Arno L’HermitteDirector and founder of the Thaï Massage Circus,
Arnaud originally trained in physiotherapy and osteopathy in France and England and, having run his own osteopathy clinic in Tahiti for ten years, has been involved in bodywork for over twenty years. While traveling in Asia he came across Thai massage and has since been working with the combination of the two. Having trained at the Old Medicine Hospital, with Asokananda ,Pichett Boonthome and Chayuth Priyasith, Arnaud is an authorised teachers of The Sunshine Network. He runs courses in massage around the world and has a unique approach to his work which inspires people to shape the direction of their own practice. He is renowned for his gentle, firm touch, his development of the Thaï sacred dance.
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Totem animal : monkey Favorite mantra : become who you are Spiritual guide : Tich Nath Han Chinese sign : wood dragon Special childwood memory : climbing up the trees and jump everywhere Famous for : playing mouth trompett while playing guitare I like : honesty and forgivness I don’t like : Most treasured possessions : depossessions , and my guitare
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Kaline Alayna KellyOmega Center Teacher
Kaline Alayna Kelly, a greatly loved and sought after teacher, has been immersed in the healing arts from early childhood. She is a senior teacher and holds Master Certification in Asokananda's Sunshine Network of Thai Massage and Ayurvedic Bodywork in Thailand and New Zealand. She has lived in Thailand during the past eight years and studied extensively with several Thai massage masters. In addition to Thai massage, she's steeped in other healing modalities; her experience includes osteopathic studies, reflexology, massage therapy, polarity work, Breema, allopathic medicine, Native American healing techniques, and shamanism. She teaches internationally in Thailand, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Europe, and the United States.
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Totem animal : Hummingbird Favorite mantra : Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu/ Gayatri Spiritual guide : Everyone and Everything Chinese sign : Water Rabbit/ Wood Dragon cusp Special childwood memory : Listening to stars sing/ living on houseboat Famous for : Sleeping in trees I like : this precious journey I don’t like : Raw onions too much, but sometimes do Most treasured possessions : that which cannot be possessed
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Takis oikonomouThai Yoga Massage, Greece – Sunshine Network
Krishnataki, originally from Greece, has been teaching Thai massage and yoga since 1998 having lived and studied in Thailand and India. He is a senior massage teacher of the Sunshine Network, and has trained with Thai massage masters Pichet Boonthume and Chayuth Priyasith among others. He is passionate about organic farming, cooking and nutrition and incorporates aspects of yoga, meditation and Qi Gong into all his courses. He is now based in Greece, at Sunshine House with his growing family, where he teaches daily yoga classes and runs retreats in Thai yoga massage. He is practising and continuously updating his studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Athens, however he still travels abroad to teach when there is demand. He is renown for his unique, fun-loving and passionate way of teaching as well as his generous spirit and hot hands.
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Totem Animal : Frico my dog Favourite Mantra : Radhe Radhe Krishna Spiritual Guide : Amma & Bob Marley Chinese sign : Water Rat Special Childhood memory : Always kicked out of school Famous for : farting like a trombone I like : planting seeds I don't like : greediness, selfishness & English food Most treasured possession : Olive oil
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Gwynn WilliamsZen Shiatsu - On the Australian Coast
NB: Gwynn will join us in the next circus in Laos in 2009 but will not be able to be present in crete this year. we ll all miss him as well as his amazing contribution in the teacher team Gwyn Williams is a healer completely passionate about the qualities of life force energy… not only its ability to sustain, vitalise and heal but also to unify and magnify lives. He has been studying, practicing and teaching alternative and mainstream healing arts for the past ten years. He holds a Certificate 4 in Zen Shiatsu and Oriental Medicine and regularly returns to Thailand to train under the masters in Traditional Thai Massage, osteopathy and more recently, nerve realignment. Gwyn is the founder of Zen Thai Shiatsu, a healing art which is rapidly gaining popularity on the coast for its dynamic, focused and heart-centred approach with excellent results. He is also the facilitator of Mt Ninderry Healing Centre, where he runs a busy clinic and teaches classes on the above Healing Arts, Yoga and Martial Arts.
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Totem Animal : kookaburra Favourite Mantra : om mani padme hum Spiritual Guide : Paramhansa Yogananda Chinese sign : wood snake Special Childhood memory : catching yabbies in the creek and wrestling with my brothers Famous for : running up mountains I like : simplicity and people living their truth I don't like : criticism without offering a positive alternative Most treasured possession : my surfboard
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David LuttCollege Osteo Thai, France
David Lutt, French, is a licensed osteopath (Osteopathic Research Institute, Paris, France) combining his expertise in osteopathy, Thai-yoga massage and zen shiatsu (International School of Shiatsu, Switzerland), creating his own specialized approach to bodywork called Osteo Thai. He spent 4 years in Asia (India and Thailand mainly) where he perfected his studies in yoga, shiatsu, Vipassana meditation and traditional Thai massage. In Thailand, he studied under Master Chaiyuth Priyasith and Asokananda. David is a certified Thai massage teacher for the Sunshine Network. Today, besides maintaining his own practice, David teaches in Asia and Europe Thai massage and Osteo Thai workshops. He is also the co-founder of the “College Osteo Thai” (France), a post-graduated school for physiotherapists and thai massage practitioners based on the integration of osteopathic techniques into Thai massage. Interested in the different approaches of the body and movement, David uses to practice capoeira and to teach yoga for many years.
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Totem Animal : Falcon and snake Favourite Mantra : Anicca Spiritual Guide : Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Dalai Lama Chinese sign : Metal Dog Special Childhood memory : Famous for : ask someone else! I like : nature, football and brazilian music I don't like : the smell of cigarettes Most treasured possession : it was my (stolen) cannondale!
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