Welcome
Nourishing Shiatsu is Dilek Shores' Shiatsu therapy brand offering tailored shiatsu massage sessions in Devon, designed to harmonize energies of your whole being to enjoy more fulfilling life.
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Come, come, whoever you are
Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn't matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow
a thousand times
Come, yet again, come, come
Rumi
“I have been having Shiatsu with Dilek for some months to support me thorough the effects of acute stress and trauma. Dilek holds a space for the held trauma to unravel from my body whilst creating a safe environment where I feel held and comforted. She has an intuitive wisdom in her hands that guides her and so I feel completely able to trust and let go. Dilek has such sensitive touch that listens in gently to what my body needs, creating the conditions for deep healing. I highly recommend Dilek and consider her to be a very gifted Shiatsu practitioner.”
[Nina W. age 50, Totnes]
Sessions
75 minutes Shiatsu session with consultation
Ideally, a Shiatsu session begins with a 15-20 minute consultation. During this initial intake, we explore the root cause of the problem why you are seeking Shiatsu therapy, taking your lifestyle into account. This helps me gain a holistic understanding of you as a person and provide tailored recommendations to promote balance and sustainable health in your life. If you’re considering Shiatsu for a specific issue, it’s recommended to book this consultation along with a series (ideally 5) of 1-hour sessions to achieve the best results.
60 minutes Shiatsu session
A 60-minute Shiatsu massage session can be a one-time experience, part of a series of treatments, or a regular practice to support long-term health and well-being. As your Shiatsu therapist, I meet you exactly where you are—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—and provide an intuitive, whole-body Shiatsu treatment. This approach helps bring you to a state of balance, integration, and openness, often relieving specific pain and leaving you feeling centered and at ease.
45 minutes abdominal shiatsu
The main focus of this session is the abdomen, the most vulnerable, unconscious part of the human body, as it contains vital organs, gut instinct and deeply held emotions. The abdomen often holds deeply rooted tension caused by emotions and lifestyle choices. This session brings awareness and breath to how your abdomen (or hara in Japanese) is feeling, helping to release tension, create flow, and space. The benefits can include improved digestion, enhanced menstrual health, increased energy levels, and relief from headaches, among others.
Shiatsu for maternal client
Shiatsu can be the caring support you need to find your way during transitions. Fertility, pregnancy, and the postpartum period, once the baby is in your arms, are times when women go through profound changes in a short amount of time. Each of these stages of maternal life has its own physical, emotional, and spiritual energetics that require awareness to fully integrate into the whole being. Compassionate Shiatsu support creates the space and time for you to better adapt to each stage, helping to ease discomfort and pain along the way.
“Within 6 months of seeing Dilek every week, my periods returned naturally for good. I feel whole as a woman again. Thank you"
[Jenny, Chef, age 28, London]
Frequently Asked Questions
creating health and beauty through relaxation and the release of tension.
Shiatsu is a holistic touch therapy that originates from Japan, and is influenced by Oriental and Western knowledge. It is based on similar principles to acupuncture but the shiatsu practitioner uses hands rather then needles. Shiatsu acts to re-balance the body’s energy channels of vital energy (known as ‘Ki’) to promote well being, support good health and prevent illness. It’s application and use in the relief of physical and emotional dis-ease is as remarkable as it’s power in creating health and beauty through relaxation and the release of tension.