MAY 3, 4, 2025 – SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FROM 10AM TO 17H00 DAILY
What is the difference between OHASHI Method and Shiatsu?
OHASHI Method is for the giver, you the therapist, not for the receiver. “Bodywork” in English means working on a client, the receiver’s body. I find that is a difficult commitment. I developed, designed and practiced OHASHI Method for me as a giver. This approach is a big difference between OHASHI Method and other bodywork methods.
Many shiatsu practitioners can give their clients a good shiatsu technique. But few give a professional treatment. Also, only a few therapists can make enough money to sustain their lifestyle; and only a small percentage of shiatsu therapists can continue for 50 years in their careers.
Ohashi started his career giving shiatsu treatments in 1970, when he emigrated to the U.S. He’s practiced for 54 years, and still sees clients who started with him 30 years ago. Because of his reputation as an effective therapist, he has been able to set his own schedule, maximizing his effort.
What do you teach in this class?
- How to give shiatsu without fatigue
- How to perform an extremely effective treatment
- How to produce regular clients (those who keep returning)
- How to control your body and become healthier as you work
I will teach how not to injure your body, or be exhausted and tired, and how not to “burn out” as a therapist. You will learn cross-patterning movement, which is effective and effortless, and how to be in tonus.
You will also learn to use a scarf for some techniques, as a substitute for your hands. Using a scarf allows you to manipulate the body in ways not possible with just your hands. It’s especially useful when treating the neck.
You will also learn Muscle-Meridian Sedation, my technique for effective treatment that is also quick and result-oriented.
Why should I take this class?
You’ve already studied a lot of theory and technique. But there is a lot of competition among other therapists. In my class you will learn how to refine your movement for a comfortable and effective treatment, how to save your own energy, avoiding injury and burn-out.
What kind of benefit can I expect from Ohashi’s class?
The first benefit is for people who want to go into bodywork therapy as a professional — not only shiatsu but other methods as well. You can take this class and apply the techniques to your method without any wrong habits. This is a benefit you’ll appreciate 10 years later.
For those people who are already practicing, the benefit from this class will be how to maintain your successful practice, effectively and effortlessly for your future. Those who are more than 40 years old, you’ll be getting older every year and your body will become stiff. Before you suffer handicaps, what you learn in this class will benefit you 20 years later.
I am 80 years old; I will be with you in person and share my experience with you.
