Lucas Paes de Melo

I've been practicing Shiatsu for about ten years — not always professionally, but always seriously. For most of that time I worked with friends, practiced quietly, and let the art develop in me at its own pace.

The shift came on the Camino de Santiago. Walking the pilgrim route, I found myself working on people around me — fellow walkers dealing with the physical toll of the path. Muscle pain, exhaustion held in the body, the kind of hurt that builds over days of walking. What I witnessed in those moments changed something in how I understood Shiatsu: not as a technique, but as a genuine act of care. People got up and kept walking.

I came back to Berlin and decided to commit fully. I completed my formal Shiatsu training in the city, rooted in the Zen Shiatsu lineage of Shizuto Masunaga. Later I trained in Reiki — adding an energy dimension to my practice that complements the bodywork in ways I find endlessly interesting.

Today I work from my studio in Kreuzberg, seeing clients one-to-one. Every session begins with a short conversation — I want to understand where you are, not just where it hurts. From there, I follow what the body shows me.

If you've never tried Shiatsu, I'd love to introduce you to it. If you're already a curious soul, you'll know what I mean when I say: come and feel for yourself.

— L.