About Carlos Praniauskas Dip. S.T., C.S.T.

Carlos Praniauskas Dip.S.T., Certified Shiatsu Therapist, Medical Qigong Practitioner and Certified Bio-Magnetic Therapist. He is also the former Director of the Shiatsu Diploma Program & Head Student Clinic Supervisor of the Shiatsu School of Canada. Carlos has devoted his life to the continuously expanding his knowledge within the field of alternative medical therapies.

Carlos has refined his Shiatsu technique by learning forms of Shiatsu Therapy from Master Aklinobu Kishi and Master Ryokyu Endo, Toru Namikoshi, and Kiiko Matsumoto. He has continued to work alongside leaders in the Shiatsu field such as Tetsuro Saito who introduced Shiatsu to Canada and Kaz Kamiya, founder of the Shiatsu School of Canada. Carlos’ strong skills and extensive knowledge of both Namikoshi and Masunaga techniques have contributed to his writing many articles for medical publications and major newspapers in Canada.
Carlos Praniauskas studied Qigong under Dr. Zaiwen Shen from 1987 to 1990, and later with Master Wu. He also studied Qigong at the Acupuncture and Integrated Medical College in Berkeley, California where he received his certification as a Medical Qigong Practitioner in 2006. This allowed him to incorporate Qigong as part of the Shiatsu Therapy curriculum at the SSC for students studying to become Shiatsu therapists. This form of moving mediation exercise has proven to help reduce therapist burn out and increases overall health, flexibility and well being.