Tom and Lynn Langenstein have been licensed shiatsu practitioners since 1979 and 1989 respectively, and have 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, worked for three years (1976-79) as a physical therapy and home health aide at the Kona Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He initially studied shiatsu with Norihiko Indei Sensei from the Aisen Shiatsu School, Honolulu, in 1979.
He has been a member 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 ethics for the chapter and has been presented with meritorious awards for leadership and legislative actions in 1987, 1999, & 2000. He served as a chapter delegate to the national convention in 2000 & 2001.
Tom has also been a member of the Shiatsu Therapeutic Association of America since 1986, traveling to 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 obtaining valuable education. In 1990 he was invited to help celebrate Namikoshi 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 served as a member (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 examiners agency. He worked as a volunteer self-help instructor and local chapter board member for the Arthritis Foundation. In 1999 he became certified by the National Certification Board of 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's exclusive resorts and spas.
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. Lynn has been a member of the Shiatsu Therapeutic Association of America since 1989 and the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals since 1990. She has previously worked as a massage therapist at the premier Kona Village Resort, a North Kona "Gold Coast" resort destination offering shiatsu as well as many other restorative and rejuvenating therapies.
Lynn aids in the organization and execution of the training classes we provide. She often provides ancillary modalities such as hot packs and 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 keeps the office running smoothly from day to day.