Beginner's Mind: cultivate a listening approach
Beginner's Mind is the foundation of a shiatsu practitioner's attitude. Cultivating a listening approach and viewing each treatment as a blank page gives the possibility to see a situation clearly and accurately. Beginner's mind takes off the filters that tend to distort and prejudge what we are actually seeing. Applying it while doing shiatsu will expand the effectiveness and creativity of your treatments.
Of course, there is great value to protocols, systems and conceptual knowledge. These serve as structure for learning and developing skills. However, although protocol has an organizing effect on treatments, it must ultimately give way if we want to see each client as they are and allow their uniqueness to create the treatment map.
The practice of beginner’s mind affects our our personal life as well. We can apply in the way we approach a relationship, a project or any endeavor. What we learn by exercising beginners’ mind in our sessions transposes into one of the most important lessons for learning, being in the moment and enjoying life. To explore this principle more, click the link below:
New Shiatsu Class ‘Moving Chi’
Expand your perception beyond the meridians into different layers of energy flow in the body in this 1 day recorded class with Saul Goodman. Click below for information & enrollment: