Esalen® Massage

Dancing With & On The Body:
Essential Touch, Esalen Massage & Moving The Body on The Table

September 24, 25 & 26, 2010
Esalen® Massage
(18 CE Hours)
Instructor: Ellen Watson,LMT
Hours: TBA
$395 (2 weeks prior to the class)
$445 thereafter (Min. Dep $100)

Course description and information:

Influenced by the rhythms of the Pacific Ocean, this form of touch engages all the senses and offers deep connectedness and relaxation to both giver and receiver. This workshop invites participants to explore the world of Essential Touch, incorporating the basic principles of a good massage: grounding & centering, moving from the core, quality of touch, and using breath to bridge the connection between giver and receiver.

In addition to the primary goals of learning to touch essence and move energy, we will practice how to move our own bodies and the body on the table. Through practicing ecstatic dance, partner yoga and chi gong, we will learn how to combine touch and movement that result in our Dancing With and On the Body.

This workshop is designed for both the novice and the experienced bodyworker.
Bring with you a willingness to move and be moved.

CE credits for bodyworkers and nurses, and with Yoga Alliance

Ellen Watson is celebrating her 25th year on staff at Esalen Institute, where she studies, practices and teaches various modalities of moving meditation practice. She is a teacher of Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms, Esalen® Massage, Holotropic Breathwork, Partner Yoga, SpiritDance, The Art of Essential Touch, and Your Body is a Musical Instrument. Being on campus at Esalen has afforded Ellen the opportunity to study with many gifted teachers, all of whom have influenced her life and her teaching.

Ellen offers workshops, retreats, and trainings at Esalen and at other inspiring locations around the globe. She is a licensed minister, and believes that the core of all healing begins in the realm of the heart and the Spirit. From 1984 thru 2003 she administered & developed the Movement Arts Program at Esalen.

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Esalen® Massage

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