In a changing world it is easy to get caught in our minds. Be it through conditioning, our circumstances or the evolving world around us. Conscious touch heals this rupture; it carries within the unique qualities of listening, safety and connection. These qualities are essential for life and can sometimes be even life saving. As Shiatsu therapists, Pedro and Joost consider touch a tool for transformation.
Their aim with ‘growing awareness through touch‘ is to bring us in direct contact, through retreats and other activities, with our inborn openness and our non-judgmental unconditional sense of oneness. From here we gain the opportunity to change our conditioning, our circumstances and with this the world around us.
In Chinese astrology, the year of the Fire Horse began on February 17, 2026. Fire is the most yang quality. This is on one hand very positive but can also be dangerous when we forget or even lose our yin. In Chinese medicine, mind is yang, body is yin. So a very good year to (re)connect with our bodies and inner yin qualities through touch!