THAI YOGA MASSAGE RETREAT: “A journey toward the Heart” ITALY

THAI YOGA MASSAGE RETREAT: “A journey toward the Heart” 21-25. 8. 2024 Italy Borgo San Lorenzo (FLORENCE)

Five days of retreat and work on/with the body in which we practice: multiple levels of touch exploring Traditional Thai Massage (Nuad), Dynamic Thai Massage and Osteothai; the personal practice of conscious movement, meditation; the spirit of welcome and community (sangha).In this third editon we will focus on the Heart: the master/fulcrum of the organs.

For Whom: beginners and advanced in Thai Massage and other massage disciplines
Language: Italian and English, with translation
Teachers: 
Flora Bisogno, Pasi Kuusela
Costs: € 690 included food and accomodation for those who book before 30.05.2024; € 760 after this date.

BOOKING
Click here for application

  1. Fill the application and send it to mindfulthaitouch@gmail.com
  2. You will then receive an email with the details for the deposit
  3. Please send the deposit’s receipt to the same mail
  4. Your place is reserved!

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LIFE IS RHYTHM

Rhythm is one of the fundamental principles of life. Rhythm allows adaptation, transformation and evolution.
To respect and acknowledge the rhythms that regulate biological, physical and natural life allows us to find a beneficial balance that will always be made up of alternating phases of movement and stillness.

THE STILLNESS
Stop, calm down, rest… as the great masters of Buddhism teach us, it is only in the practice of stillness (calm abiding) that the preliminary conditions for individual and collective healing are found.
In bodily practices it is in the moment of stillness that the “system” integrates and adjusts, rediscovering homeostasis and self-regulation.

THAI MASSAGE&OSTEOTHAI: THE CHANGES OF RHYTHMS
Being able to adapt and change the rhythm of your treatment to the different needs of the receiver brings greater therapeuIc effecIveness, creaIvity, fluidity as well as playfulness and intuiIon in the practice.

MULTIPLES LEVELS OF TOUCH
This is what is needed to learn to communicate with the different layers and issues of the body. We learn different types of touch to support the system at every level: musculoskeletal, fascial, fluidic, energetic, craniosacral, etc.

FOCUS ON THE HEART
The heart and its arterial network are the central system for the rhythmic movement of life through the myocardium and all the systems connected to it: it is a master-clock generator of systemic coherence; defined as the fulcrum of fulcrums as its vital funcIon is that of integration.

Far from being a mere pump and system of pipes, ancient traditions and scientific research have shown that the heart can influence the entire body in various ways. The heart is, in fact, a highly complex, self-organized information processing center with its own functional “brain” that communicates with and influences the cranial brain via the nervous system, hormonal system and other pathways.
These influences profoundly affect brain function and most of the body’s major organs, and ultimately determine the quality of life.

THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THE HEART IS A JOURNEY TOWARDS HOME
This retreat is an invitation to you to come back home, in the center of your heart. We wish the parIcipation for those who work with body-mind -spirit system, who have minimal or advanced experience in Thai Massage, Shiatsu or Yoga practice, fisio, osteopaths and anyone who wants to implement their own practice with different and useful perspectives, anyone who want to learn how to take care with love and kindness through the “art of touch”.

We also welcome dancers, artist or those who work with expression, all those who wish to find new inspiraIon for their vocation.

In the practice of principles and techniques that we will share, one step at time we will “touch” our deep being and we will learn to extend this same experience to others and everything around us.

TEACHERS
You will be guided by two teachers, Flora (Italy) and Pasi (Finland), both Master Osteothai with decades of experience in teaching Thai Massage, Yoga and meditation. You will be able to appreciate their differences, geographical origins and cultural specificities.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS RETREAT:
    • DAILY MEDITATION PRACTICES ON/WITH THE HEART
    • PRACTICES WITH THE ABUNDANT NATURE’S RESOURCES
    • DAILY CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT
    • WELCOME AND SPIRIT OF THE SANGHA
    • NOURISHMENT FOR THE HEART, BODY AND SPIRIT WITH ETHICAL FOOD, LOVELY MUSIC, SINCERE SMILING, HUGGING AND KIND SPEECH
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND PRACTICE EVERY DAY:
  • HOW TO FOCUS ON YOUR HEART AS A GIVER/THERAPIST
  • HOW THE DIFFERENT TRADITIONS AND SCIENCE CONCEIVE THE HEART AS AN FULCRUM/MASTER OF THE SYSTEM
  • DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE TO NOURISH THE HEART OF THE RECEIVER
  • GUIDED AND SUPERVISED SEQUENCES OF THAI MASSAGE, OSTEOTHAI AND DYNAMIC THAI TO SUPPORT COHERENCE, MOBILITY AND VITALITY OF THE HEART (special focus on fascial network and visceral)
  • HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO FEEL&LISTENE WITH MORE CONSCIOUS TOUCH, PRESENCE AND METTA
  • HOW AND WHY TO USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOUCH AND RHYTHMS IN THE TREATMENT• HOW TO MANAGE A TREATMENT IN A FLUID, EFFECTIVE AND CREATIVE WAY BALANCING PRESENCE, LISTENING, PRECISION AND INTENTION

 

WHERE:

Tenuta Ferracci (Polcanto – Borgo San Lorenzo) province of Florence

In the splendid Tuscan hills, in the middle of the woods and in a peaceful atmosphere. We are located in the splendid landscape of the Tuscan hills, at about 600 meters above sea level. 25 km from Florence, the city of the Renaissance, in a land of history and nature, in a place of peace and spirituality near the Sanctuary of Montesenario, along the pilgrimage route of the “Via degli Dei”, near Fiesole, as well as to the famous Mugello area.

The main house is a typical Tuscan farmhouse, surrounded by an immense chestnut forest, far from the noise and lights of the city. The outdoor space is abundant and generous. We will have Ime to go for walks and excursions, alone or in a group. We will come into deep contact with the beautiful trees surrounding the practice house.

Members of your “tribe/family” are also very welcome to enjoy the surrounding space. Unfortunately we are not able to receive pets.

ACCOMODATION AND FOOD:

The house is rustic and simple. It has mulIple rooms/dorms (with 4-6-8 beds, mainly bunk beds), plus shared bathrooms and showers.
For those who prefer it is possible to come with your own tent/caravan. Unfortunately we are unable to provide water and electricity. In this case the cost is the same.
3 vegetarian meals (with dairy products).
We can provide vegan and gluten-free meals.

INDICATIVE DAILY SCHEDULE:
  • 7-8.30 meditayion and yoga/conscious movement practices outdoors
  • 10-12.30 Thai Massage/Dynamic Thai/Osteothai classes
  • 1pm-4pm lunch, relaxaIon, sunbathing, excursions, games
  • 16-19 Thai Massage/Dynamic Thai/Osteothai classes
  • 19 dinner
  • After dinner, free time or practices
  • Noble silence until after breakfast

Teachers/facilitators

Flo Thai Massage Mindful Touch Italy

After graduating in Philosophy and a PH.D in Cultural Anthropology, Flora fell in love with Yoga, Thai Massage and Osteothai, in which she found a path of transformation and compassion for herself and others.

She is a senior member of the Italian Traditional Thai Yoga Massage Federation, Master in Osteothai (2019) at the Lulyani School of Thai Massage & Osteothai.

Since 2012 she has studied and practiced in Europe with the teachers of the Sunshine Network, in Thailand with master Pichet Bonthumme and Pi Jem Tanachon. She regularly assists her main teachers and mentors David Lutt, Jörg Schürp, Krishnatakis, Till Heeg.

She holds courses and workshops in Europe and Thailand at The Sunshine Massage School (Chiang Mai).

She creates a pleasant and fun atmosphere while teaching with precision, dedication and heart. She is a teacher of Hatha, Vinyasa Yoga and meditation and has regularly studied Buddhism since she was in high school. Since 2010 she has formally embraced the teachings of Vietnamese Zen monk Thich Nath Hanh.

Flora is a lover of nature and animals, passionate about cultural difference and the richness that every encounter with it can bring.

Learn more:

https://www.flothaimassage.com/