Working with the Elderly
Developing the Yin Capacities
5-8th April 2012

This workshop focuses on Shiatsu for the elderly.

There are two aspects to working with elderly people, firstly dealing with the common conditions of old age such as arthritis, chronic pain, loss of balance and loss of muscle tone. We will show specific and practical techniques for dealing with each of these.

But equally important is the skill of helping someone to grow old happily. In Western culture, old age has lost its traditional status and a large segment of older people end up existing in residential homes or being cared for in the home of a relative, having lost responsibility, status and a feeling of being of use to other people. Many old people feel they have nothing left to give to the world.

This is partly the fault of a society which values Yang and Youth and devalues Experience and Wisdom. But it is also the responsibility of the aging person. If they contract into themselves, resent their loss of youth and decline into passivity then it is not surprising that people do not value them.

This course will introduce a method of training for ageing people, which can be started before old age, which develops three Yin capacities: Radiance, Equanimity and Benevolence. These capacities are aspects of the Tai Yin, Shao Yin and Jue Yin energies and do not decline with age. With their development, the ageing person not only is rescued from many of the physical conditions of old age but also grows into a state which is still valued, still useful and still attractive to other people.

To find out more about the idea behind this training, you can read an article by clicking here

Meridians and Child Development
How meridians guide the development of movement

This workshop is an introduction to Movement Shiatsu which was developed by Bill Palmer. Bill worked for 15 years with children with cerebral palsy and other developmental difficulties. He observed that working with the meridians stimulated movements even when the child had brain damage which normally would impair the movement.

This led to research with babies which showed that the Yang meridians acted as maps showing which muscles needed to act together to perform whole body movements such as crawling, rolling, pushing and reaching.

These maps not only follow the meridians, they trace the Six combined channels - The Yang Ming, Tai Yang and Shao Yang. The Yin channels are similar maps for deeper tonification and preparation for movement. Bill has found that working with the movement as well as the meridian is an excellent way of helping all clients to unblock and enliven stuck and chronic conditions.

This workshop will focus on the development of the Tai Yang, the combination of Bladder and Small Intestine meridians. We will show how these meridians guide the development of movement and how these movements can be used with Shiatsu to treat musculo-skeletal problems, chronic back problems and psychological trauma.

The workshop will be very practical and will aim to present the material in such a way that you will be able to really use it to enhance your Shiatsu practice.

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