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Heartburn:
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), heartburn is not simply an excess of acid, but rather an energetic imbalance. The most frequent patterns are:
– Stomach Qi Rebellion: the Qi, which should normally descend, rises in the opposite direction, causing heartburn, reflux, belching, nausea, or a burning sensation;
– Stomach Fire or Heat: this often produces intense heartburn, excessive hunger, thirst, bad breath, irritability, and constipation;
– Liver Qi Stagnation invading the Stomach: this is closely related to stress, emotional tension, or anger; Heartburn often worsens during periods of nervousness.
– Spleen and Stomach Weakness: weak digestion can prevent Qi from descending properly, leading to reflux or digestive discomfort; In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), in addition to treating the Stomach, the Liver is frequently addressed because it regulates the flow of Qi and can significantly influence the digestive system when it is blocked.
Some general recommendations include:
– Eating slowly and chewing thoroughly;
– Avoiding lying down immediately after eating;
– Reducing consumption of very spicy foods, fried foods, alcohol, coffee, and large meals if they worsen symptoms;
-Practicing gentle Qigong or breathing exercises to promote the descent of Qi and reduce stress.
If heartburn is frequent, intense, accompanied by difficulty swallowing, weight loss, vomiting blood, or black stools, it is important to consult a doctor to rule out diseases that require specific treatment.
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SHIATSU FOR BURNOUT – AMSTERDAM : 18.-19. September 2026
I’m really looking forward to this event. In 2012, we started a clinical project on burnout in Vienna. Since then, we’ve treated thousands of patients with burnout syndrome. But in recent years, something changed, so we had to adapt our approach. And this is what I want to share with you in Amsterdam…
BURNOUT IS NOT A DUMPED BATTERY
Why are so many people today not only exhausted, but also losing their inner balance?
• Burnout often doesn’t begin with overwork, but with a lack of connection to oneself.
• The nervous system loses its ability to self-regulate and remains in a constant state of alert.
• Shiatsu can help restore coherence on a physical, emotional, and existential level.
There are people who never stop: They get up early, answer messages half asleep, organize their children, projects, relationships, appointments, shopping, and the following weekend, all at the same time.
They drink too much coffee, sleep too little, and, surprisingly often, say, “Everything will be fine.” And then, a point is reached where nothing works.
Not because they are weak, not because they lack resilience, but because a human being is not a toaster. You can’t overload them and expect them to just puff a little steam out of their ears and for everything to go back to normal.
Burnout is, therefore, much more than tiredness; it is a chronic disruption of self-regulation and synchronization. People lose the ability to maintain their internal balance. Their body, emotions, thoughts, and sense of purpose suddenly stop working together, like a well-rehearsed orchestra, and instead become a group of students fueled by energy drinks just before a full moon.
This is exactly what many people feel today: They sleep, but they don’t recover; they go on vacation, but they don’t truly relax; they eat, but they don’t nourish themselves properly; they talk to other people, and yet they feel strangely alone. Outwardly, life often proceeds normally for a surprisingly long time. However, internally, something begins to unravel.
In Shiatsu, we say: the center loses its strength, the body’s rhythm becomes desynchronized, the free flow is interrupted, and the nervous system can no longer regain its regulation.
And it is precisely here that the concept of coherence becomes fascinating. Simply put, coherence means inner harmony. A state in which the different levels of the human being remain connected.
A coherent person doesn’t necessarily have to be relaxed: that’s an important point. Coherence doesn’t mean floating barefoot through lavender fields with a smile on your face and gratefully drinking celery juice in the morning. Rather, coherence means remaining flexible.
A healthy nervous system can alternate between activity and rest, tension and release, withdrawal and connection. It is precisely this capacity that is increasingly lost in burnout. Modern people today live in a world of constant sensory overload. Information floods us every second, crises never cease but overlap like bad Netflix series with too many seasons. The nervous system no longer has a break.
In the past, stress used to be sporadic; today, it is pervasive. It floats in the air like Wi-Fi, invisible but constantly active.
The problem is this: our bodies can’t accurately distinguish between a saber-toothed tiger and 74 unanswered messages, not to mention anxiety about the future, lack of sleep, and emotional overload. Stress is still stress.
If this state becomes chronic, the body loses its natural ability to synchronize. People often describe it very intuitively: “I don’t feel like myself anymore.” A remarkable statement, really, because it suggests that burnout is usually not just an energy problem, but also an identity problem, an alienation from one’s inner compass. And it is precisely here that we enter the realm of existential coherence. Human beings need more than food and sleep; we need meaning. A sense of direction, an inner “why,” the feeling of being connected to our own lives.
How can we connect with this inner “why”? This is what we will explore in Amsterdam…
Organized by Shiatsu Nascholing / Yvonne Van Remmen
More information here:
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