{"id":1784,"date":"2025-05-24T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T14:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.yogacentres.in\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:06:01","slug":"ayurvedic-abhyanga-massage-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/ayurvedic-abhyanga-massage-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1300px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\"><p><strong>Ayurvedic Abhyanga Massage Course <\/strong><br \/>\nwith Claire Lalonde (Chandra)<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-size:1em;line-height:1.5;\"><\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p>This four-day course (34h) will enable you to put the Abhyanga ayurvedic massage technique into practice.It is a massage therapy treatment that aims at the general well-being, both physical and mental. The treatment is usually given with a warm or hot oil taking into account your doshic constitution (the doshas \u2013 pitta, vata and kapha \u2013 are derived from the Ayurvedic approach). This is a treatment that aims to prevent the imbalance of the body. The course will give you an overview of Ayurveda, and several hours will be devoted to massage practice, so that you can master the technique and share it with your clients and loved ones. A complete manual with diagrams and instructions will be provided.<\/p>\n<p>This training is offered to anyone, even beginners who wish to learn more about Ayurveda and to any massage therapists already certified, in addition to the skills already acquired and validated by the order of massage therapists of Quebec, part of continuing training for certified massage therapists.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For women only.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p>Arrival May 20 -12h<br \/>\nDeparture May 24\u00a0 \u2013 after last class<\/p>\n<p>6am \u2013 Satsang (meditation, mantras chanting-kirtan &amp;amp; lecture)<br \/>\n8am \u2013 Yoga asana class (Sivananda sequence)<br \/>\n10am \u2013 vegetarian meal<br \/>\n11h \u2013 5h30 \u2013 abhyanga massage lesson time<br \/>\n6pm \u2013 vegetarian meal<br \/>\n7h30 \u2013 Satsang<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: 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Yoga became her introduction to Ayurveda, and this age-old science deeply aroused her interest.<\/p>\n<p>She began her apprenticeship in 2007 and went on to deepen her knowledge under the tutelage of Dr. Vishnu at the Sivananda Institute of Health in Kerala, India, as well as Dr. Anita Sharma in Montreal. Since then, Ayurvedic treatments have become her passion, inspiring her to share the benefits and well-being they bring.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[116,17,10],"class_list":["post-1784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retreat","tag-116","tag-ayurveda","tag-yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1784"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6491,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784\/revisions\/6491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}