Lisa Martin

"When heart speaks and heart listens, harmony is produced.
It is always so." His H.H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

The School of Authentic Thai yoga Massage offers courses and training In traditional Thai Yoga massage, and the Art of living Sri Sri Yoga Course.

Thai Massage Courses are offered to those who wish to practice professionally as well as those who wish to deepen their healing knowledge for personal use. The Training is recognised by the Natural Health Teaching services.

The school was founded by Lisa Martin and opened its doors in 2007 and has since offered training to yoga teachers, martial arts instructors, massage therapists and healers, families and students. We have also provided training for professional institutions including the Isa Carstens Spa Academy in Stellenbosch and the award winning Arabella Spa.

What is Sri Sri Yoga?
Sri Sri Yoga is a prayerful and balanced discipline, which offers a multi-path approach for uniting body, breath and mind with awareness.
Sri Sri Yoga brings you back to your natural self, thereby nurturing all the virtues that you are born with.
The Sri Sri yoga course is a 17 hour course taught over 6 evenings and allows the participant to experience the bliss of a dedicated yoga practice.

The course is designed to give a true experience of the essence of yoga.
Creating an in-depth personal understanding and solid foundation for you to practice at home.

What is Thai Yoga Massage ?
It could be more accurate to call this medicine by its traditional name of Nuard Boran, or ‘Ancient Way of Healing with The Hands’, this is because its approach and technique differs considerably to what is commonly understood as massage or massage therapy.

A Thai Massage session incorporates elements of mindfulness, gentle rocking, deep stretching, rhythmic compression, acupressure, massage of the meridian lines and dynamic yoga stretches which are all used to create a singular healing experience.

Thai Massage is based entirely on principles of energy balancing and works with energy lines to create harmony of the Koshas: body, breath, mind, intellect, ego, memory, emotions, and Self. In Theravada Buddhism, the word ‘Metta’ is used to denote 'loving kindness' as well as ‘ProMiiWihan Sii’ which can be translated to the ‘Four Divine or States of Mind without limitation’. These ‘Four Divine Sates’ are Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. As long as these qualities are transmitted and exemplified during a Thai Massage session, we can say that it was good and successful.

A truly good practitioner performs their art in a meditative mood. The therapist may start with a ‘Puja’, a meditative prayer, to fully center themselves on the healing they are about to perform. The therapist must work in a state of full awareness, mindfulness and concentration.

After a session clients report feeling energised, relaxed, de-stressed ,relief from Chronic pain and fatigue and a general lasting sense of well-being.

Upcoming Thai Yoga Massage Courses:

Cape Town - May 4th, 11th and 18th
PMB - June 15th, 16th and 17th

For more info on the School, the full course description and course details or to sign up for a course
Visit www.thaiyogamassage.yolasite.com
email: thaimassageschool@gmail.com Or call: 073 838 0704

	While living in Chiangmai, Thailand, Lisa qualified in Thai Massage at the Kherliang Universal Centre of Healing Arts, where she trained under Master Jo Kherliang in 2003 gaining a diploma in Thai Massage. In 2004 she qualified as a Sri Sri Yoga teacher for the Art of Living foundation, and teaches regular courses and classes in Thai Massage and Sri Sri Yoga. She is also a Breath Water Sound teacher for the Art of Living Foundation. Her personal dedication to the path of health and happiness reflects in her teaching and healing. Wich she practices in a pure thorough and sincere manner. Lisa continues to teach yoga and Thai Yoga Massage. She also a dancer and an artist. Her study of creative movement in dance forms such as Five Rhythms, Movement Medicine and Contact Improvisations as well as her expression through the visual arts offers an authenticity, body wisdom, and a sense of fun that translates into her teaching.	View in more detail View Larger Map
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