Shiatsu with Ingrid

26/05/2026

Slow down and stay hydrated

Head-to-toe Shiatsu treatment available in Bradford on Avon (in beautiful spacious room with air condition).

For more info or to book an appt.:
M: 07531 717476
E: [email protected]

Many thanks, Ingrid

22/05/2026

09/05/2026

Balance your body and mind with a deeply calming and grounding, yet invigorating head-to-toe Shiatsu treatment.

For more info, please get in touch.

Many thanks, Ingrid

03/05/2026

I love sitting on that bench and listening to nature.

Yesterday I arrived back here in Wiltshire - my chosen home for many years - after having had a beautiful, but also very intense week with my German family.

Going for walks with our dog, Daisy, and spending time in nature helps me to ground, digest and integrate the challenges and beauty life brings and to arrive back home physically, mentally and emotionally.

How do you take care of yourself?

Receiving a Shiatsu session may help you feel nourished, deeply listened to, and able to return back home.

It is received through loose, comfortable clothing lying on a padded mat or sitting in a chair.

Shiatsu incorporates gentle stretches, joint mobilisation and pressure on specific points and meridians to treat deeply into the whole energy of the body.

Would you like to start your week with a deeply nourishing Shiatsu treatment?

There are 2 slots available in Bradford on Avon tomorrow afternoon.
(A 50-mins session costs £50.) –

Please contact me to book a session:

Mobile: 07531 7 17476
Email: [email protected]

Many thanks, Ingrid

16/04/2026

WATSU is the abbreviation for “Water Shiatsu”.

In 1980 Harold Dull, the initiator of this method, floated another person in the hot springs of Northern California.
In the water, he applied the stretches and principles of land-based Zen Shiatsu that he had learnt years earlier in Japan.

H. Dull dedicated his life to the creative exploration, development and fine-tuning of this beautiful heart-centred aquatic bodywork, called WATSU.
In 2019 he died peacefully at his home in Berkley, California, but his legacy will continue.

Nowadays there are Watsu instructors and practitioners in many different countries, which means that Watsu will continue to evolve.

Receiving a Watsu session can be a deep experience that affects us on all levels of our being (the emotional, the psychological and the spiritual, as well as on the physical).

Throughout the session your back and neck are well supported, your nose stays out of the water at all times and you are being moved, rocked and stretched in a dance-like flow.

The dance between liberating movements and moments of stillness combined with a nurturing touch of the practitioner and the softness and warmth of the water may allow accumulated somatic and emotional pain to release itself. It also may renew a sense of connectedness.

Here are some comments from people, who have experienced Watsu:
“Free-flowing in space”
“Nurturing and healing”
“Pain Free”
“Safe”
“Back to the womb”

Waba (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association), which was formed in 1993, oversees aquatic bodywork training and certification programmes and their ethical application. It also lists Watsu training courses and Watsu Practitioners here in the UK and other countries.


‘Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.’ Lao Tzu.

12/04/2026

Shiatsu is received through loose comfortable clothing, either by lying on a padded mat or sitting in a chair.
It treats deeply into muscles, joints and the whole energy of the body.

A 50-mins relaxing and grounding, yet invigorating Shiatsu treatment at The Family Chiropractic Centre in Bradford on Avon costs £50.

If you are not able to travel to the Centre, it is also possible to receive a 50-mins Shiatsu treatment in the comfort of your own home within a 10-miles radius of Bradford on Avon for the cost of £55.

Please get in touch for more info or to book an appt.:

Mobile: 07531 717475
Email: [email protected]

Many thanks, Ingrid

10/04/2026

Red/sore eyes, a runny nose and an itchy throat?

Shiatsu can help to alleviate hay fever symptoms by focusing on the Triple Heater (TH) meridian, and by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system to reduce immune system overreaction.

The TH meridian starts at the ring finger, it runs along the outside of the arm, across the top of the shoulder and the side of the neck. It follows the border of the ear and it finishes at the outer eyebrow.

In Zen Shiatsu the TH meridian oversees the body’s adaption to environmental stress and emotional boundaries.
It governs defensive energy, which acts as a shield, protecting the body’s immune system.

An overactive TH meridian could be linked to immune system hypersensitivity and allergic reactions, including a runny nose, an itchy throat and red/sore eyes.

Do you know which kind of pollen aggravate your symptoms?
For example, today birch pollen is high in Bradford on Avon and surrounding area.
Be gentle with yourself, Ingrid

08/04/2026

Red/itchy eyes, runny noses and antihistamine fatigue. Hay fever has arrived!

Here are some ways to take care of yourself in hay fever times:

Choose the things that feel good to you and remember there are also holistic forms of bodywork, like SHIATSU, to support your system whilst it is under pressure.

Five Self-Care Tips:

1. Hay fever can make you feel tired, whether you take medication or not. So make sure you get plenty of sleep.

2. Keep windows closed during peak pollen times (they are usually highest on warm sunny days in the morning and again in the evening) and take your walk /outdoor exercise when pollen count is low.

3. Rinse your eyes in cool water.

4. Integrate a mindful breathing exercise in your daily routine as like most things, hay fever is worse when we are stressed.

5. Drink nettle tea.
It supports your respiratory system with its natural antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties and it is cooling.

Stinging nettle is a fantastic herb that you easily can forage on your daily walk (just a few leaves) or grow yourself to support hay fever symptoms.

Pick fresh, young leaves (wear gloves!) rinse, and steep one tablespoon per cup in hot water for 10-15 minutes.
ENJOY your herbal infusion, Ingrid

02/04/2026

A head-to-toe Shiatsu treatment can restore balance of body and mind, enabling you to enjoy the bank holiday weekend more fully.

For more info or to book, please contact me:
Mobile: 07531 717476
email: [email protected]

I look forward to hearing from you, Ingrid

31/03/2026

Can’t feel the buzz?

It’s a common, yet frustrating experience to feel tired and uninspired while nature is in bloom, filled with renewal and creative energy.

In the 5 Elements theory in oriental philosophy, on which Shiatsu draws on, the Wood Element governs spring time growth, Liver and Gall Bladder function and upward movement.

If wood energy is stuck, you may feel physically heavy, mentally indecisive, or emotionally frustrated / irritable.

The wood element needs movement to thrive.
Engaging in gentle exercise, such as stretching, walking and tai chi helps to release stagnant energy.

Receiving a Shiatsu treatment can also help to revitalize energy that has become blocked..

Shiatsu is a dynamic form of bodywork/massage that incorporates gentle movement, stretches and joint mobilisation to treat deeply into the whole energy of the body.