Foundations of Thai Yoga Massage
A 2-PART WORKSHOP SERIES featuring Gisele Seto

This special 24-HOUR TRAINING w/ Gisele Seto and her teaching assistant, Ramy Abou Jaoude, also incorporates daily Budokon yoga and other martial arts inspired warm-ups , PLUS....
An 8-HOUR MEDITATION, ENERGY HEALING & BODY MOVEMENT  w / Reina Hallab

PART 1 (INTRO BASICS):

SEPT 28-30

Friday 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Saturday/Sunday/9:00AM – 4:00PM

PART 2 (THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS)

OCT 5-7.

Friday 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Saturday/Sunday/9:00AM – 4:00PM

Location:

TAFLA– Smar Jbeil, Saint Rafka Road, Batroun, Lebanon

Price:

$300 for 1 weekend/$500 for 2 weekends

Traditional Thai Massage is one of yoga’s best kept secrets. This healing art originated in India 2,500 years ago by the Buddha’s own physician, Jivaka. Thai Yoga Massage, as it is often called, is a comprehensive treatment which reduces muscular tension, relaxes the joints, works out the knots (calcification of lactic acid in the muscles), and improves blood circulation by targeting affected areas without tiring or straining the region. Consequently, the yoga poses performed in the customized massage sequence, in conjunction with acupressure on the muscles and energy lines, stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation response), which triggers the body’s innate natural equilibrium, where self-healing occurs.

In this 2-part Foundations of Thai Yoga Massage workshop, Gisele Seto will teach you the tools to:

•  Apply assisted yoga stretches & massage techniques for relaxation & therapy

•  Share a 90-minute yoga massage sequence with clients, family, and friends

•  Work safely around body misalignment

 and mobility constraints

• Apply techniques (i.e. traction, stretching, and counterbalancing) to deepen the experience of a pose

In Part 2, we also explore some therapeutic applications of Thai Yoga Massage to address common conditions and tension areas, such as stiff neck, frozen shoulder, lower back pain and hip issues contributing to sciatica, among others.

Gisele will also introduce you to the basics of a mixed movement art, called Budokon, which fuses a seamless, 3-dimensional dance-like flow of powerful yoga asanas characterized by elements of martial arts and animal locomotion. Budokon will be the warm-up routine, 30-minutes prior to the class at 8:30 am, which is included in the cost of the program.

To complement Gisele's Budokon warmup, Ramy will weave in some martial arts sequences to further prepare us for our Thai yoga massage practice.

Reina will hold the space for the participants to step into connection with self, the group, and nature through a mindfulness meditation.

Being a Reiki Master, she will also offer energy healing prior to the Thai Massage training, so the participants will let go of the tense energies they came in with, in order to connect with the energy flow to easily apply the Thai massage on each other.

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ABOUT GISELE SETO

Gisele Seto, Thai Massage Teacher & Yoga Therapist, is the author of “THAI-ing it all up! Beyond trauma, nutrition & holistic bodywork”. She specializes in Thai yoga massage training and bodywork via assisted restorative/dynamic yoga stretches, meditation, therapeutic breathing, and deep tissue and myofascial release.

Gisele’s mission is help grow Thai yoga massage worldwide, in the same tradition as her late teacher, Kam Thye Chow. Since 2015, Gisele had been travelling and teaching with Kam, North America’s Thai Massage teaching pioneer and author of several internationally distributed reference books.

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RAMY ABOU JAOUDEH

TEACHING ASSISTANT:

Ramy is a registered Thai massage therapist with the Thai Healing Alliance International, who has been practicing for more than 4 years with athletes, dancers, the elderly and diverse other clients.

Ramy was schooled in many types of Thai massage, focusing on acupressure, therapeutic, pregnancy, herbal, advanced Thai massage, as well as plexology and multidisciplinary western style massages.

He has an extensive background as an athlete, self-defense coach and martial arts instructor. These experiences help him better understand, embody and customize his healing Thai massage touch to assist clients like athletes and dancers to recover from injuries, enhance their flexibility, improve circulation, better manage stress, increase performance, and prepare for events or competitions.

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REINA HALLAB

Passionate, Intuitive and Magnetic.

Reina Hallab, a passionate, intuitive, caring and loving being.

She is a bundle of energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and confidence and has such a thirst for life.

Her sensitivity to people's needs and insight into their potential is unmatched. She will guide you towards success in a gentle but determined manner.

Reina impresses people with her holistic approach to mindset. She is someone that walks the talk. She will show you how healthy eating benefits the body, mind and spirit, as well as is crucial to the welfare of our planet.

Reina follows her inspirational mantra:

"Life, is a delicious meal, prepared with organic ingredients, wrapped with love, and sent to you from the universe.

Before you open to taste, make sure to read the label.

It contains:

Pure love, freedom of being, respect to self, self-love, self-appreciation, worthiness, lots of happiness, full of positive moments, incredible synchronicities, and a strong intuition"

She orchestrate magnificently any event/ workshops she organizes, as she intuitively knows what each participant needs are and is able to encourage them to reach beyond their limiting beliefs and soar to new heights.

She is an intuitive healer & has Reiki Healing Energy Dregree, Master Level from Maître-Reiki Elen Tremblay & Level 1 Baraka Divine Healing Energy from Baraka Divine Healing Energy School

She is also a public speaker, accomplishing her degree with L'ART DE LA CONFÉRENCE

She also has organized many events, workshops and conferences in the health and wellness, for the mind, body and spirit.

Founder of Raw Marketing, Event producer & Organizer of Self-discoveries retreats.

Has her healing center Raw Healing in Montreal & Lebanon

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Food & Accommodation at Tafla:

Possibilities to stay on the premises during both weekends with an additional 20% off in accommodations for both weekends

Prices are per night & are not included in the Workshop series.

*Double Room /Two people / including open buffet Breakfast:

100$

Can fit 2 other people for 30$/Person

*Small Double Room  /Two people / with Balcony including open buffet Breakfast:

80$

*Double Room  /Two people / with Balcony & Chimney  including open buffet Breakfast:

100$

*Raised Bamboo Bed including open buffet Breakfast:

1 person 40$

2 people 60$

3 people 80$

*Camping, including open buffet Breakfast:

Tafla Tent 25$

Personal Tent 20$

Please contact Tafla for your Accommodation reservations

Food:

Tafla offers a variety of delicious home made food for breakfast lunch & dinner.

They also allow us to bring our own food too.

Our suggestion is to honor a diet that does not cause any harm, so we keep the energy vibration high, thus, Plant Based Vegan Food (No Meat, No Dairy & No Eggs)

They are offering a 10$ Vegan Meal

They also have Freshly Squeezed Juices & Smoothies.

Alcohol and smoking will not be permitted during the full 2 weekends to keep our energies at a high level.

Cancellation policy:

In case of cancellation, 2 weeks prior to the event starts a 50% refund will be allocated

In case of cancellation within less then 24 hours, payment is non-refundable.