Fumiaki Tanaka MSTAT, RCST – Craniosacral therapy & Alexander Technique

I initially went to see Fumiaki for Craniosacral Therapy - after the session I felt a wonderful calm and gentle happiness that I had not felt in a long time. Fumiaki then explained that, as I am a singer and performer, Alexander Technique might also work well for me. The next time I saw him we did a combination of both Cranio and Alexander which left me feeling so at home in my own body - I had a performance a few weeks later and I could still feel the effects. Fumiaki will tailor a bespoke treatment to suit your needs. He is generous and warm, patient and a great listener as well as healer. Highly reccommended.

Fumiaki is an exceptional practitioner and teacher. I have been having weekly sessions for a few months because I find the Cranio treatment so effective and the Alexander technique a way for me to help myself. Each session carefully combines the two which I find very effective. A must not just for those that need treatment but also those that want to improve their posture and explore preventative measures.

I came to Fumiaki for Craniosacral therapy but have since discovered The 3 Principles and find that the two together are a great mix. Fumiaki is a kind, patient and very knowledgeable guide on my journey of understanding The 3 Principles. I am already quieter of mind and surer of step.

Fumiaki is a great teacher, and I have benefitted enormously from our sessions. His lessons not only eased the pain from a longstanding injury, but also significantly improved my overall well-being.

I have been working biweekly with Fumiaki for the past couple of months. I always look forward to his sessions because of the restorative effect they have in my body and mind. The Craniosacral work is subtle and deep to the extent that I am relaxed no long after his hands touch my body. I feel that my body has opened up which helps me to understand the Alexander technique work with more precision. I find the combination of both methods very helpful, the first one very healing, and the other very awakening. The Alexander technique work has surprised me by the way it influences my day to day life. I find myself applying what I have learned in the sessions without even trying. I am more aware of the unhelpful tendencies of my body as well as more caring about keeping a correct body posture when I sit so that I don't collapse my spine. I love the subtlety of his work and I very much appreciate his sensitivity, experience and knowledge which he generously shares within a session. I highly recommend Fumiaki.

After several sessions with Fumiaki, I feel like I am both supporting and living optimally within my body; there is a heightened correspondence between brain, nervous system and the mechanics of my muscles and bones.With nearly fifty years of moving quite unconsciously, and of storing tension and emotion, my body has complaints. While a great deal of attention has been given to my mind health, my physical self has been somewhat abandoned. Discovering Fumiaki and his particular way of treating, educating and strengthening the body/mind connection has been heavenly. He is gentle yet effective, patient, knowledgable, humorous and warm. I would recommend him and his unique blend of practice to anyone.Thanks to Fumiaki, I am now starting to move and feel comfortable within a stream-lined frame of attentiveness. The perfect description for all that he has enabled to come forth can be summed up by the word grace, which implies elegant movement - commanding both physical and life-force energy - and a consideration for the blessing of form, plus patience with this remarkable, but not infallible vehicle with which I have been entrusted. The knock-on effect, for me, has been greater ease and confidence, less pain and anxiety, and ultimately, a sense of joy and gratitude for the whole physical experience.

Fumiaki Tanaka is kind, centred & dignified. He creates a safe, calm & warm environment & listens very deeply. He is sensitive, careful, focused & intuitive.With a profound & embodied depth of understanding & knowledge, he offers exceptional, highly attuned cranio-sacral treatment with precision, gentleness & a refined Alexander technique foundation.

I have had frequent sessions with Fumiaki for a year now and intend to carry on doing so. I regard the Alexander technique as a very important part of staying healthy, complementary to and consistent with virtually every type of conventional or com,plementary medicine. (I've been having Alexander lessons, mostly in London and the SE, for forty or so years now, I'm in my seventies) I have much less experiance with cranio-scaral therapy; but they seem to work together for me in helping to maintain health and fitness)

I have been seeing Fumiaki regularly for most of 2022, initially to avoid having a foot operation. It hasn't been a quick fix, but has been transformational, not only is my foot issue much better, but my whole spine is releasing many years of tension which has been hugely beneficial. So far i have had mostly Craniosacral therapy which has been gentle, relaxing and has had a very deep effect which is helping to prepare my body for working more with Alexander Technique which I hope will maintain all this improvement for lifelong change. In addition, through Fumiaki I have discovered The Three Principles teachings which matches beautifully with the Alexander Teachings and Craniosacral Therapy. Fumiaki has a wonderful, gentle and very powerful touch, is very patient and combines experience in so many fields that I think he is a true holistic practitioner with a magical touch. I am very glad i found him and I have no hesitation in recommending him.

I would recommend everyone to try a treatment with Fumiaki. He has helped me so much with my posture and my general well being. Alexander technique with Fumiaki has resolved chronic neck pain and tendonitis. I feel so much more relaxed after a treatment. Fumiaki is incredibly patient and thoughtful in his approach.