Ariela began her teaching career in 1992 in the south of India educating prisoners and tribal villagers in the benefits and practice of Shivananda Yoga. Then she spent many years cultivating the Buddhist meditationtechnique known as Vippassana. Later in following her Tao she discovered the joys of improvisational contact dance. After graduating from FSM she discovered Thai Massage the perfect fusion of these techniques andpractices. She is a certified Lotus Palm Practitioner (as taught by Kam Thye Chow) and has taught Thai Massage at the Florida School of Massage since 2004.
This workshop is intended for those students who have already familiarized themselves with the Thai Massage practice through taking Thai Phase 1, and are now ready to deepen their knowledge and widen their vocabulary. We will extensively review the Thai 1 material, both strengthening knowledge of the form itself and deepening awareness within the exercises, in order to bring our consciousness to a more subtle level during the healing process. We will also be focusing on variations of the previously learned exercises in order to widen our palette and allow ourselves more options when cultivating an individualized session tailored to a client's particular needs. As students participating in this class will already have some familiarity with the form we will be able to focus on deepening the knowledge we already possess and enabling more advanced techniques to arise. Come and take your Thai Massage practice to the next level with us.Completion of all five Thai Massage workshops leads to certification in Traditional Thai Massage. Thai Massage Phase 1 is a prerequisite for Phase 2.Students enrolling for all 5 Thai Massage workshops are eligible for financing.Please bring a foam mat or padded blanket, and wear loose, comfortable clothing.