Biography

I graduated in Biological Sciences, with biochemistry and microbiology, at Dundee University and started my career as the research assistant to Professor Sir William Stewart.
(He later became Chief Scientific Advisor to the HM Government).

I then taught biology for 26 years and was Principal Teacher of Biology at Bell Baxter High School, Cupar, Fife.

I have personal experience of the benefits of shiatsu.
When poisoned by an insecticide in an industrial accident, Shiatsu was the major component in my recovery. (I’m also indebted to Dr Roger Melhuish for his support and energetic healing therapy).

I trained for three years in Zen Shiatsu at the Glasgow School of Shiatsu and have studied Quantum Shiatsu™ with Pauline Sasaki. For the past two years I have been the only therapist from Britain to attend the advanced Quantum Shiatsu™ workshops in New York.

I have carried out treatments in Scotland, Norway and New York and members of the medical profession have acknowledged the benefits of my shiatsu treatments.

“Michael has a powerful healing ability”
Dr Roger Melhuish MB ChB

I am married to Kirsty and we live on the Isle of Mull with our two Labrador dogs.
We enjoy organic gardening, keeping hens and bees, hill-walking, cross country skiing and sailing our Drascombe Coaster.
I also discovered a new species of fresh water red Hydra in a Highland loch!