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Taijutsu for Therapy Course

04/25/2012 10:27:00

Last weekend saw 10 of us take part in the Taijutsu for Therapy course at Loudwater Farm led by Mark Evans. Mark, a 7th Dan, is an experienced martial artist and Amatsu practitioner and is passionate about natural body movement.

The day was filled with much laughter as we learned to move our spines naturally - humans are the only creatures that need to be taught to move naturally, our brains get in the way! After a day of learning to crawl, we "grew up" to move onto the therapy setting and brought our new movement skills to the treatment couch.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, we learned loads and clamoured for another course soon! Hopefully we have convinced Mark that there is a real call for these courses and he will put on another soon, not just for Amatsu practitioners but for all bodywork therapists.

Taijutsu for Therapy CPD

01/26/2012 21:05:00

Taijutsu for Therapy is now available for booking. Email Jane for more details. Mark Evans will be presenting this interesting and fun course to teach therapists how to press without pressure. Book now to avoid disappointment!

Emotions

01/20/2012 17:22:00

At a course this week, we deviated our discussions into body-mind interactions. This lead on to some interesting discussions regarding the mind and the emotions. A couple of fascinating websites were mentioned that are well worth a look:

Moodscape - a way of scoring a recording your mood
Moodgym - a free online CBT programme to help you deal with situations and unhelpful ways of thinking.

Take a look!

Take Your Health Back Booklet

01/10/2012 22:12:00

Taz Faruqi's useful guide entitled "Take Your Health Back" is now available from Amazon's Kindle store

Download it today to help you live the life you want to have.

Exam Success for 2011

11/07/2011 14:02:00

The Anma students of 2011 took their exams this weekend and I am proud and delighted to say that all passed with extraordinarily high grades. Outstanding exam grades, superb practical exams and unbelievably high coursework scores mean that we now have 7 qualified Anma practitioners. All that hard work paid off! Well done chaps, I'm so very proud of you.

Food, Function, Flow Course

10/17/2011 19:45:00

This weekend's Food, Function, Flow course was attended by 12 delegates who learned life changing facts and tips. The inspirational Chris Horridge taught us how to make salmon fish cakes, fillet of beef with pea puree and a fruit soup. Lots of hints and tips on how to get the best nutrition and flavour the healthy way.

Taz gave us all ideas for exercise that were simple and sustainable, and your's truly gave an overview of the digestive system, with the anatomy and physiology and pathology and the gut.

Loads of great food together with great company made for a very successful course. Lovely venue too - a little gem!

We'll be planning another one soon :)

September

09/14/2011 08:46:00

Looking forward to completing the Anma Modules this weekend, and to begin the fun task of revision. Revision doesn't have to be the chore that you think it might be - Amatsu Training School makes it fun! We'll take some photos of the course and add them to the website so you can see just how we turn a chore into a chuckle!!

Amatsu 2011 begins

02/22/2011 09:45:00

The new Amatsu course began on 18th February with 11 new and excited students at the lovely Loudwater Farm in Rickmansworth. 4 days of learning, fun and laughter was had by all. Taz Faruqi taught 2 days of the weekend, with the introduction of muscle testing and positioning the body. We meet again on 25th March for 4 more days training, and cant wait!!

Complementary Medicine Student of the Year Award

02/04/2011 17:43:00

I'm delighted that Kim Holmes, one of last year's students, has been awarded the Institute for Complementary and Natural Medicine's Complementary Medicine Student of the Year!! Kim worked very hard to conquer a crippling school phobia, and after a diagnosis of dyslexia was confirmed, she embraced her Amatsu learning and achieved great success in her exams. This award is a testament to her hard work, and also the support that all of the group have given each other over the last two years. We'll be looking out for the article in the next Jornal of the ICNM.

Well done Kim!!

Amatsu Kihon Week Dec 2010

12/11/2010 17:16:00

Well what a successful course! Jane and Taz presented the first Amatsu Kihon week in Rickmansworth to 9 practitoners and it was very well received. Some great learning by all. It was the first time that the Amatsu Training School had used Regus in Rickmansworth as a course venue, and it worked well. Good transport links made it easy for the delegates to travel to. Three Irish Amatsu practitoners flew over for the course to join the 6 English practitioners, so it was great to have some international relations!

Superb food provided by The Fat Aubergine and The Coach and Horses Pub (both in Rickmansworth) added to the enjoyment of the course.

Taz and Jane will continue their collaborative training by presenting another Amatsu Kihon week in June 2011. Look at the CPD pages for dates.