LEVEL TWO
Certified Shiatsu Practitioner.
Achieve Professional Competence in Complete Shiatsu Theory and Practice
Building directly on Level 1, this advanced stage transforms your foundational skills into a robust professional practice. This is the complete professional certification required to practice Shiatsu.
Here, you learn how to work with real conditions, understand energetic patterns, and apply Traditional Chinese Medicine theory directly into treatments. You begin developing diagnostic skills, adapting your techniques to each client, and building the confidence needed for professional therapeutic work.
What's Included
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205 total training hours
– 105 hours of in-class advanced instruction
– 100 hours of additional recorded home-study and practice assignments -
Intermediate Shiatsu techniques: deeper pressure, rotations, mobilizations, stretches, and tailored sequences.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine foundations for therapeutic practice:
• Pattern identification
• Zang-Fu diagnosis
• Pulse and tongue basics
• Five Elements in therapeutic application -
Condition-based treatment strategies for common issues such as stress, fatigue, digestive imbalance, joint stiffness, emotional patterns, and more.
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Supervised therapeutic sessions to help you refine your touch, read the body, and work with confidence.
Ideal For
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Aspiring practitioners who want to move beyond basic sequences and learn therapeutic, condition-focused Shiatsu.
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Students from Level 1 ready to deepen their skills and work with clients on a professional or semi-professional level.
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Bodyworkers, massage therapists, yoga teachers, and holistic practitioners wanting to integrate TCM diagnostics into their practice.
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Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how energy, anatomy, and emotional states interact in the healing process.
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Individuals committed to building a sustainable career through meaningful, client-centered therapeutic work.
Learning Formats
Level 2 is available in three study formats. Full details are provided on the Study Formats page.
All formats run at 7 hours per day.
Intensive:
• 3 weeks (Monday to Friday)
Weekend Course:
• 7.5 weekends (Saturday & Sunday)
Choose the structure that best fits your lifestyle, all formats lead to the same Level 1 training hours and certification.
Certificate
Upon completing Level 2, you will receive the Level 2 Certificate of Therapeutic Shiatsu Practices, confirming your ability to apply diagnostic principles, adapt treatments, and work with common conditions.
This certificate qualifies you to enter Level 3, where advanced clinical work, deeper TCM understanding, and practitioner-level mastery begin.
Price: $5,490
Here you can find a detailed breakdown of each lesson in the program.
COURSE LEVEL 2: Certified Shiatsu Practitioner Achieve Professional Competence in Complete Shiatsu Theory and Practice Building directly on Level 1, this advanced stage transforms your foundational skills into a robust professional practice. This is the complete professional certification required to practice Shiatsu. What You Will Master (The Professional Edge) Professional Treatment Proficiency: Perform complete Shiatsu treatments utilizing the 12 Classical and Zen Meridians with advanced techniques. In-Depth TCM Diagnosis: Master professional diagnostic skills: Tongue, Face, Hara, and Back Diagnosis. Advanced Principles: Deepen your understanding of Kyo-Jitsu, Connection, Perpendicular Pressure, and Flow. Meridian & Point Mastery: Accurately locate and understand the functions of major Acupuncture Points. Western Integration: Comprehensive review of Anatomy and Physiology integrated with TCM principles. Your Certification & Outcome: - You will be qualified to practice professionally outside of family and friends. - Professional Practitioner Certification for Level 2. Prerequisite for Level 3: Complete and submit 50 home recorded treatments. Details: Duration (Total) 205 Hours (105 in-class instruction + 100 home study/practice) Investment $5500 Formats (7 hours per day) Intensive: 3 weeks (Monday to Friday) Weekend Course: 7.5 weekends (Saturday & Sunday) Syllabus Level 2 Certified Shiatsu Practitioner Daily Schedule: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (8 hours elapsed | 7.0 instructional hours/day) Classroom Contact Hours: 105.0 Hours (15 Days) Home Study & Recorded Practicum: 100.0 Hours (Includes 50 Supervised Case Sessions) Total Level 2 Credited Hours: 205.0 Hours Day Topics & Practice Focus Day 1 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Yoga Warm-up, Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM (1.0 hr) — Lecture: Zen Shiatsu Principles & Overview of 12 Classical/Zen Meridian Pathways 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Lung (LU) & Large Intestine (LI) Zen Meridians Location & Extensions 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 03:00 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture: Western Physiology — Circulatory and Respiratory Systems 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Treatment Protocols for LU & LI Classical and Zen Meridians Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (2.5 Lecture / 4.5 Practical) Day 2 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Yoga Warm-up, Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture: Western Physiology — Digestive and Excretory Systems 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Stomach (ST) & Spleen (SP) Zen Meridians Location across 3 Positions 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Treatment Protocols for ST & SP Classical and Zen Meridians 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Professional Hara Diagnosis & Deep Abdominal Treatment Sequence Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.5 Lecture / 5.5 Practical) Day 3 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Professional Back Diagnosis Assessment & Spinal Zones 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Heart (HT) & Heart Protector/Pericardium (HP) Zen Meridians Location & Treatment 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 03:00 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture: Western Physiology — Integumentary and Nervous Systems 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Comprehensive Integration Review of LU-LI, ST-SP, and HT-HP Zen Sequences Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.5 Lecture / 5.5 Practical) Day 4 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture: Western Physiology — Urinary, Reproductive, and Immune Systems 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Bladder (BL) & Kidney (KD) Zen Meridians Location & Treatment Protocols 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum: Unsupervised Diagnostic Treatment Guided by Hara and Back Evaluation Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.5 Lecture / 5.5 Practical) Day 5 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Heart Protector (HP) & Triple Heater (TH) Zen Meridians Location & Treatment 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture: Western Physiology — The Special Sense Organs & TCM Connections 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum: Applied Dynamics — Perpendicularity, Bio-energetic Connection & Kyo-Jitsu Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.5 Lecture / 5.5 Practical) Day 6 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Gallbladder (GB) & Liver (LV) Zen Meridians Location & Protocols 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: TCM Diagnostics — Professional Tongue Diagnosis Principles 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 03:00 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture: Theory Synthesis — Zang-Fu, Yin-Yang, and Five Elements Diagnostic Integration 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Advanced Flow Massage Techniques Around the Body Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (3.0 Lecture / 4.0 Practical) Day 7 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:30 AM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Advanced Bodywork Modalities — Stretch Reflex & Cross-Fiber Protocols 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Practical/Lab: Regional Soft-Tissue Mobilization — Head, Shoulders, Hips, and Knees 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Supervised Practical Integration & Peer-Review Clinical Forum Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.0 Forum / 6.0 Practical) Day 8 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:30 AM (2.0 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Bladder Acupuncture Points — Locations & Functions (BL 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 67) 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Practical/Lab: Point Stimulation Protocols & Zang-Fu Organ Connections 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum & Forum: Targeted Acupuncture Point Session Integration Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (2.0 Lecture / 5.0 Practical) Day 9 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Forum & Review: Comprehensive Zen Meridian Systems Q&A 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Stomach & Spleen Acupuncture Points (ST 8, 34, 36; SP 6, 10, 21) 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum: Integrated Diagnostic Assessment and ST/SP Point Applications Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (3.0 Lecture/Forum / 4.0 Practical) Day 10 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Lung & Large Intestine Acupuncture Points (LU 1, 5, 7; LI 4, 15, 19, 20) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Advanced Hara Ampuku Abdominal Massage Techniques 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 03:00 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Moxibustion Therapy — Materials, Safety, and Clinical Application 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (2.0 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Combined Point Work and Direct/Indirect Moxa Application Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (3.0 Lecture / 4.0 Practical) Day 11 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Heart & Small Intestine Acupuncture Points (HT 1, 7, 9; SI 10, 11, 18) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum: Supervised Clinical Treatment Flow 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum & Forum: Clinical Refinement of Perpendicular Pressure & Connection Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.5 Lecture / 5.5 Practical) Day 12 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Heart Protector & Triple Heater Points (HP 1, 6; TH 4, 14, 17, 23) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Joint Mobilization Techniques (Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder, Neck) 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Lower Extremity & Axial Joint Protocols (SI Joint, Hips, Knees, Ankle, Feet) Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (1.5 Lecture / 5.5 Practical) Day 13 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock (Administrative Audit: 50 Logged Sessions) 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Liver & Gallbladder Points (LV 3, 8, 13, 14; GB 1, 12, 20, 21, 25, 30, 34) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Lecture & Lab: Extraordinary Vessels — Conception & Governing Vessels (CV 3, 17; GV 1, 20, 28) 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum & Discussion Forum: Vessel Point Integration & Case Log Auditing Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (3.0 Lecture/Forum / 4.0 Practical) Day 14 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 12:30 PM (3.0 hrs) — Lecture & Academic Forum: Comprehensive Review of Anatomy, Physiology, Zang-Fu & Points 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM (3.5 hrs) — Practical Practicum: Free Unsupervised Treatment Sessions with Complete Diagnostic Planning Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (3.0 Forum / 4.0 Practical) Day 15 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM (0.5 hr) — Practical: Meridian Stretching & Chinese Clock 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM (1.5 hrs) — Practical/Lab: Tongue Diagnosis Review & Consultation Strategy 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (1.5 hrs) — Practical Exam: Supervised Practical Evaluation (Students Conduct Full Treatment on Instructors) 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM (1.0 hr) — Lunch Break (Non-Instructional) 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM (2.0 hrs) — Clinical Debrief Forum: Professional Ethics, Client Retention & Case Feedback 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM (1.5 hrs) — Official Level 2 Professional Practitioner Certification Ceremony Daily Subtotal: 7.0 Contact Hours (3.5 Forum/Review / 3.5 Practical)
