Founding Master · Curriculum Director
Hiroshi Tanaka
Namikoshi Lineage Holder · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified
Specialization: Zen shiatsu, meridian therapy, chronic musculoskeletal patterns.
- Clinical practice
- 38 yrs
- Institution
- Boulder · Lead Faculty
Cohort XII · Enrollment Open · Boulder, Colorado
Faculty & Clinical Instructors.
Seventeen master practitioners. One lineage. The 600-hour meridian curriculum is taught only by clinicians who have spent a career at the table — most of ours, more than twenty-five years.
Lead Instructors · Six of Seventeen
The masters who set the table.
Each lead instructor holds a Namikoshi lineage credential, maintains an active clinical practice, and supervises live weekly rounds with students on the clinic floor. Browse the roster or jump to the complete directory of seventeen.
Senior Instructor · Clinical Director
Aiko Mori
Namikoshi & Masunaga Traditions · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified
Specialization: Five Element integration, pregnancy & postpartum protocols.
- Clinical practice
- 31 yrs
- Institution
- Kyoto Exchange · Lead Faculty
Senior Instructor · Clinical Rounds Lead
Daniel Ek
Namikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified, NCBTMB
Specialization: Orthopedic assessment, cervical & lumbar meridian work.
- Clinical practice
- 27 yrs
- Institution
- Boulder · Lead Faculty
Senior Instructor · Admissions Examiner
Sun-hee Park
Masunaga Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified, LMT
Specialization: Hara diagnosis, visceral meridian mapping, sports recovery.
- Clinical practice
- 29 yrs
- Institution
- Seattle Teaching Clinic
Instructor · Meridian Theory Lead
Kenji Hara
Namikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified
Specialization: Classical meridian theory, pediatric shiatsu protocols.
- Clinical practice
- 24 yrs
- Institution
- Portland Teaching Clinic
Instructor · Clinical Practicum Supervisor
Isabel Reyes
Namikoshi & Ohashi Traditions · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified
Specialization: Trauma-informed touch, geriatric meridian work.
- Clinical practice
- 26 yrs
- Institution
- Austin Teaching Clinic
Continue reading for the remaining eleven master practitioners ↓
Complete Directory · Eleven Master Practitioners
The full seventeen-faculty roster.
Every instructor listed below holds an active clinical practice, holds AOBTA–CP or IASI certification (often both), and contributes to the live weekly rounds that anchor our 600-hour practicum. The directory is text-only by design — it is the institutional record, scanned in order.
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07Marcus LindqvistNamikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified · NCBTMBScandinavian meridian mapping · 22 yrs clinicalDenver Teaching Clinic
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08Priya IyerMasunaga Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI Certified · LMTAyurvedic–meridian cross-mapping · 21 yrs clinicalBrooklyn Teaching Clinic
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09Thomas O'ReillyNamikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CPAthletic recovery & lumbar protocols · 25 yrs clinicalBoulder · Faculty
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10Yumi SakamotoNamikoshi & Masunaga · AOBTA–CP, IASI CertifiedWomen's health & fertility meridian work · 28 yrs clinicalSan Francisco Teaching Clinic
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11Felix AnderssonNamikoshi Tradition · IASI Certified · NCBTMBChronic pain management · 23 yrs clinicalToronto Partner Clinic
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12Adaeze OkonkwoMasunaga Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI CertifiedHara diagnosis & somatic integration · 19 yrs clinicalChicago Teaching Clinic
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13Wei ChenNamikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI CertifiedTCM–meridian comparative anatomy · 30 yrs clinicalVancouver Teaching Clinic
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14Olivia BrandtNamikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CP · LMTPostural correction & meridian sequencing · 20 yrs clinicalBoulder · Faculty
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15Rafael MorenoOhashi Tradition · IASI CertifiedMovement-based meridian therapy · 24 yrs clinicalMexico City Partner Clinic
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16Hannah LeviNamikoshi & Masunaga · AOBTA–CP, IASI CertifiedPediatric & adolescent meridian work · 22 yrs clinicalBoston Teaching Clinic
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17Joachim WernerNamikoshi Tradition · AOBTA–CP, IASI CertifiedClinical research methodology · 31 yrs clinicalBerlin Partner Clinic
Faculty composition audited annually. Last verified: March 2024 · Meet the team at a live information session →
Lineage & Pedagogy
One tradition, taught by its inheritors.
Shiatsu Pro's curriculum is rooted in the Namikoshi tradition as carried by our founder, Master Hiroshi Tanaka, and refined over four decades of clinic work. In 2005 we co-developed an expanded meridian track with Kyoto's International Shiatsu College — the only North American school operating under that joint curriculum.
Students do not learn Shiatsu from recordings or from a single instructor's voice. Beginning in week one, they treat real patients across fourteen teaching clinics under direct supervision, then join live weekly clinical rounds with senior instructors averaging twenty-two years of practice at the table. Every technique on the syllabus has been workshopped in front of a faculty member before it earns credit.
- Founding lineageNamikoshi tradition, carried by Master Hiroshi Tanaka since 2003.
- Curriculum partnershipCo-developed with Kyoto's International Shiatsu College — exclusive North American licensing agreement.
- Live clinical roundsWeekly rounds with senior faculty, all of whom maintain active clinical practices.
- Teaching footprintFourteen satellite clinics across the U.S., Canada, Germany, the U.K., and Mexico City.
Pressure is not force. Pressure is attention. Every student must learn the difference before they touch another body — and they must keep relearning it, every week, for the rest of their practice. That is what the lineage hands down. That is what we teach.
The Faculty, in Numbers
Authority you can verify.
The metrics below are drawn from our 2023 independent audit and from the records of our accrediting bodies. No claim here is promotional.
25.3
years
Average clinical experience across the seventeen-person faculty.
17
master practitioners
Full-time and senior adjunct faculty for the 600-hour program.
2
accreditations held
Recognized by the AOBTA since 2005 and endorsed by the IASI since 2018 — both carried on every diploma.
84%
employed within 90 days
Graduate employment rate verified by the 2023 independent audit.