Class Description:
This retreat (offered as two immersive 8-day modules) is a guided, transformational journey via Esalen Massage, a renowned presence-based approach to touch developed over the last 60 years in Big Sur, CA. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or a newer bodyworker, in this workshop you will be given tools to expand your capacity for skillful and heartfelt touch by exploring the interface of technique, improvisation, and intuition. A journey deep into the self, in right relationship with others, Esalen Massage will profoundly transform your ability to be present, your quality of touch, and your power to share safe, healing touch. Upon successful completion of the course requirements, you will be invited to join the global family of Esalen Massage practitioners.
Instructor's Massage License Number:
MA.61150888
Instructor information:
Peggy Horan has been practicing and teaching Esalen Massage for five decades and is the author of Connecting Through Touch, A Couples Massage Book. Movement studies have been an integral part of her life, participating in 5Rhythms® workshops with Gabrielle Roth, as well as studying and performing both African and Middle Eastern dance. Her committed daily yoga practice sustains her youthful vitality and vibrant approach to life. Her own teachings encompass presence-based practices of not only massage, but grounding, centering, meditation, self-inquiry and communication. She has just completed a two year teacher training in Mindfulness Meditation.
Dean Marson is a Senior Instructor of Esalen® Massage. He has been teaching at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California for the past 40 years and has lead workshops in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia, introducing hundreds of students to the pleasure and potential of bodywork and healing touch. He trained in other bodywork styles before becoming fascinated by the flowing, wholistic Esalen style and has since learned from and collaborated with numerous teachers at Esalen and elsewhere.
Date: Tuesday through Tuesday, September 26 through October 3, 2023, 2023 from 06:00 PM-01:00 PM
Location:
Whidbey Institute, 6449 Old Pietila Rd., Clinton, WA 98236
CE hours: 100
Tuition: $3595-4995 (depending on housing)
How to Register:
https://www.bhaktimassage.com/trainings