7 Day Myofascial Deep Tissue Massage and Somatic Release Training in Mazunte, México

This training invites you to slow down, listen deeply and enter the landscape of the body with care and precision.

​%You’ll learn to offer full-body touch that is structurally grounded and emotionally attuned, rooted in fascia release and deep tissue work while resonating through the nervous system and energetic field.

​The teaching is primarily experiential.

Each day, you will observe, give, and receive two full bodywork sessions.

Through this rhythm of practicing and being worked on, your perception refines. You begin to sense more clearly what the body is asking for.

Through hands-on learning and heart-centered presence, you’ll discover how specific areas of the body hold emotion, memory and story - and how intentional touch can unlock movement, release and inner alignment.

In the lush green garden of Bliss Haven Retreat Center and with the Pacific Ocean only a few minutes' walk away, you will be able to take a step back from this fast-paced world and come out refreshed, rejuvenated, and full of awareness, expertise, and enthusiasm.

Who is this training designed for?

The whole training is designed for everyone who feels the call to learn the principles of deep touch as well as therapists who want to add even more depth to their service.

Curriculum

At the end of the course, you will have learned and practiced a powerful approach to touch the whole body in full depth. The following topics will be covered:

• The principles of deep bodywork using muscles and fascia
• A profound, deep understanding about the psycho-emotional aspects of different body parts and a deep dive into energetic anatomy
• Connecting to yourself and through that, connecting to your clients and staying connected during treatments
• Applying pressure to use long, deep, and slow strokes to open up the different physical layers that might be connected to physical and / or emotional challenges
• Using your bodyweight and aligning yourself to be able to offer deep bodywork in the most gentle and comforting way for yourself
• Modern anatomical knowledge that makes traditional spiritual wisdom experienceable in the body
• Designing a session, putting sequences together for different purposes, and holding space for deep releases
• A first dip into subtle techniques from cranio-sacral and joint release which can have a huge impact
• The art of slowing down in treatments (and in life in general)
• Practical and theoretical knowledge about release techniques, trigger points, fascia, and energy work
• Clear, structured sequences that give you the stability to use your intuition as well

Each day, you will focus on a different body part and theme. Still, you will move in circles and cycles and will repeat the different techniques over the course of the training.

Body areas and topics:

• Upper back, neck, lower back, glutes: Looking back on the past to move forward
• Legs: Ground yourself and connect to Mother Earth
• Abdomen, hips, pelvis: Unleash your potential
• Thorax, chest, shoulders: Expansion of the heart
• Head, face, throat, neck: Sky as space in your head​​

The focus of the course is on practice and direct experience with theoretical knowledge almost always bound to this practice and experience. From the first day, you will observe, receive, and give two massage treatments daily, which lets the learned content sink in deeply into your conscious and subconscious mind.

You will open each day with sharing, yoga, meditation, voice activation (chanting), and breathwork to support the daily theme and close every evening with different rituals (sharing, kirtan, cacao ceremony, etc.). You will get a clear manual with an easy-to-follow structure and a confirmation of participation.

Important note: This retreat is designed to touch deeply and be deeply touched (physically and emotionally) every day. An open-minded, mature, and respectful attitude is of utmost importance in your participation.

Program:

Arrival day:

• 15:00 Arrival and check in
• 18:00 Opening circle and introduction
• 21:00 Closing for the day

Daily schedule

• 08:00 Yoga and breathwork
• 09:15 Breakfast break
• 10:30 Massage demo and practice
• 13:30 Lunch break
• 15:30 Massage demo and practice
• 18:30 Closing for the day

Departure day:

• 08:00 Breathwork and yoga (optional)
• 10:00 Closing and sharing circle
• 13:00 Check out