Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Leeds - Despina Psarra

Join us to have an amazing experience, a wonderful massage in the process, and to take away an essential life skill! We can promise you that being able to give an amazing Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for the neck, shoulders, head and face will mean that your friends and family will love you just a little bit more (or your clients, if you are already a therapist)! Or, even better, bring a friend or family member along, and we'll teach them to massage you too! And we'll give you both... a little discount, because we think that friends and family massaging each other is awesome.
I often offer a neck, shoulders, head and face massage at the beginning and the end of a full body massage as it’s so relaxing, and most people tend to hold a lot of tension in their neck and head. Offering a head and shoulders massage to your friends will help them feel light, wonderful and able to relax and rest. It can also really help with tension-related headaches and insomnia. The head and neck massage is extremely effective, and at the same time one of the most enjoyable parts of the body to massage.
Requirements: An open mind and willingness to learn! If you have difficulty sitting on the floor please contact Despina in advance to discuss how appropriate this workshop might be for you.
If you are already a therapist or yoga teacher, you'd be very welcome to join us too, and add to your skillset! We can give you a certificate of participation for your CPD.
Check our videos to see what Ayurvedic Yoga Massage looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krUxmQjP6 ZU
Read more about the method: https://ayurvedicyogamassageuk.org/what-i s-ayurvedic-yoga-…/
See what previous participants say about their workshops: https://ayurvedicyogamassageuk.org/t…/t raining-testimonials/
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Thank you to everyone who has book so far. Just a few days to go!
There's now just two places remaining so please don't wait to book your space 🙏🏼

☆ Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for Pregnancy, Leeds, 21st March ☆
In this two day course we will learn how to adjust Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for pregnant clients, and also for non pregnant clients who cannot lie in a prone or supine position due to health conditions or injuries.
Participants must have completed a minimum of Level 1 & 2 Therapist Training with AYM UK in order to take part in this course.
... Booking link in bio ♡
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Join us at @wearewellness on Sunday March 15th for our @yogastopstraffick fundraiser!
A one-day global yoga event created to raise awareness of and funds for the anti-trafficking organisation Odanadi Seva Trust, a pioneering anti-trafficking organisation based in Mysore, South India.
Odanadi works for the rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficked women and children.
... For the past 25 years Odanadi has been committed to providing a safe haven for survivors of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, slavery and domestic abuse.
Please pop up to the link in our bio to secure your spot and pledge your donation ❤
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☆ Ayurvedic Yoga Massage by donation, Sunday 23rd February at @wearewellness, Leeds ☆
Every few months Ayurvedic Yoga Massage therapists offer an affordable way to have an amazing treatment. We offer a clinic where you can have an Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for a fraction of the usual cost (about 50-70%, depending on which therapist you end up working with). This is a wonderful way to get introduced to AYM!
Ayurvedic Yoga Massage is a powerful method of bodywork, where we work w...ith oil massage (from medium to remedial pressure, as appropriate for the client), tractions, mobilisations and stretches. We focus on getting the whole body supple and mobile, getting the energy flowing through the body, and facilitating free breathing. Sessions are nurturing and enjoyable, although also intense where necessary. We always stay within the client's limits on the day, to create a safe healing space. We can work with physical pains and ailments, and also with stress and emotional challenges.
This Sunday, 23 February you can choose from two 90-minute slots for appointments (first come first served basis):
- 11 am to 12.30 pm, or
- 3-4.30 pm
Grab yours space via the event link ASAP, they're filling up quickly!
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Join us for a blissful afternoon at our Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Neck, Shoulders, Head & Face Workshop held at @soma_wellness_otley on Saturday 29th February!⁠ ⁠ Join us to have an amazing experience, a wonderful massage in the process, and to take away an essential life skill! We can promise you that being able to give an amazing Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for the neck, shoulders, head and face will mean that your friends and family will love you just a little bit more (or your cl...ients, if you are already a therapist)! Or, even better, bring a friend or family member along, and we'll teach them to massage you too! And we'll give you both a little discount, because we think that friends and family massaging each other is awesome. ⁠ ⁠ I often offer a neck, shoulders, head and face massage at the beginning and the end of a full body massage as it’s so relaxing, and most people tend to hold a lot of tension in their neck and head. Offering a head and shoulders massage to your friends will help them feel light, wonderful and able to relax and rest. It can also really help with tension-related headaches and insomnia. The head and neck massage is extremely effective, and at the same time one of the most enjoyable parts of the body to massage. ⁠ ⁠ Requirements: An open mind and willingness to learn! If you have difficulty sitting on the floor please contact Despina in advance to discuss how appropriate this workshop might be for you. ⁠ ⁠ If you are already a therapist or yoga teacher, you'd be very welcome to join us too, and add to your skillset! We can give you a certificate of participation for your CPD.
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Why you should train with Ayurvedic Yoga Massage UK?
There is a lot of choice out there for massage training. But we are confident that AYM UK offers the best training there is. We are a small, ethical company with big ideas!
Find out more about our ethos and mission here...

Join us for a blissful afternoon at our Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Neck, Shoulders, Head & Face Workshop held at @soma_wellness_otley on Saturday 29th February!⁠ ⁠ Join us to have an amazing experience, a wonderful massage in the process, and to take away an essential life skill! We can promise you that being able to give an amazing Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for the neck, shoulders, head and face will mean that your friends and family will love you just a little bit more (or your cl...ients, if you are already a therapist)! Or, even better, bring a friend or family member along, and we'll teach them to massage you too! And we'll give you both a little discount, because we think that friends and family massaging each other is awesome. ⁠ ⁠ I often offer a neck, shoulders, head and face massage at the beginning and the end of a full body massage as it’s so relaxing, and most people tend to hold a lot of tension in their neck and head. Offering a head and shoulders massage to your friends will help them feel light, wonderful and able to relax and rest. It can also really help with tension-related headaches and insomnia. The head and neck massage is extremely effective, and at the same time one of the most enjoyable parts of the body to massage. ⁠ ⁠ Requirements: An open mind and willingness to learn! If you have difficulty sitting on the floor please contact Despina in advance to discuss how appropriate this workshop might be for you. ⁠ ⁠ If you are already a therapist or yoga teacher, you'd be very welcome to join us too, and add to your skillset! We can give you a certificate of participation for your CPD.
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☆ Level 4 Therapist Training, 22nd February, Leeds ☆
Open to students who have completed L1-3. In AYM level 4 we focus more on client experience and perfecting your technique than adding more massage strokes/stretches to your repertoire. You give full body sessions, take notes, get feedback from clients for whole sessions and discuss everything with me.
You practice the introduction to the session and closing as well, in a supported environment. It's the part of the course where everything comes together!

Join us at @wearewellness on Sunday March 15th for our @yogastopstraffick fundraiser!
A one-day global yoga event created to raise awareness of and funds for the anti-trafficking organisation Odanadi Seva Trust, a pioneering anti-trafficking organisation based in Mysore, South India.
Odanadi works for the rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficked women and children.
... For the past 25 years Odanadi has been committed to providing a safe haven for survivors of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, slavery and domestic abuse.
Please pop up to the link in our bio to secure your spot and pledge your donation ❤
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☆ Level 4 Therapist Training, 22nd February, Leeds ☆
Open to students who have completed L1-3. In AYM level 4 we focus more on client experience and perfecting your technique than adding more massage strokes/stretches to your repertoire. You give full body sessions, take notes, get feedback from clients for whole sessions and discuss everything with me.
You practice the introduction to the session and closing as well, in a supported environment. It's the part of the course where everything comes together!

☆ New workshop & Therapist Training dates and venues and more special offers on Ayurvedic Yoga Massage treatments from AYM therapists ☆
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Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Workshop – Legs & Feet - June 13th, 9.30am - 1.30pm at @theyogabarnsouthcave⁠ ⁠ In this workshop we’ll cover massaging the legs and feet with our hands and feet and some leg, knee and/or ankle stretches. Massaging the legs and feet with the hands is wonderful and the stretches feel like heaven afterwards. People are often surprised how much better they feel after massage plus stretches, compared to just massage. This workshop also includes one of Despin...a’s personal favourites, walking on the legs. Don't be daunted, it's not difficult, in fact it's much easier than massaging the legs with your hands! And it's one of the parts of an AYM session where people are most surprised by how amazing it feels.⁠ ⁠ – The workshops are fun and within the 4 hours you receive at 45-60 mins of massage⁠ – By giving the massage you can feel the benefits of a loving kindness meditation combined with a gentle yoga practice⁠ – Both giving and receiving AYM help to understand the body better, as we experience the quality of muscles at the same time as observing how the body moves⁠ ⁠ This workshop appropriate for – ⁠ ⁠ – Beginners to massage/non professionals. Your friends and family will love you just a little bit more!⁠ – Experienced therapists – use it as CPD to get inspired by a new method, and add some AYM strokes and stretches to your existing practice.⁠ – Yoga teachers who either want to improve their hands-on adjustments (you will understand how the body moves from a different perspective), or offer short massage sessions as part of their yoga privates.⁠ – partners who get bored of massaging you after 5 minutes – this workshop is the antidote, they will see how interesting it is to massage people, and will not get bored again afterwards – money back guarantee!
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Join us on 15th March at We Are Wellness for a 108 Sun Salutations practice to raise much needed funds for Yoga Stops Traffick 2020!
This is an instructor lead practice to take at your own pace starting at 11am with time for breaks and refreshments during and after the event. Following the practice we'll share delicious homemade vegan drinks, snacks and cakes. There will also be information about our upcoming workshops and therapist training courses and the opportunity to dis...cuss Ayurvedic Yoga Massage UK with our founder and lead therapist trainer, Despina.
Yoga Stops Traffick is a one-day global yoga event created to raise awareness of and funds for the anti-trafficking organisation Odanadi Seva Trust, a pioneering anti-trafficking organisation based in Mysore, South India. Odanadi works for the rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficked women and children.
For the past 25 years Odanadi has been committed to providing a safe haven for survivors of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, slavery and domestic abuse.
Please wear comfortable clothing. This event is suitable for all levels of experience and abilities however if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us prior to booking your place.
Suggested donation £25 including refreshments, snacks and drinks/teas. Concessions £15.
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We are excited to confirm that our upcoming level 1 & 2 Therapist Training courses in York will be held at Millers Yard CIC!
Please don't wait to book your place if you've been thinking of joining us as spaces are filling up fast!

If you've been thinking of joining us at an Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Therapist Training course in 2020 here's a full rundown of the dates and locations throughout the year, including AYM for Pregnancy and our residential course in Chios, Greece!⁠ ⁠ Will we see you there?

In the Level 4 course we think about how to optimise sessions for different clients. Which techniques to choose and how to sequence them, how to prioritise how long we spend on each part of the body/pressure/stretches, the pace and the energy of the session.
And of course, you’ll be observed practising, receive feedback on your technique, and you can ask any questions. Basically, it's how to take what we've learned and get more confident in putting it together to offer amazing treatments!

Join us for a blissful afternoon at our Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Neck, Shoulders, Head & Face Workshop held at @soma_wellness_otley on Saturday 29th February!⁠ ⁠ Join us to have an amazing experience, a wonderful massage in the process, and to take away an essential life skill! We can promise you that being able to give an amazing Ayurvedic Yoga Massage for the neck, shoulders, head and face will mean that your friends and family will love you just a little bit more (or your cl...ients, if you are already a therapist)! Or, even better, bring a friend or family member along, and we'll teach them to massage you too! And we'll give you both a little discount, because we think that friends and family massaging each other is awesome. ⁠ ⁠ I often offer a neck, shoulders, head and face massage at the beginning and the end of a full body massage as it’s so relaxing, and most people tend to hold a lot of tension in their neck and head. Offering a head and shoulders massage to your friends will help them feel light, wonderful and able to relax and rest. It can also really help with tension-related headaches and insomnia. The head and neck massage is extremely effective, and at the same time one of the most enjoyable parts of the body to massage. ⁠ ⁠ Requirements: An open mind and willingness to learn! If you have difficulty sitting on the floor please contact Despina in advance to discuss how appropriate this workshop might be for you. ⁠ ⁠ If you are already a therapist or yoga teacher, you'd be very welcome to join us too, and add to your skillset! We can give you a certificate of participation for your CPD.
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