“Physician - Heal Thyself!” is an ancient wisdom. So less nagging my massage clients in Chamonix to drink more water and do more yoga… I’m now refocusing my own energies on better postures while I massage, a slightly longer daily yoga routine (EVEN if I have an urgent email, etc), keeping hydrated, taking time to enjoy healthy meals, and using my Chamonix lift pass for high altitude runs and bike rides.
As a vote of good karma to fellow mountain runners who are embarking on the Chamonix 10Km, Chamonix Cross du Mont Blanc (23Km) or the Chamonix Marathon Du Mont Blanc (42km) on the weekend of 26/27th June, you’ll get free 20mins with any ChamoFix massage of 30mins or more if you show me your race bib or medal!
Continue June 20, 2010
The Chamonix Thai Massage course is led by Daniel Anner, who also teaches Yoga and Acro Yoga in Geneva, and studies these practices all over the world.
Thai massage is one of the most ancient form of bodywork, around 2500 years old and created by Shivago Komarpaj, also influenced from Indian, Chinese, Southern Asian traditional medicine. Dr Shivago Komarpaj was the physician, doctor and personal friend of the Buddha; he is known as the father of Indian and Thai medicine.
Only 30 years ago and thousands of years before, Thai massage was only to be found in temples, as a Buddhist and meditative practice, a spiritual exchange to self heal and help others heal.
About the Thai Massage Course in Chamonix:
Date and times: Friday 11th June: 1830 – 2200h; Saturday 12th June: 0900-1230h and 1400-1900h;
Sunday 13th June: 1000-1600h
Venue: Insted Language School in Chamonix
Price: 220e
What to bring: yoga mat, blanket, cushion or pillow, packed lunch or a dish to share, an open mind
What to wear: loose clothing that you’d use for yoga
Look forward to seeing you at our first Thai Massage training in Chamonix Mont Blanc!
Continue June 9, 2010
18 hours: Learning Thai Massage, level 1 basic, with Dani from Yoga Groove
11/12/13 June 2010 : Cost: 220e per person
Dani’s “Learning Thai Massage” course in Chamonix Mont Blanc is an introduction to the ancient art of Thai Massage. It’s a course open to all, whether or not you have a massage qualification. We will learn the basic techniques in order to do a complete one hour thai yoga massage to fully clothed massage recipients. We will work with the thai meridians of the legs, the arms and the back, learn the basic massage of the stomach, feet and hands, as well as studying stretching techniques inspired by yoga. There is opportunity for walking and yoga before each day’s thai massage training session in Chamonix.
Venue:
INSTED language school - 3mins’ walk from Chamonix train station
Dates and times:
Friday 11th June: 1830 – 2200h
Saturday 12th June: 0900-1230h and 1400-1900h
Sunday 13th June: 1000-1600h
Continue May 18, 2010
CHAMONIX CORE EDUCATION@ Le Vert
3 interactive lectures this summer | to set you up with the musculature & core stability | to get the best from your body & your sports | starting with Mel Cash, world renowned Sports Massage Author & Practitioner, & Lecturer in Anatomy & Physiology
Monday 3rd May 2010 – 7.30pm – 10pm
“Posture & Core Stability - What is it & why is it important?”
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Ticket & a drink: 10e
Vert dinner deal: Two-course dinner & juice/demi/wine + ticket = 20e in advance*/ 25e on door
*Buy dinner tickets in advance at MoJo’s & Le Vert Bar or contact Ruth Martin on 0609.86.88.38 / revive@chamofix.com
Continue April 29, 2010
ChamoFix Massage has invited Mel Cash, the original Sports Massage Master and elite-athlete Masseur over to our beautiful Chamonix valley… for a three day Sports Massage Masterclass - Mon 3rd, Tues 4th and Wed 5th May 2010.
Although the workshops can be taken separately it is hoped that most therapists will attend all three. As well as the techniques mentioned here Mel will talk about the latest understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy and try to answer any clinical concerns you have. The program is flexible and aims to cover any relevant subject that arises.
While Chamonix has access to one of the world’s leading sports massage masters, we are also putting on a 10euro evening lecture (Monday 3rd May 2010) for anyone interested in helping our bodies perform better and last longer! The Mel Cash lecture will be about: “Posture and Core-Stability - what does it mean and why is it important?”
Continue March 18, 2010
Here at ChamoFix we are delighted to have sourced the wonderfully delectable Tui Balmes & Waxes from New Zealand to be used for therapeutic massage treatments in Chamonix, Argentiere, Vallorcine and across the Mont Blanc Massif! Tui Massage Waxes are brilliant, and everyone in the Chamonix Valley deserves to get a pure Tui Massage Fix!
Tui Balmes & Waxes offer a range of a natural health care that is gently effective, nourishing and healing. A superb alternative to traditional massage oils, Tui massage waxes leave the massage client feeling delightfully moisturized rather than “oily” after a massage treatment.
Argentiere based massage therapist, Ruth Martin, reckons she was a convert when a fellow masseuse gave her a massage treatment with the Tui Lavender Massage & Body Wax. She had to get some for herself and get some for Chamonix! While a little goes a long way, the texture of the wax under the warmth of a Swedish massage feels amazing. It’s as lovely and relaxing for the client as it is practical for the massage practitioner.
Made in a small New Zealand community, , Tui Balmes and Waxes are nourishing and non-allergenic and ethically produced from organic beeswax, Propolis, pure vegetable oils, essential oils and natural vitamin E anti oxidizing extracts. The ingredients used in Tui Balmes & Waxes are either whole substances occurring in nature or directly extracted from a whole, natural source. Tui Balmes and Waxes are guaranteed free from any artificial or chemical additives, animal testing or genetic engineering.
New Zealand’s Tui Bee Balme Co-operative in Wainui Bay have been promoting and providing natural therapies and natural alternatives to toxic modern lifestyles for over 17 years.
To add to the (hopefully good) karma of importing Tui Balmes & Waxes for the ultimate Chamonix massage fix, apparently the profits earned from Tui’s supreme massage medium are donated to charities, including the Tui Spiritual & Educational Trust, a registered charity dedicated to promoting and sustaining more healthy communities in New Zealand.
October 15, 2009
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