Licensing

Upon receipt of your diploma, you will be able to take the Registration Examination with the following bodies.

Shiatsu Diffusion Society
The Shiatsu Diffusion Society (SDS) is an organization of highly trained Shiatsupractor® who adhere to the thumbs and fingers method of Shiatsu. This Shiatsu was developed and systematized in Japan by the "Father of Shiatsu", Tokujiro Namikoshi and recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Health since 1955.
A non-profit organization, the SDS was established in 1989 to represent professionally trained Shiatsu practitioners. The Society is a self-regulating body mandated to protect the interests of the public by setting the highest standards of training and practice in shiatsu therapy in North America.