Thai Massage for Couples with Hajera Ahmed

Would you like to gain some tools to give and receive a massage/healing session with your beloved or close friends?

Explore and deepen intimacy and non-verbal communication through the sacred dance of Thai Massage? <3

Thai Massage, sometimes called Thai Yoga Massage, is a practice rooted in Buddhist philosophy. It is practiced widely through Thailand, India, and South Asia as one part of the 5 Thai Sciences that make up Thai Medicine.  During a Thai Massage session, the giver and receiver engage in a dance of movements including compressions, tractions, twists, and yoga style postures on a mat low to the floor.  The practitioner uses full body to give the treatment, feet, arms, knees, full body weight is applied. Unlike traditional table massage, there is a balance between giving and receiving- the giver also receives body alignments while practicing.  Through this workshop, you will be guided through breath, movements, and applications to give and receive a full body Thai Massage/Bodywork Session.

We will start with getting into our own bodies through some meditation and stretches/yoga that will prepare us to work on another person.  After this and a short explanation, you will be guided to give and receive a full body Thai Massage with your partner.  No prior experience required, moderate amounts of mobility and strength required.  We will close with partner meditation, breathing, and reintegration/grounding.

Ticket Pricing: We are  now selling single tickets or couples/established partner options, so it's $150/pp ($300/couple).

Please bring: 

2 yoga mats per couple (there are extras in the yurt)

a clean pair of socks not worn in shoes for the massage portion

a blanket and pillow per person

open mind + curiosity

Please bathe beforehand, and wear clean, stretchable clothes to prepare for your session!

*please note this workshop is not a certification for Thai massage.

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Hajera Ahmed's Bio:

Hajera is a mystic, bhakti, healing arts practitioner + teacher currently living in Mukilteo, Washington.  She offers a variety of movement based courses + workshops [yoga, bellydance, sound healing, etc] at various studios in PNW and offers bodywork and spiritual healing sessions at her studio space in Everett, WA Embody Shen Yoga and Bodywork.  Hajera has been practicing Thai Bodywork for 10 years, is an LMP and her work is influenced by her studies and credentialing and practice in Breathwork, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Acupressure, Swedish Massage, Yoga Therapy, Shamanic Healing Arts, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Sound Healing, Tantric Initiation, Acroyoga, 2000+ hrs of yoga training hours, YACEP, and some other stuff.  

You can learn more about her at www.embodyshenyogabodywork.com or book private or group sessions there.  Hajera is a first generation American and holds strong roots with her Indian Muslim Heritage, and the Sufi Path of Love.  She believes in bringing the power of healing back to people and out of institutions, back to indigenous, holistic and beautiful natural ways of living and being.  Everyone has the innate capacity for healing themselves and holding space for others.  Hajera loves to be part of and facilitating community healing + empowerment based in love and service.