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This workshop invites you to enjoy the rugged beauty of Esalen’s land and gain foundational skills in its famed massage.
Senior teachers will guide you in this experience of connection and presence, translated to the massage table. Through lecture, demonstration, and practice with your cohort, you will be introduced to the fundamentals, including quality of touch, respect, massage skills, and mindful body mechanics. You will listen to what is felt as well as what is said. You will learn how to comfortably drape, and how to easily apply the signature integration strokes, gentle stretches, and the all-important pause. You will have plenty of time for guided practice and to effectively share your experience. At the end of the weekend, you will be able to give a simple massage to friends and family back home.
The slow pace of Esalen massage sets in motion our natural healing process. Classroom tools include experiential exercises to awaken the senses, demonstrations, and table-side guidance appropriate for you. We will enjoy an optional evening in the hot tubs, birthplace of Esalen Massage, weather and space permitting. The class is appropriate for the new and curious as well as the professional who would like to rejuvenate their senses and the quality of their touch.
Recommended Reading: Connecting through Touch, By Peggy Horan.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Rob wilks is a full-time bodywork practitioner. He is a faculty member with Esalen Institute Healing Arts Department, teaching all levels of Esalen® Massage. He has taught massage and bodywork in Indonesia, China, and Italy, as well as experiential leadership education in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.
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Silvia Guersenzvaig is an international instructor of Esalen Massage. Inspired by the wisdom of nature, she has developed a practice of aligning presence and quality of touch. Her background includes multiple years on the Esalen® Massage staff, somatic healing, energy kinesiology, Polarity and Trager, and much more.
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This workshop invites you to enjoy the rugged beauty of Esalen’s land and gain foundational skills in its famed massage.
Senior teachers will guide you in this experience of connection and presence, translated to the massage table. Through lecture, demonstration, and practice with your cohort, you will be introduced to the fundamentals, including quality of touch, respect, massage skills, and mindful body mechanics. You will listen to what is felt as well as what is said. You will learn how to comfortably drape, and how to easily apply the signature integration strokes, gentle stretches, and the all-important pause. You will have plenty of time for guided practice and to effectively share your experience. At the end of the weekend, you will be able to give a simple massage to friends and family back home.
The slow pace of Esalen massage sets in motion our natural healing process. Classroom tools include experiential exercises to awaken the senses, demonstrations, and table-side guidance appropriate for you. We will enjoy an optional evening in the hot tubs, birthplace of Esalen Massage, weather and space permitting. The class is appropriate for the new and curious as well as the professional who would like to rejuvenate their senses and the quality of their touch.
Recommended Reading: Connecting through Touch, By Peggy Horan.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Rob wilks is a full-time bodywork practitioner. He is a faculty member with Esalen Institute Healing Arts Department, teaching all levels of Esalen® Massage. He has taught massage and bodywork in Indonesia, China, and Italy, as well as experiential leadership education in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.
Silvia Guersenzvaig is an international instructor of Esalen Massage. Inspired by the wisdom of nature, she has developed a practice of aligning presence and quality of touch. Her background includes multiple years on the Esalen® Massage staff, somatic healing, energy kinesiology, Polarity and Trager, and much more.
August 19–21, 2022
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This workshop invites you to enjoy the rugged beauty of Esalen’s land and gain foundational skills in its famed massage.
Senior teachers will guide you in this experience of connection and presence, translated to the massage table. Through lecture, demonstration, and practice with your cohort, you will be introduced to the fundamentals, including quality of touch, respect, massage skills, and mindful body mechanics. You will listen to what is felt as well as what is said. You will learn how to comfortably drape, and how to easily apply the signature integration strokes, gentle stretches, and the all-important pause. You will have plenty of time for guided practice and to effectively share your experience. At the end of the weekend, you will be able to give a simple massage to friends and family back home.
The slow pace of Esalen massage sets in motion our natural healing process. Classroom tools include experiential exercises to awaken the senses, demonstrations, and table-side guidance appropriate for you. We will enjoy an optional evening in the hot tubs, birthplace of Esalen Massage, weather and space permitting. The class is appropriate for the new and curious as well as the professional who would like to rejuvenate their senses and the quality of their touch.
Recommended Reading: Connecting through Touch, By Peggy Horan.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Rob wilks is a full-time bodywork practitioner. He is a faculty member with Esalen Institute Healing Arts Department, teaching all levels of Esalen® Massage. He has taught massage and bodywork in Indonesia, China, and Italy, as well as experiential leadership education in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.
Silvia Guersenzvaig is an international instructor of Esalen Massage. Inspired by the wisdom of nature, she has developed a practice of aligning presence and quality of touch. Her background includes multiple years on the Esalen® Massage staff, somatic healing, energy kinesiology, Polarity and Trager, and much more.