Lukas Rowland

Meditation practice

August 12, 2025 by Lukas Rowland

View from behind a Black person sitting cross-legged and partially out of frame, with their right wrist resting on their knee and thumb and forefinger making a circle. They are on the beach with the crashing surf visible in the background

I have started a personal meditation practice to see the benefits for myself, and will soon be able to offer meditation coaching as a new service.

(Re)starting stretching

August 12, 2025August 5, 2025 by Lukas Rowland

A bald massage therapist in a dark top and shorts stretches with legs spread and their right arm and torso reaching toward their right foot. Behind and to the left is a shelving unit with towels, massage linens, a foam roller, and yoga blocks.

Restarting stretching is something I do often. I try to focus on the journey of increasing my flexibility. Also in the post, thanks for another great year, and an anniversay promo code.

Wuxing, five phases

July 20, 2025 by Lukas Rowland

Diagram of the Wuxing, with the Japanese kanji for Wood (green), Fire (red), Earth (yellow), Metal (grey), and Water (blue) in a circle with pink arrows linking them in clockwise order. A set of purple arrows forming a pentagram connect them in the middle, with a yin yang at the centre of the diagram

The wuxing describes five phases that energy moves through, that the year cycles through, and more. Read on for more about these elements of shiatsu, and a reminder about my PINKPURPLE discount.

Summer’s push and pull

July 20, 2025July 15, 2025 by Lukas Rowland

A group of people around a fire in the middle distance, with a sunset sky behind them. In the background, trees are in silhouette

Summer calls us to all sorts of fun activities, which can make it difficult to admit we might need rest. Read on for a podcast ep recommendation and reminder of my queer summer promo.

Black-and-white thinking

July 15, 2025April 27, 2025 by Lukas Rowland

Close-up black-and-white photo of the inner left wrist held horizontally. To the left of the joint is a tattoo of a yin yang; the black dot is a solar eclipse, and the white dot is a full moon.

It is easy to get pulled back into black-and-white thinking, but where do we go from there? Shiatsu is a modality made for balancing energy and opposites, yin and yang.

Canadian solidarity

July 15, 2025March 20, 2025 by Lukas Rowland

A bicycle leans against a gate painted to resemble the Canadian flag (the sides are sky blue instead of red)

Where does your money go when you hire my services? I’m doing my damnedest to keep it in Canada. Here’s how.