A workshop with Tamsin Grainger organised by the Shiatsu College in London - open to Shiatsu Graduates
As Shiatsu Practitioners, how can we gracefully support our clients and ourselves during the death or dying process?
'We return to the place we came from' Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf
Death and dying will touch us all as therapists at some point and can affect us deeply, yet in our culture death is seldom spoken about openly for fear of causing distress to others or to ourselves. This weekend therefore, is a precious opportunity to reflect on our personal beliefs about death, our involvement with critical illness and the impact that the topic of death and dying might have on our client at multiple levels.In a safe and supportive space, we will begin to:
Explore how death is viewed in Chinese Medicine
Address the energetic patterns of dying on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels
Reflect on our personal ethical and / or spiritual approach towards death and how this influences our practice
Explore how we can best create a supportive space for ourselves and our clients during the dying process
Discuss counselling, listening techniques, integrating beliefs and working with compassionate awareness
We will share our experiences, using gentle reflective and creative means: meditation, personal and collaborative reflection, and, of course, Shiatsu.
WHEN: October 6, 2018 @ 9:30 am – October 7, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
WHERE: Gong Bodywork, 34-44 Tunstall Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8DA
COST: £160
For booking information please contact Jane Lyons on jane.shiatsu@gmail.comReview of Richard Holloway's book Waiting for the last bus - reflections on death and dyingDeath Cafes a place to talk and listen about death in whatever way it affects youEnd of life doula training 'If you find thinking about, talking about, planning for and encountering death pretty scary, you aren’t alone. '