Shiatsu

A woman receiving a massage from another woman in a bedroom.

We hold tension in our bodies because we want to safe. We do it unconsciously, for a sense of protection.

To force the body into releasing is to override the body’s desire to protect itself. I do not intend to overpower the body’s defences. Instead, my shiatsu is to show the body that it is safe.

I aim to  meet it where it is, and from there, invite it into relaxing. This unfolds in an empathic dialogue of bodywork that may be strong and challenging, and tender and reassuring. This shiatsu is rooted in deep listening and seeking to meet how the body and being is showing up.

Sometimes I also use vocal sound, gentle lullaby-like sound or percussive vibrations that tune in and release with the shiatsu.

And at the centre of my practice is my recognition of your radiant core. The part of you that always knows wellness.

Shiatsu is equally good for ‘mechanical’ issues like sciatica and frozen shoulder, or heartbreak and integrating emotional change, leaving you feeling nourished and deeply met.

Let's Begın

FAQs

  • Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork, done fully dressed on a futon, with no oils. It works with meridians and acupressure. It emphasises Hara connection, and uses Hara diagnosis to direct the treatment. Body work here means that I’ll lift your arms, legs or head and move them, cradling them, exploring their natural range, showing them that they can let go of the tension they are carrying. I’ll also work along the lengths of appropriate meridians, and other sublime, magical techniques.

  • This work is very effective for emotional and somatic issues, and also for mechanical complaints like frozen shoulder and sciatica.

  • During a session, the receiver doesn’t need to do anything, nor even notice what’s happening. Yet, receiving shiatsu is a skill that develops over time. In the first session, its a new language to the body. It can be deep, profound, unlock a frozen shoulder. With ongoing sessions, the body quickly learns to receive the bodywork, almost how to ‘hear’ it. With familiarity, the receiver drops more quickly into a deeper state of openness, which lets me in to work more deeply.

The Session

Cost

£60 for 60 minutes

£85 for 90 minutes

 Please get in touch if you need a concession

Testimonials

  • "Thank you NaNyori for the great shiatsu session yesterday (my back feels so much better today) and for all the sessions over the last few years. Your work is compassionate, accepting, powerful, intuitive and sensitive, and the bodywork is supported by your amazingly perceptive insights. Highly recommended."

    — MW

  • "I have regular shiatsu from NaNyori and my body really starts creaking when I miss a week or two. She works intuitively so every session is different depending on what I need. I've had a shoulder injury and she has been so gentle working with it - I found it hard to trust someone else moving it, but NaNyori isn't scared to stretch it back to the old range of movements whilst being really supportive and careful not to hurt me. I think NaNyori is lovely as a person and a therapist and I've been able to totally relax with her  I love that after a session it feels like I've done a yoga class but without me having to do anything!"  

    — CM

  • "Thank-you for my beautiful Shiatsu massage yesterday NaNyori. You have lovely energy and it comes through magically through your touch."

    — NR

  • "Such a relaxing and caring treatment! Thank you for fitting me in."

    — MW

  • "I think that was the best treatment I’ve ever had. You just went to all the right places. It felt like about everything you did, I really needed it- but without me even knowing. I just can’t get over how lovely that was."

    — L.W

  • "I can feel the love and integrity in your work."

    — D.M

  • "NaNyori’s sessions are deep and transformative on many levels. Caraline is gifted in intuitive touch. She is able to pinpoint the areas that need to be worked on to release holding patterns and dislodge stuck energy. She is gifted also as a channel of cosmic energy that restores and transforms on deep levels. she is excellent at holding space with gentleness, empathy and warmth that facilitates deep healing."

    — JABEEN J

  • "I really appreciate the support I've found with you. Your work seems magically mystical to me, and I feel better for it."

    —D.B

  • "It was my first time for a shiatsu massage so I as unsure what to expect. I needn’t have been concerned at all. Na Nyori has created a warm and comfortable environment. A safe place where you feel you can totally relax and be at one with mind and body. The treatment itself was incredible, seemingly gentle in its execution but profoundly powerful. The day after I felt so much lighter, like my mind had been relieved of heavy negative thoughts and my energy had substantially increased."

    —NICK CLARKE

  • "I found what I needed, a gentle caring soul that supported me to appreciate my better healthy self.  I went so deep in to relaxation I emerged into a different reality, one of pure love"

    — D.B. 

  • "I have found NaNyori’s treatments to relieve my abdominal discomfort completely. The numbness of the left upper limb is a long standing problem: it has not gone completely but has been improved considerably. I trained as a shiatsu practitioner myself and really love the modality. I find that NaNyori has developed a beautiful, sensitive, energetically-attuned style that is her own. I really enjoy her use of gentle voice toning. To me it seems ‘right’ in a way that goes beyond the rational explanations. NaNyori undertakes an evaluation of what the client is wanting/needing before the treatment and a feedback evaluation following the treatment. That is normal, yet I enjoy the rather informal but attentive approach she uses. I would recommend NaNyori to anyone seeking a shiatsu treatment." 

    — PETER RAGGETT