Tom and Lynn langenstein have been licensed shiatsu practitioners since 1979 and 1989 respectively. They started and have solely owned the Kona Shiatsu Clinic since 1980.
Tom, who has an Associates in Science degree in Biology from the Community College of the Finger Lakes in Canandaigua, New York, worked for three years (1976=1979) as a physical therapy and home health aide at the Kona Hosipital in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He initially studied shiatsu with Indei Norihiko Sensei, principal of the Aisen Shiatsu School in Honolulu, Oahu- Hawaii in 1979.
He has been a member in good standing of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) since 1986. He has served as AMTA chapter vice-president, hosted a state-wide conference, taught workshops in shiatsu and has been presented with meritorious awards for leadership and legislative actions in 1987, 1999, & 2000. He served as chapter delegate to the national convention in 2000 and 2001.
Since 1986 Tom has also been a member in good standing of the Shiatsu Therapeutic Association of America (STAA) headquartered in Honolulu. He traveled with an association contingent to represent Hawaii in the World Expo in Vancouver, British Columbia to be a part of the Japan Cultural Exhibit of Shiatsu Therapy and to take part in the 5th International Shiatsu Congress. There he received valuable continuing education. In 1990 he was invited to help celebrate Namikoshi Tokujiro Sensei and the Japan Shiatsu College's 50th anniversary in Tokyo, Japan and to again participate in continuing education workshops at the Japan Shiatsu College. He continues to participate in ongoing continuing education workshops in shiatsu, other medical application massage techniques, and anatomy and physiology training. In April of 2010, he participated in a cadaveric human anatomy study held at the John Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii in joint cooperation with the Japan Shiatsu Therapy Association and the Shiatsu Therapeutic Association of America.
He served four years as a member (ultimately chair) of the Hawaii
State Massage Therapy regulatory board, and was chair of the rules
committee. He worked as a volunteer item writer and exam content
developer for the State licensing examiner's agency. He worked as a
volunteer self-help instructor and local chapter board member for the
Arthitis Foundation in Kailua-Kona. In 1999 he became certified by the
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Tom
enjoys public speaking and frequently is asked to speak at local public
schools, service clubs, associations and libraries. He has taught
continuing education workshops in Shiatsu nationwide and has trained
therapists in several of Kona and Kohala's exclusive resorts and spas
on the big island of Hawaii.
Lynn has a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in Home Economics, Fashion and Textile Design. She studied massage theory and anatomy and physiology at the Keauhou School of Massage, and apprenticed with Tom for State licensure. She also studied Shiatsu with Indei Sensei in 1989 and earned a certificate in continuing education for Shiatsu Therapy. Lynn has also been a member of the STAA in good standing since 1989. She has worked for a period at the premier Kona Village Resort, a North Kona "Gold Coast" resort destination offering Shiatsu Therapy as well as many other restorative and rejuvinating therapies.
Lynn aids in the organization and execution of the training classes we provide. She often provides ancillary modalities in the clinic such as hot packs, cold packs, and instructs people in remedial exercises and stretches in order to assist in pain and health management. In addition to being an excellent therapist, she is also the office manager of our business. She is the person who cheerily keeps our office running smoothly from day to day.
Tom & Lynn Langenstein