ITSS Member
Secretary : Ana Belen Rodilla (Spain)
Belen's profile
I was born in 1969 in Spain.
At the age of 27 I moved to London where I was living 11 years.
I started studying Shiatsu in London at the British School of Shiatsu where I got the diploma in 2002. After that I started working as a Shiatsu practitioner. I was giving treatments at therapy centres and I was also treating in rehabilitation centres for drugs and alcohol addictions.
I started Tao Shiatsu in 2003 in London where I first met Mayu Endo . I organized Tao Shiatsu workshops when Mayu Endo was coming in London . I have been attending classes of Tao Shiatsu in Vienna since then. I made a short visit to Kyoto (Japan) to meet Ryokyu Endo in 2004
I used to organized regular meetings to practice Nembutsu and Kishindo in london.
At present I live in Barcelona (Spain) where I moved in 2008.
Publicity : Yutaka Toyoda (Canada)
Yutaka’s profile
After 20 years of being an equestrian stable manager , trainer, and instructor between two countries, changing careers to an acupressure practitioner from 2003 to 2005, he came across 2 books of Tao Shiatsu on line while shopping for Master Masunaga's book.
He bought the books, and these have guided him to change his life concept completely, and currently, he is involved in all of Tao Sangha activities and practicing as a Tao Shiatsu level 1 practitioner.
Finance: Oliver Stocker (Austria)
Oliver's Profile
After studying Economics, Pedagogy and Sport management Oliver worked several years in these fields. In 2000 he started to attend a school for natural healing, where he studied herbs, homeopathy but also oriental medicine (acupuncture), and finished as natural therapist in 2006.
In 2002 he discovered Tao Shiatsu through Mayu Endo in Kyoto. Since this time he is studying Tao Shiatsu, leading Ki and Heart school, and supporting the Tao Sangha Development in Austria. The future wish is to open a center in his area.