Memoir of Thau and Quang Van Nguyen Fourth Uncle in the Mountain by Quang Van Nguyen and Marjorie Pivar (St. Martin’s Press, 2006) is a true story…
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Zen Shiatsu Training
Shiatsu School of Vermont, one of two schools certified in the U.S. to offer Zen-style shiatsu certification, is offering a one-year Certified Practitioner Program starting…
Scientific American: Did new microscope discover the ancient Chinese meridian lines?
With all that’s known about human anatomy, you wouldn’t expect doctors to discover a new body part in this day and age. But now, researchers…
Our Spirits Go Back to the Sun
© AOBTA® Our Spirits Go Back to the Sun By Steve Rogne, AOBTA®-CI “When we die, our spirits go back to the sun.” My 4-year…
How Helen Keller Rescued the Centuries-Old Japanese Medical Legacy of Shiatsu (and how Shiatsu saved Marilyn Monroe’s honeymoon)
Asian medicine has survived war and genocide. In recent times it was almost lost during the spread of communism from China to Vietnam. Many people…
Marjorie Pivar
Marjorie Pivar studied under Wataru Ohashi, Pauline Sasaki, and Michael DeAgro, three of the master world teachers. Marjorie has been practicing Zen style Shiatsu for over thirty…
Michael DeAgro
Michael DeAgro practices psychotherapy, Asian bodywork therapy, and Chinese herbal medicine in his clinic in Traverse City, Michigan. He received his masters degree in counseling…
WinterJade Forest
Grandmother WinterJade (formerly known as Lindy Ferrigno) has been practicing and teaching Shiatsu around the world since 1975. Her immense enthusiasm for this beautiful hand-healing art…
Greg Carder
Greg Carder is an acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, Shiatsu therapist and educator, living and working in Southern Vermont. He holds a Master of Acupuncture degree from…