Vishesh & Shirodhara

Live In Person or Online

2 Days, June 6 & 7, 2026

9:00am-4:00pm EST

​12 CEU's for LMT, NCBTMB, NAMA

**Registration closes Thursday at 5pm!**

(next offer coming January 2027)

Students will learn the protocol and delivery of the most widely practiced Ayurvedic modalities; Vishesh and Shirodhara Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork treatments, 1 and 2 practitioner format will be demonstrated along and the accompanying Ayurvedic foundations, ethics and theory to understand its purpose, and appropriate adaptations for each Ayurvedic constitution and condition, for optimal practice, benefit, safety, and self care.

Vishesh is a vigorous, stimulating massage that activates circulation, breaks up toxic adhesions, stimulates lymphatic flow and guides impurities out of the body. Warm Ayurvedic herbalized oil, selected according to one’s Ayurvedic constitution and condition, are used.

Shirodhara balances the brain and the nervous system with warm Ayurvedic herbalized oil poured in a gentle stream onto the forehead that nourishes the brain and soothes and calms the nervous system by synchronizing brain waves, stilling the mind, enhancing blood circulation to the brain, nourishing the hair and scalp and aiding in the release of stress and tension, it is energizing yet relaxing, and complete with a hot towel compress.

This program provides 12 contact hours of hands on training

in Visheshand Shirodhara Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork treatments , where students will learn the Ayurvedic foundations, principles and theory that inform these modalities, and support effective and optimal therapeutic practice, including the 5 elements, constitutional/doshic theory, circadian rhythms, that inform personalized and therapeutic session protocol and modifications. 

Also included: Client assessment, Ayurvedic Tongue Assessment, Treatment room set up, equipment, oils and products and the Ayurvedic Approach to Massage & Bodywork, including the Ayurvedic rot causes of disease and definition of health.

Review

"I thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend and appreciate the knowledge and experience of Chaya, the instructor. Most valuable to me was learning the technique portion of shirodhara and vishesh. I also greatly appreciated learning the philosophy/history and details of both treatments."

Suzanne McKee, LMT & Yoga Instructor, Tampa/Saint Petersburg, Florida

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Marma Chikitsa

Live In Person or Online

2 Days, July 11 & 12, 2026

9:00am-4:00pm EST

​12 CEU's for LMT, NCBTMB, NAMA and Yoga Allianc

Marma points (Marmani) are vital energy points on the body that are important junctures to the energy pathways for healing. The origin of acupuncture or shiatsu of Traditional Chinese Medicine, they are often compared, but though similar, the system and knowledge of Marma Chikitsa is the antecedent, that has been used as an assessment tool, as well as a therapeutic modality for healing body, mind and consciousness for thousands of years. Marmani are classified according to their location on the body, the tissue of which they are composed, and the effects felt if injured.

Ayurvedic Massage Therapy and Yoga Therapy are based upon the knowledge of these sensitive, vital anatomical points, where structures pulsate and pain can exist. They are reflex anatomical sites, where flesh, veins, arteries, tendons, bones and joints meet and connect by subtle channels similar to meridians that carry energy and impulses that vitalize us.

This program provides 12 contact hours in Marma Therapeutic Ayurvedic Massage where participants will learn several ways to incorporate Marma Chikitsa into their massage practice along with the Ayurvedic theory that supports safe, therapeutic and optimal practice and self-care.

12 contact hours of training in Marma Therapeutic Ayurvedic Massage including:

•  Marma of the Face, neck and head, demonstration and practice 
•  Balance of the body's channels and systems with a nourishing and immune building sequence, (vata and pitta pacification) demonstration and practice 
•  Energizing Sequence, (kapha pacification) demonstration and practice 
• Chakra Balancing sequence, demonstration and practice 
• Marma of the joints, experienced through movement (gentle yoga) practice 
• Yoga Nidra Practice on the 18 Yogic Marma Points 
• Foundations of Ayurveda: with a focus on forms of prana, and review of elements, constitution (doshas), prakriti/vikruti, daily routine/circadian rhythms, and the Ayurvedic root causes of disease and definition of health 
• Ayurvedic client assessment to determine appropriate protocol, adaptations and approaches based on the Ayurvedic framework and healing context and self-care. 
• Setting up the treatment room, products, and oils. 
• Sharing, Q&A 

12 CEU's for CEBroker Approved Provider #50-19283, NCBTMB Approved Provider #1192, NAMA-PACE for Ayurvedic Professionals, (approved by The National Ayurvedic Medical Association, NAMA) and Yoga Alliance (YA).

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