Tzvika Calisar was born in 1962 and has been a shiatsu therapist and teacher from 1985. His clinical research and extensive teaching experience led to the development of the Seiki Meridian Shiatsu method. He is the founder & teacher of the Seiki Meridian Shiatsu International association that has centers all over Europe, North and South America, Israel, Australia and New Zealand.
Calisar studied in Tokyo from 1985 for 2 years at the Namikoshi Shiatsu School and Zen Shiatsu at Iokai center of Master Masunaga. From 1987 until 1990 he was practicing and giving Shiatsu treatments in Kyoto.
Over the next decade he built a network of shiatsu clinics and centers while travelling extensively and giving seminars and workshops throughout Europe.
In 2001-2007 Tzvika returned to Tokyo Japan and was running a Shiatsu school as manager and senior teacher to his Japanese students and further duties included responsibility for the development of the international training curriculum and programs of Shiatsu.
Calisar wrote articles about Shiatsu and Meridian diagnosis that were published in Shiatsu & Oriental magazines around the world and was involved in the writing and translation of a few Shiatsu books.
During this decade Calisar became a well-known and highly regarded Shiatsu therapist and instructor in Japan. Simultaneously, he lectured and gave workshops and treatments worldwide at international shiatsu congresses and notable Shiatsu and Chinese medicine schools. His involvement and interaction with shiatsu patients, teachers, therapists and students, in Japan, Israel, England, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Macedonia, Cyprus, India, Thailand, USA, Canada, Argentina and Chile, gave a unique perspective to his research. From this he has developed unique therapeutic approaches for Shiatsu treatment and training.
Calisar studied in Tokyo from 1985 for 2 years at the Namikoshi Shiatsu School and Zen Shiatsu at Iokai center of Master Masunaga. From 1987 until 1990 he was practicing and giving Shiatsu treatments in Kyoto.
Over the next decade he built a network of shiatsu clinics and centers while travelling extensively and giving seminars and workshops throughout Europe.
In 2001-2007 Tzvika returned to Tokyo Japan and was running a Shiatsu school as manager and senior teacher to his Japanese students and further duties included responsibility for the development of the international training curriculum and programs of Shiatsu.
Calisar wrote articles about Shiatsu and Meridian diagnosis that were published in Shiatsu & Oriental magazines around the world and was involved in the writing and translation of a few Shiatsu books.
During this decade Calisar became a well-known and highly regarded Shiatsu therapist and instructor in Japan. Simultaneously, he lectured and gave workshops and treatments worldwide at international shiatsu congresses and notable Shiatsu and Chinese medicine schools. His involvement and interaction with shiatsu patients, teachers, therapists and students, in Japan, Israel, England, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Macedonia, Cyprus, India, Thailand, USA, Canada, Argentina and Chile, gave a unique perspective to his research. From this he has developed unique therapeutic approaches for Shiatsu treatment and training.
Aubrey has over 18 years of experience as a massage therapist. He studied Zen Shiatsu with Kiku Zutrau-Miyazaki, co-founder of the AOBTA ( American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia) in a 2 year program at Boston Shiatsu School. He practiced in Vermont and Cape Cod after graduating, and was invited to the AOBTA conference in 2000, to assist Ryokyu Endo, keynote presenter and founder of Tao Shiatsu. He continued to study Tao Shiatsu and Aikido in Kyoto, Japan with Endo sensei for 5 years, including workshops in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Thailand. In addition to specializing in shiatsu, Aubrey also practices Thai massage and La Stone therapy. Aubrey has taught shiatsu at CCV, and at Shiatsu School of Vermont, and continues to enjoy learning. He is dedicated to treating each person with empathy as to what they most need to feel balanced and relaxed, helping them to return to a natural state of health. He is currently practicing shiatsu in Hardwick, Vermont at Inner Rivers Oriental Medicine. He is the representative for Seiki Meridian Shiatsu USA.