What We Do
As an association we promote Shiatsu and Holistic Medicine in Canada through organizing and paraticipating in trade shows, certifying practitioners, and creating a community for our professionals.
Holistic Practitioners
The JSHMSC aims to promote a realistic holistic approach to health, certify and help professionals in their daily practice, and create a community for the practitioners.
General Public
The JSHMSC promotes a total approach to health, including self-awareness and the development of a self-reliant relationship with Health and Medicine. It expands the standard medicine by introducing alternative holistic treatments.
Learn more about holistic medicine
MEMBERSHIPS and Holistic medicine
Membership Types
We offer 2 types of memberships.
Certified Practitioner Member (Practitioner Level) and
Associate Member (Non Practitioner Level). Learn more about each here.
Holistic Medicine
The words, “whole”, “relationship”, “connection” and “balance” are now associated with the word, “Holistic”. This concept parallels the original philosophy of the Orient.
Activities of the JSHMSC
For Holistic Medicine practitioners
1. The Research Conference discussing various aspects of holistic approach to health
2. The study Conference on history and philosophy of Holistic Medicine.
For both the general public and Holistic Medicine practitioners
1. Forums
2. The Special Seminar, “Introduction to Shiatsu & Holistic Medicine”
3. Workshops
4. The Annual Symposium on Shiatsu & Holistic Health & Medicine
The JSHMSC works to encourage the development of and to popularize the concept of Shiatsu & Holistic Health Medicine in Canada.
It is our mission to improve general health by promoting the cooperation and unification of various holistic treatments, and interdisciplinary studies.