level 1: Shiatsu Massage and Acupressure certification, accredited with SYM-International (total 160 hours)
- Course manual
- 21 nights accommodation
- Pick up (and drop off) from the local train station
- End of the course party
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Health insurance
- Travel insurance
- Train tickets
- Daily meals
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Barcelona–El Prat Airport
178 km
Transfer not provided
Reus Airport
107 km
Transfer not provided
Valencia Airport
125 km
Transfer not provided
Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport
32 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Valencia Airport (VLC), Reus Airport (REU), Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), or Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport (CDT). From there, get a train to Benicarlo / Peniscola railway station on the coast where SYM will pick you up.
Arrival by train
Arrive at Benicarlo / Peniscola railway station on the coast where SYM will pick you up.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
