Founded in 1995 by JoAnn Reinhardt, Burnsville Shiatsu Center (BSC) recently celebrated its 15th anniversary.  Karen Hielsberg bought the practice in 1997 when JoAnn retired and moved to Nevada.  Karen's interest in shiatsu started while she was teaching English in Japan after college.  She graduated from Minnesota Center for Shiatsu Study, now CenterPoint, in 1994 and practiced shiatsu at BSC starting in 1995.  Since 1999, bodywork has been her full-time job.

Shortly after Karen bought BSC, she was joined in the practice by Laurel Regan, a 1998 graduate of Minnesota Center for Shiatsu Studies.  Laurel was already a yoga teacher, and her interest in practicing shiatsu came in

At CenterPoint on February 16, 2011 about two dozen people gathered to hear more details regarding the proposed Voluntary Registration for Massage and Bodywork bill.The presentation was given by Jeremy E. Miller, Chair of the Alliance for Licensing Massage Therapists (ALMT).Over the course of 2.5 hours a lot of material was presented and many questions from the audience were addressed.

The bill would create a protected title of "Registered Massage and Bodywork Therapist" abbreviated "RMBT."Registration would beCOMPLETELY VOLUNTARY.Those who choose to register under the law would be allowed to call themselves RMBTs, would no longer be subject to city licensing requirements and would no longer be covered by Minnesota's CAP law (commonly referred to as the CAM law).Those who choose not to register could not call themselves RMBTs, would continue to be subject to municipal licensing laws and would continue to be covered by the CAP law.Bottom line: those not registering would see no change to the way they are able to practice.