Terms and Conditions

Course Tutors
The courses are designed by Bill Palmer and our intention is that Bill and Teresa Hadland will teach the courses together. If one of them is unable to teach then the other will facilitate the course, possibly with another assistant.

What can you expect from the Postgraduate courses?
Our courses are advanced study courses in therapeutic approaches that can be applied in the context of a body-therapy or movement-therapy session. Since the theory is based on Western insights to Developmental Movement and Oriental knowledge of the energetic functions of the organism, this is particularly relevant to practitioners working within the context of Shiatsu or other Oriental Therapies. However, this is not a pre-requisite and several dance therapists, movement therapists, and psychotherapists have taken the course successfully.

Payment by instalments
We are keen to include anyone who is sincerely interested in our work. If your income does not mean that you can afford to pay for the course in the normal timescale we are happy to arrange for payment by instalments over a longer period. Please write to us and ask.

Early Bird and Alumni Discounts
If you commit to all the modules in a programme and pay the required deposit before the early bird date,  you may receive an early bird discount. This discount may also apply to regular attendees whenever they book for the course (at our total discretion). The discount will be subtracted from the final payment you make in the whole course.

Who do I pay?
Exapia Ltd, SEED is the trading name of this company.. If you are paying in Euros or other currencies than GB Pounds, you can pay through Wise.com.  We have a dedicated Euro account with Wise, so paying in Euros from an EU or SEPA country can be done by direct bank transfer.

Deposits
For five day courses, we ask for an initial deposit of £150 (or 175€)  for three day courses we ask for £75 (90€).

Cancellations
The deposit is normally non-refundable.

Further fees paid may be refunded if we can fill your place from people on the waiting list.

If the reason for cancellation is  a serious illness of yourself or close family member then we will either offer you a partial refund (at our total discretion) or put what you have paid towards a future course with us.

If we cancel the course for any reason, we will refund any fees paid in full or transfer them as deposit on a future course at your discretion.

Where are the Residential Courses held?
Earthspirit Centre, Compton Dundon, Near Glastonbury, Somerset.

What are the accommodation fees?
2025 prices can be seen at the residential-details page

All these prices include VAT, three meals a day and unlimited beverages for five days.
PLEASE LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU NEED A SINGLE SUPPLEMENT AND/OR A SPECIAL DIET. Also can you tell us whether you would prefer an ensuite room or a standard room (which might be a caravan). We will do our best to satisfy your requests as long as we receive them soon.
There are only limited number of singles possible so it will be first come first served.

Does the course count for CPD hours?
In UK and Netherlands, SEED is registered as a CPD provider. For other countries you need to check whether the course is validated.

What qualification do I get from the course?
If you are already qualified in Shiatsu or another form of body therapy and attend one residential course and four online masterclasses you will get a Postgraduate Certificate from the School for Experiential Education.

Complaints and Feedback
If you have a complaint or any feedback about the course, the course tutors, the mentors or the venues then you can at any time write to course_admin@seed.org . We promise to take your feedback seriously and to follow up any complaint with a discussion with you. Our teachers and mentors are very careful to always make clear what is expected of you and to gain your agreement before putting it into practice. If you feel that they have been negligent in this or any other matter then we will, in addition to discussing the matter with you and if your complaint seems to be a real breach of our code of conduct, suggest methods of reparation and of future change to our conduct to satisfy you.

As our teachers are members of the Shiatsu Society they are bound to adhere to the Shiatsu Society’s Codes of Conduct and Ethics and, if you are not satisfied with our internal procedures for dealing with your complaint, then you may write to the Shiatsu Society to mediate the issue.

Changes to these Terms

We affirm the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. However,  if you have paid deposits or fees on the basis of these terms then the terms as published on the date of your last payment or agreement will hold for the purpose of any legal contract between you and the School for Experiential Education unless you agree in writing or by electronic confirmation to the proposed changes.