Launch Video

Watch this 3 minute video and find out more about the Programme

The Virtual Apprenticeship Programme

Inspire your Shiatsu with this 10 month Programme

  • Inspire your Shiatsu journey by experiencing real treatments on real clients at the Shiatsu Centre Norwich UK

  • Ten months of 24/7 Community Space Forum support for your Shiatsu during the course - from our expert team: Cliff Andrews, Dinah John, Cat Westwood, Nick Pole and Cindy Engel

  • Learn advanced diagnosis, theory and treatment - not from a textbook - but within a real clinic setting with real clients

  • A Study month with Nick Pole and Cindy Engel and the team will deepen your use of Clean Language and Somatic Empathy

  • Develop your practice management, client flow, record keeping and advanced Shiatsu techniques - by example within an 'apprenticeship' environment

  • A 30 hours certified CPD/CE credit and course design document supports your application for CPD / CE credits with your national organisation

  • Not sure if the programme is for you? We offer a full refund if at any time you think the course is not for you - so there is no risk to register

  • Dates 9 x Monthly 90 minute live webinars plus a ‘study month’ in April 2027
 Tuesdays: 6PM - 7.30PM GMT 19.00-20.30 CET- all sessions are recorded 

2026 
October 20th + November 17th + December 15th 2027 
January 19th + February 16th + March 16th
 + May 18th + June 15th + July 20th

The Norwich Team

meet the team members who work in Norwich at the Shiatsu Centre

Team member Cliff Andrews

Cliff Andrews served a full time apprenticeship with Pauline Sasaki in 1986. Cliff is excited to create an apprenticeship environment on the Virtual Apprenticeship Programme so that he can share the benefits of his experience

Team Member Dinah John

Dinah was Cliff's first graduate at the Shiatsu College in Norwich. She ran the Shiatsu College Norwich for a number of years - recently handing over that role to Cat Westwood. Dinah is a well loved international teacher of Shiatsu, has a busy practice at the Shiatsu Centre in Norwich - and she loves connecting with Shiatsu people all over the world with our online courses

Team member Cat Westwood

Cat Westwood has a busy practice at the Shiatsu Centre Norwich. She is the director of the Shiatsu College Norwich, is a trained dancer and is a Yogo teacher trainer. Cat has contributed one of her treatments to the Programme

Guest Team Members

we have invited Cindy Engel and Nick Pole to complete the team

Team member Cindy Engel

Cindy is a graduate of the Shiatsu College Norwich. She is a Nei Gong teacher, research biologist with the Open University and author. Her book 'Another Self' has transformed how we can understand information exchange in Shiatsu and body work

Team member Nick Pole

Nick Pole is Shiatsu practitioner and graduate of the Shiatsu College UK. He is an international authority on the use of Clean Language in bodywork. His book 'Words That Touch' is recognised as a leading contribution to the field. Nick will be supporting the webinars and also the Study Month

FAQ

  • Do you issue refunds if I find the course is not for me?

    Yes we do. We want everyone on the Programme to be 100% happy with the course. We offer a refund at any time if you feel the course is not for you.

  • What happens at the end of the course? do I still have access to the resources and video replays?

    Yes you do. Purchase of the course includes lifetime access to all the resources including video replays and all the extra resources

  • I can't make all the live webinars days and time - will this a problem?

    No not at all. You will be given replay link emails to the live webinars, and all the videos will be contained in the lifetime access online course

  • Do I need any technical knowledge to access the course?

    No special technical knowledge is required - if you can click on a website and watch a video you have all the skills you need. Our team provides 24/7 support if you have any issues

  • What is the time commitment?

    Please allow about 3 hours a month. This covers watching the 1.5 hour webinar - or its recording - and another 1.5 hours asking questions on the forum, self-study and taking the fun quizzes!

  • Does the course come with a CPD / CE certification

    Yes. We issue a 30 hours notional CPD / CE certificate and a course design document which you can use to claim your CPD / CE credits with your national organisation

'When Cliff returned from his 1986 apprenticeship with Pauline Sasaki to continue his team-teaching at the Shiatsu College, it was apparent to all of us how much he had benefited from the experience. It's wonderful that the New Energy Work team are now able to deliver the same individual experience of Shiatsu apprenticeship to others - an incredible opportunity'

Carola Beresford- Cooke