Fundamentals of Esalen® Massage

July 29, 2022

through

July 31, 2022

with Daniela Urbassek and Jessica Fagan

Hours

Esalen Institute

Big Sur, California

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This workshop is a perfect opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of Esalen’s land while gaining a foundation in Esalen® Massage.

Senior teachers will guide you in this experience of connection and presence translated to the massage table. Through lecture, demonstration, and practice with your fellow students, you will be introduced to the essentials — including quality of touch, rapport, respect for our natural impulse toward healing, and mindful body mechanics. You will listen to what is felt as well as what is said. You will learn how to comfortably drape, and how to easily apply the foundational long, integration strokes and gentle stretches that characterize Esalen massage. You will have plenty of time for guided practice and to effectively share your experience. At the end of the weekend, you will be able to give a simple massage to friends and family back home.

Esalen massage promotes feelings of wholeness and reconnects us with our natural state of being. Teaching tools include experiential exercises to awaken the senses, demonstrations, and tableside guidance appropriate for you. The class will enjoy an optional evening in the hot tubs, the birthplace of Esalen® Massage.

This class is appropriate for the new and curious as well as the professionals who would like to rejuvenate their senses and the quality of their touch.

Daniela Urbassek

Daniela Urbassek is a long-time teacher and practitioner of Esalen® Massage. She holds a masters degree in oriental medicine, is a licensed acupuncturist, and is passionate about the powerful impact of somatic and holistic practices.

Jessica Fagan

Jessica Fagan, MA, AMFT, CMT, has been deeply immersed in the practice and teaching of bodywork, movement, and Yoga since 1994 having studied, practiced and taught in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Indonesia. She came to Esalen Institute in 1997 where she became part of the Healing Arts department and has been deeply influenced by the evolving and innovative forms of bodywork and Somatic therapies ever since. Jessica’s teaching utilizes her background in Eastern and Western body therapies, Psychology, the Arts, and love of making healing contact through the hands, to create a unique approach to working with the body and her students.

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