I have been fascinated by Eastern culture, lifestyles, and bodywork from an early age. I first traveled through Asia in my early twenties, where I came in contact with Shiatsu.

 

Fascinated by the positive effects on my health and overall well-being, I studied Western and Eastern approaches to bodywork.

 

With more than 30 years of clinical, teaching practice, and continued study, I developed the ShinzuiDo postgraduate program, my unique approach to manual therapy.

 

My home is in Fukuoka in southern Japan, where I give treatments in my practice that I share with my wife, Hiroko. It is also in Fukuoka that we have our school and welcome students from Japan and abroad. We love to share our lifelong passion for bodywork in our treatments and courses.

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​Shiatsu training

I trained for three years at the International Shiatsu School in Belgium and Switzerland and another four years at the Du Mai School, where I was also trained to become a teacher. Later I further studied at Shiatsu at the Iokai School in Tokyo. I returned to Japan regularly for many years, studying with experienced practitioners and teachers to nourish and deepen my practice before relocating permanently to Japan.

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Between 1996 and 2008, I was the founding director of a Shiatsu school in Sweden. During those years in Sweden, I served as a board member of the Swedish Shiatsu Federation and representative towards the European Shiatsu Federation.

 

From 2006 until 2019, I was with my wife, Hiroko Kobayashi, the founding director of the Shinzui Shiatsu School in Belgium. I also traveled extensively to teach internationally at Shiatsu and Bodywork training centers.

During those years in Belgium, I served as the president of the Belgian Shiatsu Federation.

I also served as a representative of the Belgian Shiatsu Federation towards the European Shiatsu Federation.

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine
In parallel to my practice, for the past 20 years, I have studied on a regular basis Traditional Chinese Medicine in China.

 

Thai Massage and Chi Nei Tsang
I regularly spent time in Thailand and received intensive training from the great masters of traditional Thai massage and Chi Nei Tsang. For example 1995, I completed a six months intensive internship in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Western Manual Therapy

Being fascinated by the body and continually seeking to understand its workings, I love studying anatomy and different bodywork methods. I have been trained in Craniosacral therapy, Anatomy Trains, Functional Training, Fascia therapy, Visceral Manipulation, and more.

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ShinzuiDo is a unique whole body manual therapy which integrates the practices of East Asian bodywork, in particular Ampuku, with the latest developments in Western anatomy and advances in the fields of therapeutic bodywork. Firmly rooted in East Asian medicine, ShinzuiDo uses the methodology of this ancient healing tradition to treat the body-mind-spirit. It is taught as a postgraduate course open to all bodywork practitioners.

 

Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan

To help me to stay fit as a practitioner, I continue to practice, study and teach Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan. Since 2000 I have been a certified Qi Gong teacher, and I received the authorization to teach Tai Chi Chuan from Dan Docherty, who has been my primary Tai Chi Chuan teacher. The leading training I received in Thailand and at the National Medical Qigong Hospital and Training Centre in Beidaihe, China.