What is Zenthai Shiatsu? 

Zenthai Shiatsu is a floor-based practice and therapeutic movement therapy. 

It is carefully crafted to unshackle the body-mind of its fixations and create free-flow of our life-force energy (Qi or Prana). 

Founded by Gwyn Williams 30 years ago, it borrows from the Ancient Eastern traditions of Japanese Zen Shiatsu, Traditional Thai Massage and Traditional Chinese Medicine theory. These three approaches to touch and vitality are weaved together with Western Remedial and Osteopathic techniques to create a blended, fluid dance. 

Dis-ease and imbalance begin when things get stuck or stagnant. The free-flow of our internal energy is crucial to experiencing wellness, balance and vitality. 

At its essence, Zenthai Shiatsu has focused intention and deep listening at its core. For me, it feels like Love.

What happens in a treatment?

Zenthai is a clothes-on, floor-based bodywork practice where treatments happen on a Shiatsu mat. 

We begin with a conversation about what's happening for you on the day and what you need. Diagnostic tools are used to sense into where there might be imbalances within. We use this information to set an aligned intention for the bodywork that follows. 

As the receiver you lie down, relax and let go. This sounds simple in theory but the same holding patterns that play out in the mind also present in the body. Ironically, to relax it can require some effort. It is the gripping and holding-on that inhibits the smooth flow of Qi. The more you can soften and let-go, the more therapeutic this exchange becomes.