Esalen® 175-Hour Modular
Massage & Bodywork For Professionals
with Ellen Watson & Perry Holloman
Module I : April, 2023 ( two weeks)
Module II : June, 2023 (two weeks)
Chinese Translation: Jingni Wang
Location: Ziphu Wellness, Fuzhou, China
Module II : June, 2023 (two weeks)
Chinese Translation: Jingni Wang
Location: Ziphu Wellness, Fuzhou, China
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The 175-Hour Esalen Massage training has been running every year since it’s first program in Fuzhou, China since 2015. This training serves as an opportunity for students to go from beginner to well qualified and certified massage therapist under the prestigious Esalen name with the highest quality of training.
To ensure quality, one teacher corresponds to a maximum of 16 students, and therefore should the number of students be 17 or more an additional Esalen Teacher Assistant will be added to the training. The 175-Hour training is a combination of science and art. We deeply grasp the art of touch and massage through theory and practice with guidance from our master Esalen teachers and assistants. The result is a healing power in both your hands and your state of presence. |
Course Content
Esalen massage was born at the Esalen institute, Big Sur, California and is renowned for it’s long smooth strokes across the body. The massage relieves stress, tension, loneliness and exhaustion to give both the massage therapist and the client a feeling of unison and deep relaxation whilst activating the self healing functions of the body.
We have come to learn that the body and mind are far from separate. Inner repression, anxiety and trauma in all shapes and sizes have an effect in forming tensions in the body. In Esalen massage, we integrate the human body, mind and energy field, allowing them to connect and work together.
Whilst the body may become a host for tension and problems, it is also a channel to which these issues may best be dealt with. As we learn about Esalen massage we gain sensitivity to the body by opening our sensory awareness in our hands, our hearts and our mind.
Throughout this training we do not learn a routine pattern to apply to every body. We focus on deep connection and consider each person as unique, and learn how to address the range of areas to deal with enabling us to give a centered and tailored approach to each person we touch.
The signature long stroke helps us to bring the client into a deep state of relaxation and to find the areas in need of further attention. This is one of the key techniques we will learn that remain consistent across an Esalen massage. Among other areas of study are:
• Center of Gravity & body Mechanics
• Draping and Covering the body appropriately
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Structural Massage Details
• Passive Joint Movement and Stretching
• Tips for Communicating and Interacting with your clients
• Dealing with potentially difficult situations that may arise during a massage
We will also include 2 aquatic bodywork sessions within a hot spring meditation ceremony to enjoy the nourishment of water and to learn the art of finding your flow!
We have come to learn that the body and mind are far from separate. Inner repression, anxiety and trauma in all shapes and sizes have an effect in forming tensions in the body. In Esalen massage, we integrate the human body, mind and energy field, allowing them to connect and work together.
Whilst the body may become a host for tension and problems, it is also a channel to which these issues may best be dealt with. As we learn about Esalen massage we gain sensitivity to the body by opening our sensory awareness in our hands, our hearts and our mind.
Throughout this training we do not learn a routine pattern to apply to every body. We focus on deep connection and consider each person as unique, and learn how to address the range of areas to deal with enabling us to give a centered and tailored approach to each person we touch.
The signature long stroke helps us to bring the client into a deep state of relaxation and to find the areas in need of further attention. This is one of the key techniques we will learn that remain consistent across an Esalen massage. Among other areas of study are:
• Center of Gravity & body Mechanics
• Draping and Covering the body appropriately
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Structural Massage Details
• Passive Joint Movement and Stretching
• Tips for Communicating and Interacting with your clients
• Dealing with potentially difficult situations that may arise during a massage
We will also include 2 aquatic bodywork sessions within a hot spring meditation ceremony to enjoy the nourishment of water and to learn the art of finding your flow!
Your Teachers
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Ellen Watson Ellen Watson is one of the senior teachers at Esalen® Institute. Since 1984, she has taught at Esalen® as well as classes in the United States, Italy, Thailand, Bali, Japan and mainland China with over 40 years experience in training a large number of mentors in the field of physical and mental education. Her expertise include Esalen® massage and sensory recovery, yoga, the Touching Essence, holotropic breathwork, SpiritDance SoulSong, 5Rhythms® and Gestalt communication. In 1996 Ellen set up the MovingVentures to share her practices around the world. She has the wisdom of the elders, a steady force, with a gentle and subtle presence passed to the students. Therefore, in her class, full of encouragement, teaching students according to their aptitude, there is no authoritative control, just direction. All this made her a respectable, a loving, willing teacher for long-term followers. |
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Course Content
Center of gravity skills
How to create leveraging, self-protection,
and give each other the best experience
Esalen® classic long-stroke method
Integrate whole body perception
Covering the body skills:
Give the client a full sense of warmth and security
Human Anatomy and Physiology:
Safe and effective massage foundational practices
Structural massage details and working methods:
Thoroughly give the case to enjoy the ultimate
Passive joint movement and extension:
Dance around the massage table
Balance energy massage techniques:
Perception and practice
Skills for communicating and interacting with clients:
Equality, caring, sense of proportion - awareness and mindfulness
When dealing with difficult situations when the massage approach:
The process of the case, the case of the body, the emotional situation, the decision made
Personalized Esalen® massage:
Esalen® massage with my own past experience
(Chinese medicine, aromatherapy, psychological guidance, yoga, art, etc.)
Has a combination of ways. Everyone will develop a unique Esalen® massage.
...Pricing & Payment
Payment for each module must be completed 30 days before the beginning of the module:
Module I: CNY 5,680 = USD $850
Module II: CNY 9,680 = USD $1,400
Module III: CNY 13,680 = USD $1,995
Module IV: CNY 13,680 = USD $1,995
Total Cost: CNY 42,720 = USD $6,240
We offer price reductions if paying the full amount up front as below:
Payment in Full before Module I: CNY 38,680 = USD $5,465
Full Payment Complete before 15th of February, 2020: CNY 36,680 = USD $5,150
Full Payment Complete before 20th of October, 2019: CNY 34,680 = USD $4,995
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