Letting you truly relax and re-charge in safety DE-STRESS with SHIATSU in SECURITY As an officially registered COVID-SAFE business I am required to have an approved Covid-19 Safety plan. Fortunately, the Loft & Earth Centre – within which I work – is also an officially registered COVID-SAFE business. This plan, first published Sept 2020, was […]

OPENING UP: MY CLINIC IS THERE FOR YOU Opening my Zen Shiatsu clinic for business from Monday June 15. This means that you can now book yourself in for a Shiatsu with me. You can even book a friend in for a Shiatsu with me.My appointment schedule has stayed the same, despite the whole world […]

MAKKO-HO in Video Series 2 Makko-Ho, the full sequence covering the 12 “ordinary” meridians, is the subject of my second Video Series starting Tuesday May 19. Catch the full series: On INSTAGRAM, every Tuesday @ 11 amthrough MAY and into JUNE 2020barbara_richardson_zenshiatsu Each video looks at one or two exercises in the cycle. At the […]

ELIMINATION, MOVEMENT & IMMUNITY – The Lower Heater Elimination (or “drainage”) of undesirable &/or toxic elements is the significant function of the Lower Heater. This is particularly true with respect to The Triple Heater’s role in managing our immune system. Movement provides essential support without which elimination – and thence immunity – is seriously impaired. […]

TORSO TIME – Connecting UPPER & MIDDLE HEATERS The upper and middle torso, not surprisingly, are where the Upper & Middle Heaters (or Warmers) overlap and connect. It is also an area of the body where we find a concentration of both meridian specific diagnostic / reflective zones as well as organ specific acu-points. UPPER […]

ARMS & HANDS – Introducing ACU-POINTS The arms and hands, similar to the head/neck area, are a good place to get bang for your buck with tapping, rubbing &/or squeezing down the energy channels. As you can see from the attached diagram and Colour Key Chart, all 12 ordinary meridians are represented and their channels […]

TAPPING into the HEAD, FACE & NECK:Backing up Video 3. Detailed tapping (pounding, rubbing, squeezing, etc.) into the head/face/neck area represents a great opportunity to stimulate all the meridians. As you can see from the attached chart & diagram, it is a very meridian dense zone: All the channels are represented and Nearly all the […]

LAYERING the LUNG & LARGE INTESTINE Meridians: Video 2 of the Do-In Series Layering immunity, by targeting the Lung (LU) & Large Intestine (LI) meridians, is the focus of this 2nd video of the series. You can find the video on my Instagram page, posting this Saturday April 18 @ 11 am: barbara_richardson_zenshiatsu This second […]

TRIPLE HEATER: FOUNDATION SEQUENCE Video 1 of the Do-In Series: back-up material The Triple Heater meridian is the focus of the 1st video of the series. You can find the video on my Instagram page (posting Tuesday April 14 @ 11 am): barbara_richardson_zenshiatsu This basic, quick Do-In is designed to open up the breathing and […]

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR DO-IN DO-IN found and learnt EASILY – just follow me on INSTAGRAM to get your Zen Shiatsu online. barbara_richardson_zenshiatsu WHEN TO ACCESS YOUR DO-IN The first video will go up at 11am on Tuesday next week (April 14). Then every Saturday & Tuesday at 11am there will be another one. This […]