Providing community care
About the Clinic
Our multi-bed clinic offers acupuncture and shiatsu treatments in a calming, open-plan setting designed for comfort, privacy, and affordability. By treating several people at the same time in a spacious, relaxed environment, we’re able to make high-quality holistic care more accessible, without compromising on personal attention.
Why Multi-bed works
Our approach combines the benefits of community and efficiency. You’ll enjoy your own comfortable treatment space within a peaceful shared room, allowing you to relax deeply while still feeling part of a gentle, healing atmosphere. This setup also helps reduce costs, meaning you can receive the regular treatments often recommended for the best results. Each person still receives a full consultation and personalised treatment plan. You’re simply sharing the space, not the care.
Why Shen Space is Unique
With practitioners trained in Acupuncture, Shiatsu massage & Chinese Herbal Medicine our team can offer the most effective form of holistic treatment to resolve your current condition / work with your current needs. Whether you’re seeking relief from a specific condition or simply looking to boost your energy and resilience (and stay well), our experienced practitioners will work with you to create a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs.
Session length / Timings
Sessions last between 30 or 60 minutes, so you can easily fit a treatment into your day.
Acupuncture Treatments
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body to stimulate energy flow, known as Qi (chi). It is commonly used to relieve pain, reduce stress, and promote overall wellness. By targeting meridians, pathways through which energy flows, acupuncture aims to restore balance and support the body’s natural healing processes. It’s often used as a complementary therapy alongside conventional treatments.
Shiatsu Therapy
Shiatsu is a form of Japanese bodywork based on traditional Chinese medicine principles. It involves applying gentle pressure with the fingers, thumbs, and palms to specific points on the body along energy pathways called meridians. The aim is to balance the body’s energy (Qi), relieve tension, improve circulation, and support overall health. Shiatsu is often used to reduce stress, ease muscular discomfort, and enhance the body’s natural healing ability in a deeply relaxing and non-invasive way.
How to find us
The Qi Flow Clinic operates Friday morning from 9am till 1pm (last booking at 12:00), in the North Laines in central Brighton.
Jing Institute, 28-29 Bond St, Brighton, BN1 1RD
+44 07717 748 852
info@shenspaceacupuncture.org
The Practitioners
As a multi-bed clinic we have a number of practitioners who rotate each week depending on availability and bookings. A multi-bed clinic offers the benefits of different practitioners, however you may not be able to choose the practitioner as this varies each week.
Donna Armstrong
ACUPUNCTURIST, SHIATSU Teacher & Chinese herbalist
Donna is the head of the European Shiatsu School and a qualified acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and Shiatsu practitioner. She specialises in treating women and children with advanced training in pregnancy, birth, paediatric care and dermatology.
Her work includes female hormonal health, fertility, baby massage, Shonishin (gentle acupuncture for children), and ongoing support for new families. She has a special interest in / a wealth of experience in treating childhood eczema and skin conditions. With twenty plus years of experience, Donna brings excellent diagnostic skill and a calm presence to her treatments, offering holistic care through key life transitions.
Steve Thomas
AcupuNcturist & Shiatsu practitioner
Steve is a qualified acupuncturist and experienced Shiatsu practitioner with a thoughtful and grounded approach to treatment. He runs the Community Shiatsu Clinic at The Cornerstone in Hove, where he works with a wide range of clients using both hands-on therapy and acupuncture to support physical, emotional, and energetic wellbeing.
Steve brings not only practical skill but also a deep theoretical understanding of Chinese medicine, which informs his careful diagnostic process and tailored treatments. Whether working with chronic pain, stress, fatigue, or internal imbalances, Steve’s calm presence and clinical insight create a safe, supportive space for healing and recovery.
Finn Taylor
ACUPUNCTURIST & SHIATSU TEACHER
Finn is a Shiatsu teacher and qualified acupuncturist with a long-standing commitment to holistic, community-based care. He previously led the Shiatsu Community Clinic for many years and brings a deep understanding of both physical and emotional wellbeing to his work.
Alongside his clinical practice, Finn mentors young men through the charity ‘A Band of Brothers’, drawing on psychodynamic principles and archetypal psychology to support personal growth and integration. His treatments focus on the inseparable connection between mind and body, offering grounded, embodied support for healing and transformation.Clinic every Friday AM
Some feedback
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing possitive results and hearing how our clients value the treatments we have given.
“The team at Jing Low-Cost Acupuncture offer an exceptional level of care. They are always welcoming, professional, and deeply attentive. Each treatment has brought genuine relief and a renewed sense of balance, and the advice offered is thoughtful and supportive. It is rare to find such quality treatment at an affordable cost — a true gift to the community. Highly recommended.”
Muriel
“I enjoyed my acupuncture treatment at the Jing Institute in Brighton, where I felt well cared for by Alex and his tutor. Treatments take place in a rather pleasant and calming room.”
Neil
“Thave attended the low cost acupuncture clinic twice and plan on going back (had a holiday break). Although the information states you are treated in an open room, the consultations and treatment are very private. I saw 2 different practitioners who were very thorough and thoughtful in their considerations of my problem and explained the treatment. It’s a great service for the local community at a good cost and I will be returning. These are people who know what they are doing.”
Jackie
The benefits of
Acupuncture & Shiatsu
With a combination of strong evidenced based results as well as traditional benefits, Acupuncture & Shiatsu are safe and time-tested therapies that stimulates / support the body’s natural ability to heal.
• Chronic low back pain
• Cystitis and Chronic UTIs
• Depression / Anxiety
• Endometriosis/ adenomyosis
• Fibromyalgia pain
• Headaches & Migraines
• Insomnia
• IBS & Ulcerative Colitis (IBD)
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Menstrual irregularities & pain
• Muscle tension
• Neck pain / frozen shoulder
• Perennial allergic rhinitis
• Post-operative pain
• Post-stroke aphasia
• Stress reduction & relaxation
• Tinnitus
• Vascular dementia symptoms