Matthew Sweigart, CI, (Northern California) is the Director of Education of the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia. He is also the director and primary instructor of the HeartMind Shiatsu 300 hour training program. In 1988, he founded Ohashiatsu Chicago, and currently serves as Visiting Faculty at Zen Shiatsu Chicago. Matthew is also the author of Touching Ki, Meridian Qigong, and several other books and DVDs.