The invitation to let the body expand from within

Living Touch Massage Training

The art of massage is to feel yourself and the other in a continuous dance of communication

The Living Touch Massage Training is an invitation to get to know and apply massage in its different dimensions. You will experience how different techniques can help to playfully expand the space for presence and body awareness. You will learn to feel, to see, to touch and to trust with all your senses. After the training, you are able to give massage sessions that are unique and individually tailored to the needs and situation of the clients. Deeply relaxing and at the same time energising techniques to touch the body are taught. The touch happens from the moment, it can be very deep, silent or dynamic. Therapists and clients are in communication about what is experienced. What becomes obvious is consciously experienced and the body is invited to expand from within. 

Living Touch Massage Training 2025

28. February - 13. July

UTA AKADEMIE COLOGNE, GERMANY

Part I: Holistic Massage

UTA AKADEMIE

  • Date: 28. Feb – 02. March

    Language: German

  • With: Rachana L. Wolff

  • Time: Start 1st day at 10:00 Uhr, End at Sunday at 17:00 Uhr.

  • Content: This is about the art of living touch, through which we can rediscover our body and experience and enjoy it as a whole again. We invite you to connect with the intuitive knowledge of the hands. Participants will learn classic massage techniques, which represent the first steps in practicing holistic massage. This inner journey of discovery forms the foundation for the further course of the training.

Part II: Deep Tissue Massage

UTA AKADEMIE

  • Date: 28. - 30. March

    Language: German

  • With: Vira Drotbohm

  • Time: Start 1st day at 10:00 Uhr, End at Sunday at 17:00 Uhr.

  • Content: We explore the theme of depth in its various dimensions. We combine elements from Thai Yoga Massage, acupressure, and connective tissue massage to work deeply and specifically on the body’s structure—particularly the connective tissue, muscles, and joints. As tensions release, the body can rebalance itself and establish a healthy relationship between tension and relaxation. Energy pathways are revitalized. The body is deeply stretched in its entirety, leading to a new mobility and strength

Part III: Lomi-Lomi Massage

UTA Akademie

  • Date: 16. – 18. May Language: German

  • With: Rachana L. Wolff

  • Time: Start 1st day at 10:00 Uhr. End at Sunday at 17:00 Uhr.

  • Content: Lomi-Lomi – The Flow of Life": flowing, deep, empathetic, and in motion. This section conveys a special form of bodywork where dance, touch, and breath flow together. A slow, gentle touch gradually transitions into dynamic, rhythmic massage strokes that work deeply into the layers of tissue.

Part IV: Attuned Communication during a session

UTA AKADEMIE

  • Date: 11. July - 13. July

    Language: German

  • With Vira Drotbohm

  • Time: Beginn am 1. Tag um 10:00 Uhr, Ende am letzten Tag um 17:00 Uhr

  • Content: In this seminar, we will practice together how to create a trusting space through:

    • Active listening

    • Empathy and compassion

    • Clear and concise communication

    • Nonverbal communication

    • Building rapport

    • Reading between the lines: understanding the energetic language"

connect deeper with self and others through touch

It is for anyone who likes to

The training is aimed at anyone who wishes to experience a deeper connection to themselves and others through touch. It provides a professional foundation for offering massage in the wellness field. Beginners are just as welcome as already trained wellness massage therapists who wish to expand their existing knowledge. Part 1 is the prerequisite for the other modules. If you have experienced in bodywork & you want to jump in Part 2,3,4 please talk to me first.

Testimonial

Some kind words

Manuela de Silva - Living Touch Massage Training 2022/2023

“My heartfelt thanks to you, Rachana and Vira, for this wonderful experience of learning, trying, enjoying, sharing, laughing, relaxing and so much more. The Living Touch Massage training has significantly broadened my view of massage and bodywork. Rachana and Vira are true practitioners. Both share their deep knowledge from the bottom of their hearts with passion, humor and dedication. Carried by the atmosphere of Osho Uta, Rachana and Vira have created a safe space for sharing, practicing and personal development. Living Touch taught much more than theory and technique. Of particular importance to me was the experience of mindfulness and presence in the work. The wonderfully intense massages that result from this, directly perceptible for both sides, on and off the bench - simply WOW.”

“When you touch the body, you touch the whole person, and the person touches you.”

— Vira Drotbohm

Any questions?

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