Sonia Moriceau Sensei, M.F.Phys, M.R.S.S
Sonia
met her first meditation teacher, John Garrie Roshi, in 1974 and under his
guidance began training in Satipatthana, the Way of Mindfulness. This followed
a ten year period as an international table tennis player and French national
champion. The experience of body awareness, concentration and commitment
gained in that time proved to be an invaluable preparation for her meditation
training
In 1982 John Garrie Roshi gave her permission to teach in her own right the Way of Mindfulness. During that time Sonia was also introduced to healing and subsequently to shiatsu.
In 1980 she met Master Ohashi and started her professional shiatsu training under his guidance. After graduating from the Ohashi Institute, Sonia began integrating Mindfulness Meditation and Shiatsu creating a unique approach to touch called Healing-Shiatsu characterised by its non-invasive quality and clarity.
In 1982 she founded the Healing-Shiatsu Education Centre offering a three year professional training, the first of its kind in the UK. Since 1996 Sonia has been focusing on the training of practitioners-graduates and teachers at her centre in the UK and abroad.
In 1997 Sonia met the Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche who became a strong influence in her life and attended many of his regular and intensive retreats in Vajrayana Buddhism. In 2001 she did a one year retreat at the Dharma Centre of Canada under his guidance. This was a deeply transformative, enriching and fulfilling year.
Sonia's teaching is characterised by simplicity, humour and clarity, bringing forth her joy and vitality in sharing the gifts of wisdom and compassion she was so generously bestowed by her teachers.
Her commitment to deepen her healing and meditation practices - that she sees as totally intertwined - takes her on retreats for up to 3 months every year.
Since 1985 with her partner Ad Brugman, Sonia runs the Healing-Shiatsu Education Centre which offers conducive and positive conditions for training and retreats in both the healing arts and meditation.
