this is me: Susanne Pitruzzella – Shiatsu practitioner, Shiatsu teacher, Shibashi Qigong instructor, Shōnishin Acupuncturist, as well as Reiki Master and mother of two boys. 

As you can see, I am very passionate about methods and techniques originating in the far East.

It all began with three years of Shiatsu training, which didn't involve Japanese massage treatment techniques, only, but also an introduction to Japanese culture, history, and philosophy and Eastern Exercises of various kind. Well, what can I say - I was hooked: curious to dive deeper into Eastern knowledge such as the Five Elements, Acupuncture, and also Qigong, of course.

Hence, I've been striving to broaden my knowledge continuously to assist my clients - great and small - the best I can with the treatment and the courses I provide: holistically, individually, as well as competent - according to their personal needs.

After taking my high school graduation, I went to England as an Au-pair for one year. Afterwards, I studied Anglistics, sociology and Spanish at the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz (Germany), graduating in 2003. During this period of time, I worked with two communications agencies. 

When my sons were born, my interests shifted completely: Henceforth, I concentrated on  strengthening the special needs of children as well as their holistic development. In this context, Shiatsu was so promising and convincing to me with regard to its influence in human health in general, as well as child development in particular, that I decided to become a Shiatsu practicioner. After a three-year apprenticeship at aceki e.V. (education academy, certified by the land Hesse, Germany) and graduated successfully in adult treatment in spring 2011 specialising in Shiatsu for babies and children and Shiatsu during pregnancy. Since then, I have been working with clients - great and small - also during special times in their lives. My enthusiasm keeps growing steadily.

From 2010, I worked at a nursery (Evangelische Kindertagesstätte Bierstadt, Germany) conducting aceki•KinderShiatsu® courses working with groups of about eight children. Later, I started working at the "Hebammerei" in Wiesbaden - a midwifery - conducting parent-child-courses for babies and toddlers as well as offering treatments for pregnant women. I have been working there until 2014 to later return in 2022. 

In 2014, worked at a physiotherapeutic practice in Massenheim, the therapeuticum rhein-main (Massenheim, Germany). During this period, I became a certified Trainer of the Samurai-Programme; an effective training programme for children at the kindergarten and at school, up to adults, and seniors. It benefits health and encourages age appropriate development, personal safety and responsibility through touch, movement and awareness training. From 2015 to 2016, I conducted aceki•BabyShiatsu®-courses at the Klinikum Höchst (Frankfurt, Germany). 

During this period, I was offered an apprenticeship as a Shiatsu teacher in adult education involving courses at Developmental Shiatsu, at the academy I where had graduated as a Shiatsu practitioner to support the team, so that I finally became a Shiatsu teacher in 2018, the training following GSD (Gesellschaft für Shiatsu in Deutschland) standards.

From April 2017 to November 2019, I've been working as a supervisor to the participants of the Certificate course at the Steinbeishochschule Berlin (Germany) in the discipline of Shōnishin-Acupuncturist and Facilitator to Baby- and Child Development at aceki e.V.

Since 2019 I am a Shōnishin Acupuncturist.

In the years 2020 to 2022 - in order to further develop my skills and knowledge during the pandemic - I have qualified in Therapeutic Qigong, Qigong for Sleep Problems, Qigong for Relieving Chronic Back Pain, Qigong for Anxiety and Depression, as well as my favourite: Des Lawton's Shibashi Qigong Instructor Course at SanBaoSchool, where I learned a lot more about Qigong than in any other training. Thank you, Des! 

Further training involved Sotai (a gentle form of movement treatment correcting structural imbalances through whole-body movements synchronised with breathing, aiming at balancing the body), Makko Ho exercises as well as a Meditation Practitioner/- Teacher Certification. Moreover, I completed a Reiki Master/- Teacher training successfully and took various courses in Sound Therapy, just to please me.

I speak German and English. - So, that's me.

Warm wishes and kind regards,

Susanne Pitruzzella