"New Year - New Touch" Thai Massage-Osteothai Bodywork Retreat

🌀 December 29 – Arrival Day
We begin at 6:00 PM with a Welcome Circle
Dinner at 7:30 PM
(If you cannot join for the circle or dinner, please let us know!)

🌄 Daily Schedule (Dec 30 – Jan 4)

7:00 – 8:30
🧘 Meditation · Yoga · Movement · Dance

8:45 – 9:30
🍵 Slow breakfast & free time

10:00 – 13:15
🤲 Thai Massage & Osteothai
💫 Teaching & hands-on practice

13:30 – 15:30
🥗 Lunch & free time

15:30 – 19:00
🤲 Thai Massage & Osteothai continued
💫 Practice & integration

19:30
🍽️ Dinner

Evening
🔥 Bonfire · 🌌 Optional review & practice · 🎉 New Year Celebration (on Dec 31)

🌟 Special Moments

🥾 January 1st – Optional Hike
From 9:30 AM to ~2:00 PM
Explore nature and start the year walking in beauty 🌿

🍃 January 5 – Departure Day
We finish after lunch, by 3:00 PM

🛏️ Want to Stay Longer?

You’re welcome to stay 1 or 2 more nights – just ask us about the extra cost 😊

🌟 New Year, New Touch

Thai Massage–Osteothai Bodywork Retreat

🗓 December 29th, 2025 – January 5th, 2026
📍 Cortijo Casería del Mercado, Alpujarras (Spain)

A deep immersion to land, move, listen, and reconnect through the language of touch.
Join us for a unique New Year retreat in the Andalusian mountains — a week-long journey through the elements, Osteothai principles, and conscious bodywork.

This retreat blends dynamic Thai massage with osteopathic listening, guided by the cycles of 🌍 Earth & 🔥 Fire, 🧱 structure & 💧 fluidity, 🌀 movement & 🕊 stillness.

🔹 Program Overview

Dec 29 – Arrival & Welcoming Circle (Start at 6:00 PM)
Dec 30 – 🌍 Earth Day: Landing & Listening · Earth-Yin Touch
Dec 31 – 🔥 Fire Day: Dynamic & Harmony · Fire-Yang Touch & Celebration
Jan 1 – 💠 Osteothai Principles & Optional Nature Hike
Jan 2 – 🔗 Osteothai for Joints
Jan 3 – 🌀 Osteothai for the Lower Back
Jan 4 – 🌌 Craniosacral, Fascia & Integration
Jan 5 – ✨ Celebration & Departure (after lunch, by 3:00 PM)

🕊️ Daily Rhythm

7:00 – 8:30 🧘 Meditation · Yoga · Movement · Dance
8:45 – 9:30 🍵 Slow breakfast & free time
10:00 – 13:15 🤲 Thai Massage & Osteothai · Teaching & Practice
13:30 – 15:30 🥗 Lunch & rest
15:30 – 19:00 🤲 Thai Massage & Osteothai · Practice continues
19:30 🍽️ Dinner
Evenings 🔥 Bonfire · 🎶 Celebration · 🌀 Optional practice & sharing

💠 For Whom

This retreat is open to:
Thai massage practitioners · Osteothai students · Bodyworkers (shiatsu, yoga, physiotherapy...)
— anyone with experience in mindful touch & healing arts is welcome.

🏡 Location

Cortijo Casería del Mercado
A rustic eco-farm nestled in the Alpujarras mountains 🏞
Surrounded by nature, silence, gardens, animals, and wood-burning stoves.
Includes: Shared accommodation · Organic meals · Nature & Deep Rest 🌿

🌀 A space to...

✨ Deepen your touch and listening
🌀 Learn Osteothai in a retreat rhythm
🌄 Welcome the New Year with clarity, presence & community

📩 Limited spots – Early registration recommended!

👉 Prices, registration & full details via: sanghaschool.com

Cortijo la Casería del Mercado

www.cortijolacaseria.com

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/rzbnnN2DhCy 

The Cortijo is located 1,250 meters high in the mountains bordering the National Park of Sierra Nevada. Nestled between the small villages of Almegíjar and Cástaras, 100 km from Granada. The closest town is Orgiva.

The farm is surrounded by a wide variety of flora and fauna.

The local area is a fantastic hiking area with spectacular mountain views and isolated “white villages”.

• -- If you come by car or van the venue is 40 min from Orgiva (and Orgiva is 40 min from Granada) We would love to organize a carpool from Orgiva to the Cortijo.

• -- The closest airport Granada by car is about 1.5 hours away from our venue. And Malaga airport is 2.5 hours away by car.

• -- If you fly from Spain you can see the option to fly to Granada. From there, there is a bus to Granada´s bus station and from there to Orgiva (check www.alsa.es)

• -- If you fly from abroad, generally the best option is Malaga. From Malaga Airport

  • • 1. You can get a good deal renting a car (check www.doyouspain.com)

    • 2. By bus to Granada and then Granada - Orgiva (check www.alsa.es)

    • 3. By www.blablacar.es to Granada

• We are happy to support you to find the best option

My journey in bodywork began with a Physiotherapy Degree in 2006, laying the foundation for an ever-evolving path. Over the years, I have explored and integrated Thai Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Chinese Medicine, AcroYoga, Yoga & Movement, and Osteopathy—each discipline shaping my approach to teaching and healing. As an eternal student, I am constantly learning and sharing the wisdom I gather.

In 2008, my passion for healing touch took me to Cuzco, Peru, where I taught massage and stretching classes for the visually impaired. Since then, Thai Massage has been my guide, leading me across borders—from Mexico to New Zealand—deepening my understanding of movement, connection, and presence.

To me, Thai Massage and Osteothai are more than techniques; they are a dance, a meditation, and a profound way of communicating beyond words. These practices allow me to flow, create, and be fully present. I believe in the transformative power of bodywork as a dialogue—an exchange that fosters healing on multiple levels.

On my path in Thai Massage, I have had the privilege of studying with renowned teachers such as Dayalu, Laurino Bertell, and KrishnaTakis. Since 2011, I have been learning and assisting David Lutt, under whom I earned my Master OsteoThai certification, taught alongside Jörg Schürpf.

In 2024, I completed my Osteopathy studies. Today, I offer workshops and training across Spain and Europe while also providing treatments during my travels and near Granada, where I live. Beyond bodywork, I am a father, continuously learning about life through the eyes of my three children—Alma, Kailu, and Munay.

In my teaching, I strive to blend technical skill with deep presence, fostering an environment of play, therapy, and growth. I believe in the power of joy, movement, and the wisdom of Stoic philosophy.

♡ "Life is constant movement; follow the path of your heart." ♡