Tamsin Grainger

Tamsin Grainger was born in Sevenoaks, Kent in England in 1963. She obtained a BA in contemporary dance from the Laban Centre, London, and was Dance Artist in Residence for the Forest of Dean and Edinburgh. In 1987 she received her first Shiatsu acupressure massage which was a revelation and addressed a severe issue which she had been told she would have for life. Her practitioner years began at the Glasgow School of Shiatsu with Elaine Liechti, after which she raised two daughters, started a training clinic and later a Shiatsu centre. She has worked in private practice since 1992, and is on the professional registers of The Shiatsu Society (FwSS) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. In 2000 she launched The Shiatsu School Edinburgh with colleagues, working as Director and principal teacher there for 19 years. It was the death of her father and several traumatic miscarriages which prompted Grainger to write a module on death and loss for her students. She has had several articles published in the Shiatsu Society (UK) Journal on the subject, leads international workshops in Europe, and gives Shiatsu as part of the Complementary Therapy team at her local hospice. Death and Loss in Shiatsu Practice is Grainger’s first book and is a thorough guide for bodyworkers who want to work with children and adults who are grieving, facing a life-threatening illness or in receipt of palliative care. It will also be of interest to primary health care staff and those interested in integrating complementary therapy with medical treatment at the end of life.