English News: next zoom Friday 13th September - 19h15 (BST): working with the first trimester of pregnancy
Pregnancy Massage and Shiatsu Immersion May 2025 UK, Extraordinary Vessels, Bristol, October 2024, Postnatal Mother and Baby Shiatsu and Massage, November 24, retreats in France
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I have decided to send separate newsletters in English and French because having all the information in one newsletter makes it a bit unwieldy! The content is slightly different because I publicise my French courses and news in one and my English courses and news in the other. Both versions will come from the same “Wellmother news” Substack (the provider of this newsletter) because it seems complicated to set up two separate newsletters for each language.
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Information on my courses in German, mostly running at the ESI in Vienna, will be at the end of the English newsletter.
Next UK courses
Shiatsu and massage therapists
Postnatal massage and shiatsu - mother and baby, Bristol 7 to 10 November with Suzanne Yates
Pregnancy massage and shiatsu - Residential course 1 to 5th May 2025, EarthSpirit Centre, near Glastonbury with Suzanne Yates and Rosa Lia - includes access to the online "Supporting Pregnancy with Massage and Shiatsu".
Massage therapists
Pregnancy massage diploma, London 31st October to 3rd November with Suzanne Yates and Rosa Lia - includes access to the online "Supporting Pregnancy with Massage and Shiatsu".
Shiatsu therapists
Transform your work – Discover the Extraordinary Vessels: Bristol 23 to 25 October (Wednesday to Friday) 2024 with Suzanne Yates
Course in France 2025
Shiatsu and massage therapists
Exploring the creative nature of the Extraordinary vessels : South West France, 2nd to 5th July (Wednesday to Sunday) 2025 with Suzanne Yates
I have been enjoying teaching my courses here at “La Source” despite the weather not being as sunny as usual. It’s probably better that it is not too hot. I love working with smaller groups, and having time to explore more deeply our own personal processes and work with the energies of the land as well as developing our professional work. Running courses here also helps me deepen my connection with the wonderful land here and all her beings, from the ancient oaks, to the younger hundred year old linden trees, to the birds (too many to mention) and plants and our own cats and dog. I have set the dates for retreat of 2025 which is for those who have already studied with me.
I am looking forward to returning to the UK in the autumn to run the pregnancy and postnatal courses, as well as introducing more people to the wonderful world of the Extraordinary Vessels. In 2025 I have a retreat in May in the UK - Pregnancy Massage and Shiatsu. It is being held at the wonderful EarthSpirit centre in the countryside near Glastonbury, a powerful healing land. I will be running it with my daughter Rosa Lia, who is a massage therapist and yoga teacher. There will be some separate sessions for shiatsu practitioners and massage therapists as well as joint teaching. You are welcome to bring your partner and breastfeeding children to enjoy the space.
A few people asked me to run a course on the Extraordinary Vessels in October in Bristol. Here is the link to the course page.
I am also working on new content for my YouTube channel to promote my book and my work. Please let me know of any requests for themes and please subscribe to my channel and share my videos, if you are not already subscribed. Thanks. Some of you asked me for a video on the Triple Heater, at the same time that Carola Beresford Cooke asked me to share my insights on it, and so there is now a video of this up on YouTube. I hope you enjoy it. If you want to attend the zoom in September, it would be helpful for you to have watched this video first.
Zoom Friday 13th September 7.15 pm UK time, 8.15 pm Central Europe time - Imprints of the Womb - why is pregnancy such a fundamental time for both mother and baby ? First trimester.
It was working with pregnant women which led me to discover the Extraordinary Vessels and both remain passions in my work. It is so vital to support women in pregnancy not only for them but also for their baby. Don’t worry if you are not a shiatsu practitioner, one of my aims is to explain how Traditional Chinese Medicine in ways that are relatable to anyone.
In this zoom I will explore the energy of conception and the first trimester and explore the relationship between the Extraordinary Vessels and Triple Heater. It is not by chance the Triple Heater, along with its partner Heart Protector, are key regulating points of the extraordinary vessels. We will also explore types of touch and do some movements and meditation to embody this theory. There will be time for questions. In the next zoom in October (18th), I will explore late pregnancy and preparing for birth.
If you miss it, it will be recorded and posted on my YouTube channel.
I have now started locking the room 15 minutes after start time, as it gets disruptive if people join late.
Time: Friday 13th September 2024, 7.15 pm-8.15pm UK (GMT) or 8.15pm CET
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86404039442
Meeting ID: 864 0403 9442
Passcode: 964521
I was inspired to share some of my favourite pregnancy exercises on YouTube. For those of you who know my work, you know that I learnt about the Extraordinary Vessels through working with pregnant women and their partners, pre-conception, antenatally and postnatally. When I became pregnant in 1989 there wasn’t that much on offer for pregnant women and there was a lot of fear and myths around what you could and couldn’t do. That’s why I went to study with pioneering obstetric physiotherapist Elizabeth Noble in Boston, US and then integrated what I had learnt with her along with my knowledge of the body and TCM to develop my own approach. I still teach this to my individual clients and my professional students.
I hope you enjoy this video and please share it with any of your pregnant friends!
I will soon share in my Substack blog, the translation of an article I wrote for a French blog on pregnancy. If you are also subscribed to my “Rewriting your Life” substack, you will receivit directly into your inbox.
Laminated charts of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels
I have been working on my charts and am nearly there with them all. One of my students suggested that I put my affirmations on the bottom of the chart, which I have now done. I have not been able to find a printing company to do the prints and ship direct to you. This means I will only be able to sell them during my courses. You will need to order before so I can bring the right amount.
Residential Courses in South West France, Mielan
These courses are for small groups of 8 people, like the 8 Vessels! The teaching room is a hexagonal pavillon by a linden avenue. There is plenty of outside space. It is where I live and accommodation is in the main house with a couple of camping spaces. There are 3 hectares of land to explore around the house. The food is provided by a local organic vegetarian cook. We are in the middle of the countryside with a lake nearby.
Retreat : “Exploring the creative nature of the Extraordinary vessels July 2nd to 6th 2025
Our deepest creativity is expressed in the Extraordinary Vessels because they connect us to our infinite potential. We will tap into its many expressions including creativity in our work, relationships, fertility and self-expression. We will explore creativity through shiatsu, massage, movements, dance, sounds and other expressions which feel appropriate to the group.
This is only open to those who have already studied with me or another Wellmother teacher.
Laminierte Karten der Acht Außergewöhnlichen Gefäße
Ich habe an meinen Diagrammen gearbeitet und bin mit allen fast fertig. Eine meiner Studentinnen schlug vor, dass ich meine Affirmationen am unteren Rand der Karte anbringen sollte, was ich nun getan habe. Es ist mir nicht gelungen, eine Druckerei zu finden, die die Drucke anfertigt und direkt an Sie versendet. Das bedeutet, dass ich sie nur während meiner Kurse verkaufen kann. Ihr müsst also vorher bestellen, damit ich die richtige Menge mitbringen kann.
Bekräftigung
Ich habe Zugang zu der Weisheit, die in meinen Erinnerungen steckt, und kann alles loslassen, was mir nicht mehr dient.
Die nächsten Kurse
Wien (ESI Austria)
17.-20 Oktober 2024: Wellmother Shiatsu Modul 1 – Die Schwangerschaft mit Johanna Garnitschnig
https://www.wellmother.uk/course/shiatsu-schwangerschaft/
„Die Grundlagen: Außerordentliche Gefäße, Menstruationszyklus, Fruchtbarkeit / Kinderwunsch und Schwangerschaft“
März 2025 in Wien mit Johanna Garnitschnig
Eintauchen in die Bedeutung der Außerordentlichen Gefäße für Frauen: den Menstruationszyklus verstehen und lernen, wie wir Fruchtbarkeit und Schwangerschaft unterstützen können. Dieser Kurs ist die Basis für die aufbauenden Module 1-3 für das Wellmother-Zertifikat.
Die Module können in beliebiger Reihenfolge besucht werden.
Online Support Circle
FACHLICHER AUSTAUSCH & SUPERVISION mit Alexandra Gelny
Online via Zoom | kostenlos
Ein Raum für Fragen und einen Erfahrungsaustausch rund um das praktische Arbeiten mit Shiatsu im Zusammenhang mit Frauengesundheit und früher Mutterschaft. Es ist ein Raum des Zuhörens und der Klärung, für Inspiration und Austausch.
Du bist herzlich willkommen, wenn du Shiatsu praktizierst oder noch in der Ausbildung bist, und wenn du ein besonderes Interesse an Frauengesundheitsthemen hast.
Info und Anmeldung: https://www.alexandragelny.com/unterricht/lifecycles-shiatsu-online-circle/
FACHLICHER AUSTAUSCH & SUPERVISION mit Alexandra Gelny Heute
Ein Raum für Fragen und einen Erfahrungsaustausch rund um das praktische Arbeiten mit Shiatsu im Zusammenhang mit Frauengesundheit und früher Mutterschaft. Es ist ein Raum des Zuhörens und der Klärung, für Inspiration und Austausch.
https://www.alexandragelny.com/unterricht/lifecycles-shiatsu-online-circle/
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Prossimi corsi
Circolo online di supervisione e condivisione con Alexandra Gelny
online su Zoom | gratuito
Info: https://www.alexandragelny.com/unterricht/lifecycles-shiatsu-circolo-online/?lang=it
In questi riunioni online c’è il tempo e lo spazio per le tue domande e per la condivisione delle tue esperienze nei trattamenti di shiatsu. È uno spazio di ascolto e di chiarificazione, d’ispirazione e dello scambio.
Sei molto benvenuta*, se stai praticando o imperando lo shiatsu e se hai un interesse approfondito nelle tematiche legate alla salute delle donne e alla maternità.