Diego Sanchez is a pioneer in the use of Zen Shiatsu in hospitals and emergency situations. He worked as a volunteer at Ground Zero supporting rescue workers after the collapse of the Twin Towers during 9/11. He worked at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC, supporting patients after open-heart surgeries and in other hospitals and institutions supporting end of life, HIV/AIDS, transplant and cancer patients. He teaches in many European countries and he lives in Uruguay, where he organizes retreats by the ocean. He is the father of two daughters.