The Personal Kiatsu School facility includes an open area for Kiatsu training, a dining area, a large kitchen, dressing rooms and restrooms. A weekend seminar generally starts at 9:00am on Saturday and continues until 5:00pm. There are several breaks during the day including an hour for lunch. The schedule is the same on Sunday. There are usually between 30 and 40 attendees. The classes are taught by Calvin Tabata Sensei, the head instructor of the school as well as the senior Kiatsu instructors.

Front entrance of the Personal Kiatsu School

Here are a some photos taken during seminar sessions.

Tabata Sensei teaching how to press the hip joint

Practicing pressing the hip joint

Practicing pressing the neck and shoulders

The seminar schedules vary (there are 5 different seminars), but a sample schedule might look something like this:

Saturday  9:00am - 10:30am Four basic principles  10:30am - noon Ki meditation and pressing  noon - 1:00pm Lunch  1:00pm - 3:00pm Neck and shoulders  3:00pm - 4:30pm Leg, knee, ankle and foot  4:30pm - 7:00pm Dinner  7:00pm - 8:30pm Review of notes; question and answer  Sunday  9:00am - 10:15am Oneness Rhythm Exercise  10:15am - noon How to press (Ki Sho Ten Ketsu)  noon - 1:00pm Lunch  1:00pm - 3:00pm Upper shoulder and back  3:00pm - 4:30pm Chest and abdomen

As you can see in the photos above, the attire during the seminar is generally sweats or loose clothing. Avoid wearing thick materials because this reduces the "feel" during Kiatsu training.

Meals are taken in the school and are a good time to ask questions or socialize. The school orders in a lunch on each day for a nominal cost of $5.00. There are usually 3 or 4 different lunches that can be ordered. The school also orders in a dinner on Saturday night, usually from a local Japanese restaurant. Again, there are several options. The cost is $9.00. For breakfast we usually go to a nearby restaurant. There is also a neighborhood Starbucks.

In terms of accommodations, out of town students are welcome to sleep on the mat in the adjacent Aikido dojo. Sleeping mats are provided but no bedding, so a sleeping bag is required. The dojo has separate dressing rooms and showers for men and women. As an alternative, there is a convenient hotel with reasonable rates 2 blocks from the school. The hotel costs about $35.00 per night per person (double occupancy).

From Orange County the best airline in terms of schedule and service is Alaska Airlines. Reservations made well in advance usually cost between $200.00 and $250.00.

Special items to bring:

• Kiatsu book
• Notebook and pen
• Sweats or loose clothing

If you would like more information on the seminars please ask an instructor.