Student Story: Shiatsu
Ria tells us about the benefits the Japanese healing art Shiatsu has brought to her life… Name: Ria Knowles Course: Advanced and Probationary Years in Shiatsu Institution: British School of Shiatsu, London ‘I experienced shiatsu as a receiver back in 2001 and I was so impressed by the power of the treatments that I decided I wanted to learn about shiatsu myself. I chose the British School of Shiatsu because it is very close to my home and came highly recommended. I also called the School before enrolling and they told me about their residentials,...

Kitchen Confidence
Reignite your love affair with home cooking this year… From cheery Anthony Worrall Thompson to sultry Nigella Lawson, celebrity cooks are helping create a renaissance in home cooking. Interestingly, neither Anthony  nor Nigella trained as chefs, creating  their careers from a simple passion for good food. Our relationship with food is changing. There has been a slow shift away from ready-meal mania: between 1998 and 2002 the demand for ready meals rose by 29 per cent across Europe and 44 per cent in the UK alone. We now consider the amount of packaging...