After more than 20 years of work on various themes associated with this concept, I created in January 2021 the term seiseidô from 3 Japanese kanji (ideograms). The reading is always the same (seiseidô) but the meaning varies somewhat according to the choice of kanji, giving different dimensions and depth to the concept :

• a way to a peaceful sexuality
• a way to a peaceful life
• a way to a peaceful society

I undertake work in the Lyon area but I intend to broaden my scope.

The seiseidô is an issue for our time. It fits with various current concerns : personal well-being, living well together, harmonious relationship with the environment and with modern life.

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I present here my work. As I am neither a doctor nor a psychotherapist, this work is part of an accompaniment towards well-being.

Moreover, seiseidô is intended to expand and encompass different dimensions depending on the skills and qualifications of those who will be involved. See the other pages of this site !

Support for HIV-positive people

This is my initial focus (see my thesis on this subject). This support aims to :

• move towards a better well-being for people affected by HIV or their relatives,
• optimise treatment and limit its side effects by calming the body and mind,
• promote the restoration of a positive self-image.

Support for couples who have difficulty conceiving a child

I have been doing this work for more than 10 years ; it involves an approach with both members of the couple. The aim of this support is :

• to help the couple in their project to conceive a child (which can be done outside of in vitro fertilisation),
• to encourage the success of IVF when the couple undertakes this process.

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Support for male sexuality

It is a transversal direction of all my work. I have developed this approach a lot over the last few years. This accompaniment proposes :

• to help you live your sexuality to the fullest, to understand it better, to assume it well ;
• to be able to discuss without taboo or judgement ;
• to go towards the beautiful, the right, the sensitive in order to use your sexual energy to realize your life project.

It goes without saying that seiseidô includes the accompaniment of female sexuality. I am in contact with competent people in this field and I intend to develop these partnerships in the future.

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Support for parents

Learn some simple shiatsu gestures for babies ! Parents intuitively know how to make useful gestures for the well-being and the good development of their babies. I can teach you some basics of shiatsu for babies. It is a work that is :

• fun, which is done in laughter and good humour ;
• easy because baby shiatsu is always very short and a few simple gestures can easily be memorized.

For more information on these various topics or to make an appointment, see the contact section.

The seiseidô can easily be connected to scientific research projects. This page presents projects that I would like to organise. I propose three paths :

Stress and male sexuality

The stress of current life (work, environment, digital and virtual life) has an impact on male sexuality. We can make the hypothesis that calming the body and mind should allow us to reconnect with a happier and more harmonious sexuality. This line of research can be applied in many ways.

Optimisation of medical protocols

Numerous studies and preliminary studies suggest that a calming of the body and mind can optimise medical treatment. I propose two lines of research.

Effectiveness of support for HIV-positive people (visible on biological parameters related to HIV infection or on the limitation of side effects). Such a study could serve as a prototype for other studies related to various chronic diseases.

Optimisation of an IVF protocol by accompanying a couple that is struggleling to have a baby. The originality of such research would lie in the study of the effects of accompanying both members of the couple, thus testing possible synergistic effects.

These projects would involve researchers, practitioners and citizens. Their aim is of course to improve the well-being of the people concerned, but also to strengthen the link between citizens and scientists.

If you are interested in these projects, whether as a scientist, practitioner or citizen, please contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you !

I am a member of GETCOP since April 2022. I plan to set up a research project related to this group.

October 2022 : the research project selected is "Does shiatsu support increase the success rate in IVF ?". I have set up a research group combining shiatsu practitioners, scientists and health personnel. If you are interested in this project, in particular to benefit from shiatsu support in your IVF process, please contact me.

March 2023 : I become a member of the NPIS (Non-Pharmacological Intervention Society) based at the University of Montpellier (France). Shiatsu is part of the NMI (non-medicinal interventions).

[]()Here you will find the different events related to seiseidô (activities, meetings, workshops...). These events can be linked to the different entries of seiseidô (peaceful sexuality, peaceful life, peaceful society) and they can be initiated and implemented by invited speakers. They are divided into four categories :

• « Relaxation » for introductions to the basics of shiatsu, for example ;
• « Exchange » for discussions on scientific topics over coffee or brunch ;
• « Understand » for conferences organised around the values and objectives of seiseidô ;
• « Learn » for seiseidô training on demand (it is advisable to know a bodywork practice. If not, you can follow the initiation to shiatsu that I propose).

If you want to propose a topic for discussion, a conference, or ask for a seiseido training, do not hesitate to contact me.

On this page you will find various resources that are relevant to the objectives of seiseidô. The content of the books, media and websites I have indicated is the sole responsibility of their authors.

SHIATSU PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS

1. Catherine PALIX
2. Marie-Pascale PARA
3. Yoann VARENNE
4. Camille ABRARD WULLEN (07 82 10 03 66) at the end of the shiatsu practitioner training (4th year, Lyon, France)
5. Patricia FANGET Shiatsu practitioner and trainer (Lyon, France)

BOOKS, DISSERTATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

1. Le shiatsu : vers un nouvel accompagnement des personnes séropositives Shiatsu : a new way of supporting HIV-positive people (This thesis is in French, if you are interested, please contact me)

2. A Review of the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and HIV : Issues for Patient Care

3. Comprendre les origines de la sexualité humaine - Serge WUNSCH, 2014 - Ed. L'esprit du temps - ISBN 978-2-84795-271-1

4. Touch for love, shiatsu for your baby - Wataru OHASHI, 1986 - Ballantine Books, New York - ISBN 0-345-30090-4

5. The age of empathy : Nature's lessons for a kinder society - Frans de WAAL, 2009 - Three Rivers Press, New York and Profile Books, London (2019- ISBN 9781788164443)

6. The end of average - Todd ROSE, 2016 - Harper Collins Publishers - ISBN 978-0-06-235836-3

7. Vers une civilisation de la Vie - Entreprendre et coopérer - Olivier FREROT, 2019 - Ed. Chronique Sociale - ISBN 978-2-36717-598-0

8. Comprendre la nouvelle dynamique de l'humanité - Naissance d'un récit : la matrice des civilisations - Olivier FREROT, 2023 - Ed. Chronique Sociale - ISBN 978-2-36717-883-7

INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

1. GETCOP Groupe d'évaluation des thérapies complémentaires personnalisées et des pratiques innovantes (Evaluation group for personalised complementary therapies and innovative practices)

2. NPIS (Non-Pharmacological Intervention Society)

ART AND SEISEIDÔ

It would be unthinkable to talk about seiseidô without talking about art. But it would be tedious to quote here the innumerable works of art in resonance with seiseidô. I have therefore chosen three works (or interpretations), created during the emblematic period of the first "Covid 19" confinement in France in spring 2020. May this choice testify to our gratitude to the artists who work tirelessly, at all times and in all places, for a way to a peaceful life and a way to a peaceful society.

1. Ode to Joy (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)

2. Confined ballet of the artists of the Paris Opera (video by Cédric Klapisch)

3. Le coeur de l’idée (The heart of the idea) - Lilian Renaud and Lee Catterson

A former student of the École Normale Supérieure de Paris, agrégé de Biologie, honorary professor of the Chaire Supérieure de Sciences de la Vie, I have taught biology for 35 years to students preparing for careers as engineers (especially agronomists), veterinarians or teacher-researchers.

I am also a certified shiatsu practitioner of the French Federation of Traditional Shiatsu (FFST) since 2007, I am a member of GETCOP since April 2022 and I am a member of NPIS (Non-Pharmacological Intervention Society) since March 2023.

For any information, to make an appointment or to discuss with me :
Gilles CAUSSE
contact@seiseido.fr
You can write to me in French, English or Japanese.

Activities and appointments will mainly take place in Lyon and the surrounding area.

Main location : "Maison du seiseidô" at 2, Grande rue de Saint Clair in Caluire (69300 FRANCE), 3rd floor, left-hand door (the entrance is on the banks of the Rhône). Bus 9 connects the "Cordeliers" or "Hôtel de Ville" stops to this space dedicated to seiseidô ("Bellevue" stop, just in front). You can easily park your car in the "Grande rue de Saint Clair" or on the banks of the Rhône (free on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday; Monday - Friday, free from 12:00 to 14:00 and in the evening from 19:00).

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