Our Team

Founder, Director, & Instructor of
Zen Shiatsu at Shiatsu VT
MA Holistic Health Education, Certified AOBTA Instructor. Marjorie 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 years and is certified by the American Organization of Bodywork Therapies of Asia. She holds a  masters degree in Holistic Health Education from Norwich University and  has taught both privately and in the classroom. Marjorie is the author  with Quang Van Nguyen of Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: The Remarkable Legacy of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006), which is recommended reading at many schools of Asian medicine.

Author of our Textbook, Acupuncturist,  Zen Shiatsu Master Teacher & Practitioner

In  1978 Carola attended her first Shiatsu course with Ohashi, and has continued to study ever since, not only Shiatsu but acupuncture and herbal medicine.  Different  teaching styles and approaches fascinate her, and she has studied with many well-known Shiatsu teachers, the most influential being Pauline Sasaki. She is the author of the textbook “Shiatsu Theory and Practice” and has  produced  a series of 12 DVDs on the meridians and how to treat them in different positions.

Clifford Andrews, Master Instructor, Founder of New Energy Works and the Shaitsu Centre, BSc FwSS PGCE PCE

Cliff has loved giving and receiving Shiatsu since he attended his very first workshop in 1981. Cliff started the Shiatsu Centre (formerly the Shiatsu Rooms) in 1983 and in 1986 he was fortunate to be  apprenticed by Pauline Sasaki in the USA. Cliff has taught in Europe, the USA and in Australia. He is also a co-founder of the Shiatsu College - and often teaches at the Norwich branch.  Cliff practises here at the Shiatsu Centre in Norwich and also in  Zurich Switzerland. He is currently working on supporting the worldwide  Shiatsu community, during the pandemic, with his online project at New Energy Work. 

Instructor of Integrated Anatomy & Physiology Certified Instructor 

AOBTA Diplomat in Asian Bodywork Therapy, AOBTA, NCCAOM Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Teacher LMT, New York State. B.A.,  A nationally certified and an approved provider with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), and a Certified Instructor with the AOBTA®. She has been an Authorized Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure® Teacher since 1983  and has been teaching Integrated Anatomy & Physiology since 2000.
www.bodymindtreasures.com

Co-Owner, Assistant Director 

& Instructor of Zen Shiatsu. 

BLA from Bennington College. NECCA Nimble Arts Teacher Training.AOBTA Board Member: Director of Membership

In 2009 I went on to study neuroscience, psychology and dance at Bennington College. My  passion was to further understand and harness our innate healing  potential. In 2013 I began working in mental health facilities while teaching aerial acrobatics. In 2016 I began my professional career as a Shiatsu Practitioner.  

5 Element Instructor 

Acupuncturist Chinese Herbalist

An acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and received her Master of Acupuncture degree from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, FL. 

Guest Master Instructor 

& Intuitive Shiatsu

Kumiko Kanayama is a practitioner and teacher of Intuitive Shiatsu™.  Intuitive Shiatsu™ is a method she developed after many years of study  with her uncle, Ohashi, a pioneer of shiatsu in the West. Kumiko teaches  shiatsu at the school she founded called the Five Lights Center for  Shiatsu in New York, NY  https://www.fivelightscenter.com. Kumiko  also teaches in Europe, and Japan.

Certified Instructor, AOBTA
Approved Provider of Cont.Ed., NCBTMB

Grandmother  Winter Jade has been practicing and  teaching Shiatsu around the world since 1975. Her immense enthusiasm for this beautiful hand-healing art is still with her.  She has apprenticed  with indigenous healers of four traditions and is a recognized expert  in the field. 

Guest Instructor, Shiatsu Practitioner, LMT & Reiki II & Thai Massage Therapist

Wendy is a Certified Shiatsu Practitioner and graduated from the  Ohashi Institute in Manhattan in 1990 and continued to become a  Certified Ohashiatsu Instructor in 1992.

In 1980, Wendy received her BFA from Pratt Institute with a major in  photography. She is a certified instructor for the American Red Cross and graduated from Bancroft in 2009. Among the numerous post graduate courses she has completed, Shiatsu in Pregnancy, Thai Massage and  Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage have been some of her favorites and are areas  of emphasis in her private practice. Wendy is a Reiki II practitioner,  holds a certification in Herbalism and Herbal Therapeutics and has  practiced yoga and meditation for 36 years. 

Guest Instructor, 

Thai Massage Therapist & LMT 

Eben  Dodd has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1993. After graduating  from the Swedish Institute for Massage Therapy in New York, he  practiced massage for six years in Manhattan. He then moved to  California and worked at Kabuki Springs and Spa in San Francisco’s  Japantown from 1999 to 2018. He now has a private massage practice  serving Southeast Vermont/Southwest New Hampshire.

Guest Zen Shiatsu Instructor & Pioneer in Standardizing Shiatsu Treatments for Cancer Patients

Cindy has provided Shiatsu/Asian bodywork for patients at the Munson Healthcare Cowell Family Cancer Center since its inception in  2016. Cindy has been instrumental in developing processes and  procedures for patients and clients receiving bodywork at the cancer center.

Cindy's training includes Zen Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine from the Blue Lotus  School of Shiatsu of Traverse City and post graduate studies from the Zen Shiatsu School of Chicago. Cindy continues to learn from her Master Teacher Michael DeAgro and incorporates his teachings into her work at  the hospital and her private practice.  

In addition, Cindy brings  her wealth of knowledge from several years of teaching nutrition and  health, and counseling, in the public school setting to the healing arts  of Asian medicine. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education and  Master of Arts in Education Administration from Michigan State  University as well as a Master of Science in Counseling from Western  Michigan University.

Instructor of Zen Shiatsu, Chinese Medical Theory M.S., LPC, AOBTA CI 

Michael practices psychotherapy, Asian bodywork therapy, and Chinese herbal  medicine in his clinic in Traverse City, Michigan. He received his masters degree in counseling psychology from Loyola University in Baltimore and is a graduate of the Baltimore School of Shiatsu. He  studied shiatsu privately with Pauline Sasaki over a 14 year period. He began his herbal training with the Chinese Institute of Herbology and later completed a two-year mentorship with Gonzalez Flores. He continues  his study of classical Chinese herbal medicine with Sharon Weizenbaum  through the Graduate Mentorship program of White Pine Institue. He is also the founder of the Blue Lotus School of Shiatsu and the former Director of Education for the AOBTA

Guest Instructor of Shiatsu, Zen and Five Element Shiatsu , Body-Mind Balancing
Dance Movement Therapy, Kabbalah Scholar 

Lital was born and raised in Israel. She graduated her Shiatsu  studies in 2002 and continued studying Body Mind Balancing at Reidman  College and Dance and Movement Therapy at Seminar Hakibutzim, both in  Tel Aviv. Lital is certified as a Pilates instructor. Lital became a  Shiatsu Master and a healer applying her knowledge and experience and  worked in hospitals and public clinics, private practice and teaching  Shiatsu for kids and adults. Lital is also a senior student of Kabbalah  at the Kabbalah Centre, she moved to the states in 2008 and lives in NYC  with her family.

Guest Instructor of Chinese Medical Theory and Meditation, Master of Pulse Diagnosis, Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

Dr. Quang Van Nguyen was orphaned as an infant during the Vietnam war and was adopted  and trained by an enlightened monk/doctor, Thau Van Nguyen. Dr. Nguyen  is a master in pulse diagnosis and herbal medicine. The story of Dr. Nguyen’s spiritual and medical training has been published in an award winning book called “Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: The Remarkable Legacy  of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam,” and is required reading in  many Schools of Asian Medicine. The Shiatsu School of Vermont is blessed to have Dr. Nguyen as a guest instructor.

Shiatsu Teacher in Training, Zen Shiatsu Practitioner, Graduate of Shiatsu VT

Paul has been a chef for the last fifteen years, working at various places in Western MA. He has been a performer in the past, acting in various Shakespeare plays. He is an aspiring painter and poet. He studied English, Theatre and Physics in college and university. He also has been a soccer coach for twenty years, currently the goalkeeper coach at Northfield Mount Hermon. Paul graduated from the Shiatsu School of Vermont in 2022 and has begun a new career as a Shiatsu Practitioner. He is assisting Marjorie in our practitioner programs.