Due to the recent retrictions on Confirmations of Acceptance for Study we are sorry we cannot accept new International Student Applications.
We will post information here if this situation changes.

The Zen School of Shiatsu is an independent fee-paying school providing a two-year training in Shiatsu with 15 hours of organised daytime study each week. The course runs for two years (from the date you start under our Continuous Enrolment system) leading to the Diploma Advanced Shiatsu accredited by Middlesex University: Level 4, 100 credits and validated by Zen Shiatsu Society

One of the benefits of 'continuous enrolment' whereby you can join and start your course at any time during any term, means you are not bound to the academic year. (You would be wise to allow about two months from application to the date you want to begin the training.)

Other benefits special to overseas students are class-time opportunities for supervised practice writing shiatsu case-studies, and for the practice-treatments that are a necessary part of the training (you may not know as many people as a local student to be your 'guinea-pigs,' so we find them for you!)

Registration and Attendance
You would enrol on the Diploma Advanced Shiatsu course combining Basic, Intermediate and Advanced, and attend at the School on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Course runs two years from the time you start - with our Continuous Enrolment you can start any time of year.

As a UKBA Tier 4 Highly Trusted Sponsor we are bound by government policies and procedures regarding students from outside the European Union. Please click here for the UK Government web site explaining how to apply.

You do not need any prior knowledge or experience of Shiatsu, but a standard of English language is a UKBA requirement, to at least Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B1 Learn more here and Click here for a simple self-assessment guide.
You will need to provide us with evidence of testing by a UKBA-approved organisation: click for list

When you have read through the official policy you should then contact your local British Embassy, High Commission or Consul to start your application process.

If you'd like to know more about the Zen School of Shiatsu browse through the web site with a click here
or for Frequently Asked Questions click here
or email us
or call 00 44 700 0781195 (leave a message anytime)
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When you have all the information you need, complete the Application Form - download with a click here, and post it to us, together with photocopies of your passport, evidence of English language proficiency, and education certificates;

* We vet your application and if approved write to you with a 'Conditional Offer' of Sponsorship and an invoice for the fee; current fees are shown in our Application Form and Tier 4 Students pay the Combined Course Fee

When it's all done, find your flight!

We all look forward to meeting you here
Kris Deva North
Director, Zen School of Shiatsu

Useful Information
Living in London
London is big and exciting, and the Zen Schol of Shiatsu is right in the heart, postal district EC2. The main Banks, a Post Office, Tube (Underground - Old Street on the Northern Line) Station and Railway/Tube (Liverpool Street) Station are within easy walking distance.
Your first priority would be to find suitable accommodation, and there is an abundance in neighbouring areas of E1, E2, N1, or a little further out in E3, E8, E9, E14, SE1, SE8, SE16. You might also consider areas on the Northern Line of the Tube network that provide easy access to the school.

Travelling around London is easy but does require a map! Bus and Tube maps are free at stations and can be downloaded. Most Londoners use ‘Oystercards’ that offer cheaper travel options than buying tickets, and are valid on buses, Tube and many rail lines.

Once you have found somewhere to live then you should register with a doctor (GP - General Practitioner) for National Health Service (NHS) treatment if you fall ill. It will be easy to find a GP on-line if you know the full post-code of where you live, although to register you do have to turn up in person!

London is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world with 250 languages spoken so the chances are you will find someone who speaks yours! Over the years we have trained students from countries on every continent and are well aware of different cultural and religious issues. At the Zen School of Shiatsu we welcome students from all nations, races and belief systems and do our best to make you feel at home.

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