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 knowledge from East Asian medicine of the energetic functions of the organism, this is particularly relevant to practitioners working within the context of Shiatsu or other east Asian 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.
or
At our centre in Frome
Earthspirit Centre Terms
Accommodation fees:
Current 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.
Frome Residential Terms
Some participants can stay in our centre. There are a mixture of shared bedrooms, two single rooms and one double room. Prices include bed and breakfast and use of a dedicated kitchen. People staying in the centre usually collaborate to make evening meals, basic ingredients such as oil and condiments are provided, and shops are within two minutes walk.
Other participants may be placed in the houses of neighbours and can join with the people in our centre for meals.
Current prices for rooms will depend on the room type and whether you provide your own bedding or not. We will notify you of current prices when you apply but to give an idea, the 2026 prices were Shared Room (including two people in the double) £25 per person per night, Single Room £30 per night, If we supply bedding, add £5 per night.
Do the courses count for CPD hours?
In UK and Netherlands, SEED is registered as a CPD provider for practitioners of East Asian therapies. 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 the online masterclasses you will qualify you to be considered for a Postgraduate Certificate from the School for Experiential Education.
Inner Qigong Subscriptions
There are several ways you can subscribe to Inner Qigong classes. By direct bank transfer on a standing order from a UK bank or an EU bank, or by Paypal. Subscribing gives you access to two classes a week during term times and also to the recordings of those classes. We keep the cost of subscribing extremely low for two reasons.
– To allow access to as many people as possible
– To compensate for the fact that we have holiday periods while subscriptions continue.
Cancelling your Inner Qigong Subscription
If you want to pause or cancel your subscription you can do so at any time but the responsibility is yours to inform your bank or paypal. If you cancel, we will give you access to the recordings of classes in the previous term for a period of six months. Notifying us of the cancellation will not cancel payments and any payments automatically made after that time are not refundable except in exceptional circumstances such as serious illness.
This policy allows us to offer the classes without the overhead of administration and to reduce the cost as much as possible
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.