Studying and receiving Shiatsu made me interested in exploring the phenomenon
of healing. I wanted to learn why some people heal, and others don’t. This in turn led
me to study the healing practices of indigenous peoples of several cultures and traditions.

I was clear that Shiatsu would always be my practice, and yet, elders from other traditions were kind enough to accept me as an apprentice, teach me their traditional healing ways, and give me permission to practice and teach their methods. I synthesized these into my private practice, which I named LABYRINTH SHIATSU®.

A labyrinth appears to have many paths within it, but it has only one road. Although it zigzags many times, it always reaches the center (labyrinths do not trick you, as mazes do). The winding back and forth represents the twists and turns your life takes. The center symbolizes your true self. From the center you see all the connections of the one path that is your life. It is also the path of healing on many levels.