04/07/2026
My shiatsu practice is supported by things I do creatively! Recently, I have been working with a friend who is training in a particular kind of movement practice. We have been dancing outside. It's a lovely contrast to all the end of term things I am doing for the Shiatsu College, and the marketing I have been involved in recently!
Here is a poem I wrote after our last session.
We’re not
capturing great footage;
checking the eyeline, the audience position, the camera;
adjusting the orientation of the demonstration.
We’re not
ensuring we cover the learning outcomes;
analysing diagnostic frameworks;
assessing suitable barometers of change.
enter the great green sweep of the garden –
small, contained, between houses and the space
where an ash once lived –
move this bee to a purple flower –
circle, wide blue above,
embrace warmth,
accept
while meanings layer –
pain, scrutiny, heart-drop
toe plant
symmetry
symmetry of the whole body,
a whole body,
knees, head, arms wide under the shelter
shelter
comfort
back, knees, spine rise, with the neck and length within the brain-case
amplify range, whole body, strength, position
consciousness
yearn for swift’s simplicity
cool moss grass, warm moss grass
rose fragrance, white climbers can be patted bouffant,
friendly arms, friendly hands
mint moustache
(or lemon balm)
drop leaves
stomp leaves
play
leaf-catch toe-curl, toe-throw
mint plaster, balm plaster
great sweep of bird voices, green circle, blue circle
all around
