Professional coaching and shiatsu: what are the results and benefits?

Professional coaching is an effective tool when it comes to taking a step back from your posture and function. During the sessions, the professional coach acts as a sparring partner, a stimulator of thought to allow the coachee to gain perspective on his own behaviors and thoughts. At Talentis we like to enrich our expertise in professional coaching by bringing innovative practices. Today let's listen Arnaud Guéguen, professional coach at Talentis and shiatsu specialist, explain to us the benefits of this discipline in a professional coaching approach.

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The 5 key actions of shiatsu in professional coaching

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For the coachee, we can identify 5 key actions:

• Becoming aware of your body
• Connect with yourself
• Work on your emotions
• Develop trust in others
• Taking care of your health

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For the professional coach practicing shiatsu: The work that the coach does on himself is complemented and reinforced by the practice of shiatsu, which requires empathy, unconditional welcome or even humility.

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What is shiatsu?

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Shiatsu is a Japanese massage technique which is part of the oriental tradition and Chinese massage. It consists in applying rhythmic pressure on the body in successive sequences, using the fingers and/or the palms of the hands. It is a profound energetic work that contributes to balance the body on a physical, psychological and emotional level. It is part of a preventive logic of maintenance and improvement of health. It's a holistic approach. Shiatsu is for To any person, with no age limit and can be enjoyed lying down, on a futon, in a smart and comfortable outfit. The session lasts one hour. His apprenticeship leads to an RNCP certification at the end of a 3 or 4 year training course.

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Shiatsu: how does it work?

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Where professional coaching is based on quality of the relationship as a preferred path in supporting the process of autonomy and creativity, shiatsu is a path, like any Japanese art. An authentic way, an ancestral art. In the context of traditional professional coaching, the coach pays attention to the quality of the relationship in order to encourage the person being accompanied to mobilize their resources to meet the initial request. The practice of shiatsu acts like a throttle to establish this quality of relationship and allow the person accompanied to feel what their body is telling them on a physical, psychological and emotional level. Condorcet described the social benefits of contact. However, our Western societies separate body and spirit by generally giving priority to the spirit over the body. The regular practice of shiatsu promotes the perception of imbalances in our body, the reunification of our body with our spirit.

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What are the results and benefits of a professional coaching approach?

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As explained above, accepting shiatsu treatment in combination with professional coaching support is not necessarily self-evident, at first glance. Especially in our western countries. Tactile relationships with others, care through touch, and work on the body are not natural relationships with others. However, touch releases oxytocin in the body. A bond hormone par excellence, it plays an essential role in our relationships with others. Touch also affects the tendino-muscular meridians and the autonomic nervous system. Moreover, neuropsychology continues to demonstrate that touch is a major sense in our physical and psychological well-being : it brings warmth and solace, trust and insurance. Shiatsu can be an accompanying technique that pairs wonderfully well with professional coaching. Exchanges with the coach are facilitated, become natural, in sincerity. It is an accompaniment that allows you to develop a dedicated caring space. A unique and respectful relationship is created between the coach and the person being accompanied, space favorable to the emergence of solutions. ‍