Shiatsu treatment Photo Mark Barwell

Shiatsu Community Clinic in St Leos

Interested in experiencing a shiatsu treatment? A small group of graduates of The Shiatsu College on the seafront have set up a new community clinic to enable people to try the healing art of Shiatsu at an affordable price. 

Shiatsu is a therapeutic practice that evolved from a blend of acupressure, massage and Traditional Chinese Medicine. This holistic treatment looks at various factors including diet, lifestyle, health and wellbeing in order to find solutions to your concerns. The therapist may advise on changes to your wider life, but the core of the art is on the treatments, which are delivered on a futon or in a massage chair. The aim is to rebalance and vitalise your energy system and clear any blockages that may be preventing you from moving forward.

“Shiatsu is a wonderful holistic treatment and its benefits may be felt by anyone that tries it”, says Mark Barwell, one of the practitioners. “A small group of us from the Shiatsu College in Hastings decided to start this clinic as a way of bringing affordable treatments to the heart of the community. If it is successful – and we hope it will be – then we would like to provide these services to other communities, such as Ore. Although each of us have our own private practices, it is great to be able to come together to deliver healing in a cost-effective and welcoming way. Like many bodywork and energy treatments, the effects of Shiatsu are more easily understood when tried for yourself, so why not come along and see what all the fuss is about?”

The clinics will be run on the last Saturday of each month, from 10am to 3pm. Places can be booked or simply turn up to see if they can help you, with treatments by donation (suggested minimum £10).

The venue is at the heart of the community in St Leonards on Sea and is fully accessible – the Southwater Community Centre (1 Stainsby Street, TN37 6LA). The centre is right next to Warrior Square train station and only a few minutes walk from the main bus services along the London Road.

For more details, call Mark on 07919 368783 or Steph on 07816 486603

Shiatsu treatment Photo Permission A Cryar

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