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Booking software for Shiatsu practitioners

An hour of session, a quarter of an hour to air the room and come back to yourself, and courses of four that follow the seasons.

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The challenges facing shiatsu practitioners

  • A quarter of an hour between sessions is not free time

    The room has to be aired, the futon remade, and you have to come back to yourself. A diary that sells the next slot on the hour brings the next person into the previous session.

  • Courses of four follow the seasons

    They get booked in one go at the turn of a season, or they do not get booked. Calling every client three months later is work nobody does.

  • The phone stays in the changing room

    You do not interrupt a shiatsu, and those are exactly the hours when people call. The page takes the bookings for you.

  • The session gets a reminder the night before

    An hour booked for nothing is an hour that does not come back. In a practice with one table, every absence counts double.

  • The course gets tracked without a notebook

    Four sessions paid, two done, the third moved. The history on the record says where things stand, and says it without argument.

How Kagenda helps

  • The problem

    A quarter of an hour between sessions is not free time

    With Kagenda

    A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.

    Buffer time between sessions

  • The problem

    Courses of four follow the seasons

    With Kagenda

    Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.

    Recurring appointments

  • The problem

    The phone stays in the changing room

    With Kagenda

    Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.

    24/7 online booking

  • The problem

    The session gets a reminder the night before

    With Kagenda

    Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.

    Automatic reminders

  • The problem

    The course gets tracked without a notebook

    With Kagenda

    History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.

    Client records

The features that matter to you

  • 24/7 online booking

    Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.

  • One central calendar

    Every session in one place, by day, week or month.

  • Buffer time between sessions

    A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.

  • Recurring appointments

    Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.

  • Automatic reminders

    Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.

  • Client records

    History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.

  • Hours per service

    Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.

  • Deposits and payments

    Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.

Practical guide: Shiatsu practitioners

  1. Fifteen minutes of buffer after each session, which the diary never sells. It is not comfort, it is the condition of the next session.
  2. The course of four booked on recurrence from the first, at the rhythm you choose.
  3. A reminder the evening before. With a single table, an absence cannot be made up.
  4. A session duration that includes the talking before and after. Shiatsu does not begin when the person lies down.
  5. A "history, pregnancy, current medication" field: these are things you do not like asking at the start of a session.
  6. The course attached to the record: what has been used is read, and read again three months later.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a shiatsu session cost?

Around £45 to £80 for an hour, and £160 to £280 for a course of four. Set your own prices.

Is shiatsu a regulated profession in the UK?

No. Shiatsu is not regulated, the title is not protected and no qualification is required by law. The Shiatsu Society sets the professional standard and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council holds a shiatsu category on its Accredited Register, overseen by the Professional Standards Authority; both are voluntary, and both are what insurers look for. On claims, the CAP Code applies and the Cancer Act 1939 makes advertising an offer to treat cancer a criminal offence. Premises may need a licence: in a London borough, a special treatment licence covers massage-type work, and elsewhere it depends on your council.

Can I block time between two sessions?

Yes, with buffer time the diary never sells.

How do I offer a course of four sessions?

With recurring bookings from the first session.

Can I collect health information before the session?

Yes, with custom fields.

How do I cut absences?

With a reminder the night before and a cancellation notice period.

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