Armelle Saderne, Paris

Shiatsu has its source in Chinese traditions. It was introduced to Japan 1300 years ago. It consists of pressure and percussion of the hands on certain meridians and acupuncture points of the body (back, shoulders, neck, head, arms and hands). The different manual techniques that I practice are based on this knowledge.

• my curriculum
For more than 20 years, I have accompanied many people in many ways:
– during individual sessions in the office, – in one-off or regular events, at trade fairs, in companies, – in the context of group animation
– teaching visually impaired people as part of their training in different well-being techniques

• my training
I took several courses:
in shiatsu, amma, Californian massage, hot stone massage.
I am certified in these different disciplines in particular by the FFST, French Federation of Traditional Shiatsu.

• my story
How did I start in this profession?
At 23, I was able to accompany a friend at the end of her life, when words were no longer enough. I massaged it, intuitively, thinking back to my childhood in Africa, where I saw mothers kneading, stretching, kneading their children.
This experience marked me and it was the trigger for my whole approach.
After that, training was essential to progress. I discovered, then made very beautiful encounters in the wonderful world of well-being massage.

• some references in companies
Various Fnac sites, Auchan, Kenzo Perfumes, Paris rollerblades, TF1, Clarins at Paris Airport, Merrill Lynch, Utopias Agency, Nomura.