I am a Shiatsupractor© (Certified Shiatsu Practitioner) and received my shiatsu training from Kensen Saito of the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo, Toronto, ON Canada from 1991-1992. During this time, I took a special seminar with Tokujiro Namikoshi’s son, Toru Namikoshi, who traveled extensively worldwide to reinforce traditional shiatsu techniques. After studying shiatsu techniques the traditional way with Saito, which closely adhered to the original form conceived by Tokujiro Namikoshi, I worked at the school clinic for 5 months to practice this healing art form.

Following this practicum, I worked with chronic pain patients at The Krispin Centre in Toronto which was connected to the Canadian Chronic Pain Association. In addition, I continued to work out of my home and onsite giving treatments. Also, I assisted at various shiatsu demonstrations with students and other graduates produced by The Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo.

In 1995, I participated in the 12th International Shiatsu Congress held in Toronto where Tokujiro Namikoshi was honored. In 1996, I assisted in the initiation process of regulating shiatsu in Toronto with Kensen Saito and Jan McClory, the Academy’s administrator at the time. Since I am also a Registered Graphic Designer of Ontario and a published freelance magazine writer (Canada and U.S. markets), I have an interest in applying shiatsu to people in my industry with computer terminal stress disorders like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). I am a member of the Shiatsu Diffusion Society (Ontario) and previously designed, edited, and produced the Thumbs Up for Shiatsu newsletter twice a year.
Presently, my goal with The Holy Cross Centre is to share my knowledge of traditional shiatsu techniques with the people of Calgary and to allow them to facilitate their own healing process through this application of human touch.

A special thank you is extended to my sensei, Kensen Saito of the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo for his dedication in teaching the traditional form of shiatsu by adhering to Tokujiro Namikoshi’s original techniques and for his support in my progress as a shiatsu therapist throughout the years.