Thaimassage Vacanza organises Thai-Yoga-Massage courses: Weekend-workshops and longterm residential retreats for beginners and advanced students. We also offer a recognized 303h Diploma Training .The weekend-workshops are held in a quiet area in Basel. The long-term residential retreats are based in a remote course house in the wild-romantic and quiet Swiss Alps, so that we can immerse ourselves in the process without distraction and hectic.
Thaimassage Vacanza has been organizing courses for beginners and advanced students since 2011, with internationally renowned and experienced teachers, who have already led countless retreats . We will again be holding our popular 9-day Thai-Yoga- Massage retreat for beginners in summer 2025. You can find details below.
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Impressions from the Thaimassage Retreat in Tenna 2015
or Schoenried (2024 – click here).
This is our Teaching Team in Action.
The popular Thaimassage Vacanza Retreat will return in Summer 2025!
Infos below
Thaimassage Intro Workshop in Basel:
with Nuria Sidler
Sat, 01.02. & Sun, 02.02.2025
2-day Thaimassage Intro Workshop for Beginners
Date: Sat, 01.02.25 (8.30 – 16.30h) & Sun, 02.02.25 (8.30-16.30h)
Location: Raum für Taichi, Socinstrasse 7, Basel
Costs: CHF 300.00
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5.5-Day Thai Massage Retreat
with Krishnataki
“Hands-Free Thai Massage” using Feet/Knees/Elbows
Dates: Tuesday, February 11 (4:00 PM) to Sunday, February 16, 2025 (3:00 PM)
Location: DAO Sparenmoos, Heimersbergstrasse 28, 3770 Zweisimmen, Switzerland
Course Fee: CHF 990.00, including all instructional sessions, course materials, film, and vegan meals
Accommodation Costs: Single room with WC/Shower CHF 400.00 / Single room without WC/Shower CHF 350.00
Double room with WC/Shower CHF 300.00 / Double room without WC/Shower CHF 250.00
Open to all interested participants who have completed a 9-day Thai Massage basic course. This course is an additional integration module for the Thai Massage Vacanza Diploma – Module 7. In this course, dynamic, static, and stretching techniques are integrated. (This module is part of the diploma course, but will be exchanged by the module 2 Static Thaimassage. At the moment students can choose to attend Hands-Free or the Static Module for the diploma.)
This course focuses on hands-free techniques, combining and integrating holding, dynamic, and stretching methods. Holding and static techniques are used in conjunction with dynamic and invigorating techniques to release stagnant energy in the body and redistribute it within the energy system. By applying the principles of gravity and natural laws, we work with deep, slow pressure that penetrates the various structures of the body precisely and profoundly. This helps to open energy channels, remove blockages, and promote energy flow in the Sip Sen. Dynamic techniques using the feet are employed to distribute energy throughout the body. We will learn how to correctly use our knees, forearms, and feet to conserve energy and avoid overloading our wrists, hands, and thumbs. This approach to utilizing our bodies is highly effective, grounding, invigorating, and relaxing for both the giver and receiver.
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Osteo-Thai Workshop (Techniques for Pelvis, Belly and Lower Back)
with Dani Anner and Oliver Chamos In Nyon
Sat, 15h March to Sun, 16th March 2025
2-day Advanced Thai Massage Workshop
Date: Saturday, 15th March (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM) to Sunday, 16th March 2025 (9:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
Location: Yoga Moves Nyon, Rue du Marché 10, 1260 Nyon
Cost: CHF 350.00
The course will be taught in English and French.
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Thaimassage Workshop in Basel:
The Alchemy of Abdominal Massage – Intro
with Kerys Williams from Sunshine House
Fri, 28.03.25 to Sun, 30.03.25
2.5-Day Thai Massage Workshop
Schedule: Friday evening, 28.03.25 (18:45-22:00), Saturday, 29.03.25 (8:30-18:00), Sunday, 30.03.25 (8:30-17:00)
Location: Stiller Raum, Werkraum Warteck pp, Burgweg 15, Basel
Cost: CHF 400.00 (includes lunches)
Open to all interested participants
During any kind of massage, the abdomen (belly) is very often superficially treated or even overlooked, however, it is where our most essential, vital organs live. It is said to be the home of our emotional brain, our energy center, the storage place for all our toxicity and one of the most vulnerable places to touch in a person.
When we learn to feel, understand and interact with this part of our body, we begin to touch the core essence of who we are and give space for our internal organs to speak to us.
Many imbalances, pains and chronic diseases are born from depletion or excess in our internal organs. When we begin to understand the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects connected with each one of them, we can connect with the energy of healing and rebalancing. In order to reach this place, we need to learn how to touch and to listen.
This course will approach the belly using a variety of techniques from the craniosacral technique, Chi Nei Tsang and TaoTouch CNT however, in the end, the most important thing we are going to learn is how to tap into our intuition and to begin the process of self-healing. This requires that all participants are open to look into the mirror of themselves on a deeper level.
This course is open for absolute beginners in therapeutic touch and is likewise a complementary tool for bodyworkers to go deeper and have more healing tools in their toolbox.
During this course, we will learn about:
Mindful touch/listening / Applied Cranio Sacral / Chi Nei Tsang sequence with oil / TaoTouch Chi Nei Tsang without oil /
Cleansing techniques / Development of intuition & channeling / Creating sacred space / Energetic cleansing /
Microcosmic orbit / Guided meditation
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Thaimassage Intro Workshop in Bern:
with Jinjur van Vogelpoel
Sat, 5.4.25 & Sun, 6.4.25
2-day Thaimassage Intro Workshop for Beginners
Date: Sat, 5.4.25 (8.30 – 18h) & Sun, 6.4.25 (8.30-17h)
Location: Raum 8, Rodtmattstrasse 88, 3014 Bern
Costs: CHF 300.00
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9-day Thaimassage Beginners Retreat
with Krishnataki
Date 2025: Sat, 28th June (10.45h) till Sun 6th July 2025 (14h)
Location: Ferienheim Region Fraubrunnen, Erliweg 5, CH – 3778 Schönried / Bernese Alps
Costs: CHF 1’950.00 all inclusive (all teachings, manual, vegan food and accomodation)
For European Students (non Swiss residents – please inquire about the Euro Course Fee)
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Open for all interested, also beginners: In this course for beginners we learn sequences and techniques for a 2 hour treatment of thaimassage. The breathtaking and peaceful mountains of the Swiss alps are the perfect setting for our courses in traditional Thai-Yoga-Massage for beginners and advanced practitioners. In the spirit of the roots of thaimassage, the course is held in the stillness of the mountains far away from the buzz of civilisation.
Location: Ferienheim Region Fraubrunnen, Erliweg 5, CH – 3778 Schönried / Bernese Alps
Costs: CHF 1’950.00 all inclusive (all teachings, manual, vegan food and accomodation)
For European Students (non Swiss residents – please inquire about the Euro Course Fee). The course center and accommodation is simple and cosy without luxury. Without distraction we dive into the ancient world of traditional Thai-Yoga-Massage.
All Infos and Details see here.
5-day Thaimassage Retreat
with Sia Peyman
„Static Thaimassage – LongSlowDeep“
Saturday, 28.6. (10.45h) – Wednesday, 2.7.2024 (14h)
Location: Ferienheim Region Fraubrunnen, Erliweg 5, CH – 3778 Schönried / Bernese Alps
Costs: CHF 975.00 all inclusive (all teachings, manual, vegan food and accomodation)
For European Students (non Swiss residents – please inquire about the Euro Course Fee)
This course is open to all interested individuals who have already completed a 9-day basic Thai massage course. It is also a part of the new Thai Massage Vacanza Diploma Training – Module 2.
By using the principles of gravity and natural laws, we treat with deep, slow pressure that precisely and deeply penetrates the various structures of the body, helping to open energy channels, dissolve blockages, and facilitate a free energy flow in the Sip Sen. We learn how to correctly use our feet and knee to save energy and prevent overloading our wrists, hands, and thumbs. This way of using our bodies is extremely effective, grounding, and relaxing for both the giver and the receiver.
To subtly integrate this grounding work into the body, mind, and soul, we will use some techniques from craniosacral therapy to create the space for the body’s self-healing mechanisms to unfold and to establish a connection between heaven and earth through the central channel.
5-day Thaimassage Retreat
with Till Heeg
„Dynamic Thaimassage“
Wednesday, 2.7. (12h with lunch / 14h first Session) – Sunday, 6.7.2024 (14h)
Location: Ferienheim Region Fraubrunnen, Erliweg 5, CH – 3778 Schönried / Bernese Alps
Costs: CHF 975.00 all inclusive (all teachings, manual, vegan food and accomodation)
For European Students (non Swiss residents – please inquire about the Euro Course Fee)
This course is open to all interested individuals who have already completed a 9-day basic Thai massage course. It is also a part of the new Thai Massage Vacanza Diploma Training – Module 3.
In this course, we will focus intensively on the dynamic techniques of Thai massage according to the teachings of the late Senior Master Chayuth Priyasith. We will learn dynamic and fiery techniques, sequences, and procedures that set the fluids, tensions, and stagnations in the body in motion.
5.5-Day Thai Massage Retreat
with Sia Peyman
“The Art and Joy of Stretching – Traditional Thai Moves, Variations, and New Explorations”
Dates: Friday, September 19, 2025 (4:00 PM) to Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (3:00 PM)
Location: DAO Sparenmoos, Heimersbergstrasse 28, 3770 Zweisimmen, Switzerland
Course Fee: CHF 990.00, including all instructional sessions, course materials, film, and vegan meals
Accommodation Costs: Single room with WC/Shower CHF 400.00 / Single room without WC/Shower CHF 350.00
Double room with WC/Shower CHF 300.00 / Double room without WC/Shower CHF 250.00
Open to all interested participants who have already completed a 9-day Thai Massage basic course. This course is also part of the Thai Massage Vacanza Diploma – Module 4.
In this course, we will focus intensively on stretching exercises. Sia will guide us through advanced and more complex Thai stretches to expand our repertoire from the beginner course and to deepen and refine our technique. All stretching exercises can be integrated into your existing Thai massage routine. We will learn additional stretches for the prone, supine, side-lying, and seated positions.
5.5-day Thaimassage Advanced Retreat
with Till Heeg
„Energy Line Special“
Tuesday, 2.12.2025 (16h) – Sunday, 7.12.2025 (15h)
Dates: Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 (4:00 PM) to Sunday, 7th December 2025 (3:00 PM)
Location: DAO Sparenmoos, Heimersbergstrasse 28, 3770 Zweisimmen, Switzerland
Course Fee: CHF 990.00, including all instructional sessions, course materials, film, and vegan meals
Accommodation Costs: Single room with WC/Shower CHF 400.00 / Single room without WC/Shower CHF 350.00
Double room with WC/Shower CHF 300.00 / Double room without WC/Shower CHF 250.00
For European Students (non Swiss residents – please inquire about the Euro Course Fee)
Open for all interested, who have finished a 9-day Thaimassage Basic course.
The course is part of the new Thai massage Vacanza diploma course.
In this course we will deal intensively with the Thai energy lines. We learn where they run in the body, the effect on the emotional, psychological and structural body. We learn tools how to identify an imbalance and how to treat it and how to integrate it seamlessly into the existing Thai massage routine.
The following energy lines are discussed: Sen Sumana, Sen Ittha, Sen Pingkhala, Sen Kalathari, Sen Sahatsarangsi and Sen Thawari.
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