5 Day 50-Hour Thai Yoga Massage Course in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru
Thai Yoga Massage Training in Peru
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Join Bhakti Yoga School for a sacred 5-day immersion in the Andes, where ancient Thai Yoga Massage meets the stillness of ashram life, surrounded by nature. You’ll learn conscious touch, reconnect with your inner self, and live soulfully in a spiritual community. Be amazed by Chaitanya and Shyamvallabhi, a devoted couple with over 25 years of practice and more than 20 years of training as therapists and teachers. More than a certification, this immersive experience invites you to live holistically alongside a heart-centered community, grounded in authentic teachers and traditions from India and Thailand. Set on a large ashram campus surrounded by mountains, rivers, and sacred Incan sites, the training offers a profound journey into Thai Massage and Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion, love, and purposeful living, awakening your highest potential.
Instructions will be offered in English and/or Spanish.
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Highlights
- 50-hour Thai Yoga Massage certification course
- Live and study in a peaceful yoga ashram
- Daily yoga, meditation, and sacred rituals
- Hands-on training in traditional Thai healing touch
- Immersive experience in the Sacred Valley, Cusco
- 4 nights accommodation
- Organic vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Small group setting for deep personal guidance
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Shopping
- Temazcal
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Free parking
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Library
- Medical assistance
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wedding
The artistically designed adobe rooms await you, all with beautiful views of the Incan mountains and Sacred Vilcamayu River.
Program
Certifications
The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.
Program
During the 5-day Yoga and Thai massage retreat, students engage in therapeutic yoga classes designed to develop internal sensitivity through conscious breathing and body alignment essential for giving a Thai Massage. Daily practices include pranayama (breath work), meditation, and yoga philosophy to cultivate internal awareness and become channels of divine love and healing.
Thai Yoga Massage is a gift of loving meditation in movement. This holistic therapy uses passive yoga and an activation of the energetic lines of the receiver to restore energetic and physical balance in the body. Participants are invited to stay in the yoga ashram throughout the program to fully experience the Thai yoga massage training within the authentic environment of an Ashram Yoga Retreat.
What will you learn?
- History of Thai yoga massage and its main teachers and lineages
- Fundamental principles of giving a massage and reading energy
- Philosophy of Thai yoga massage is based on Buddhism, yoga, and Ayurveda
- How to align your own body while giving a massage
- Detailed study of energetic lines (sen), including their names, connections to organs and chakras, and balancing techniques
- Understanding the Doshas—how to recognize your own constitution and that of the receiver to provide a harmonious massage
What will you receive?
- Massage sequence: A complete Thai massage routine lasting one and a half hours.
- Sequence manual: Includes detailed photos and descriptions of the sequence, along with theory, philosophy, and history.
This course teaches sensitivity and body reading while giving the fundamental principles of a 1.5-hour massage. Students also learn body alignments while using palming and yogic stretching to harmonize energy lines. Here, practitioners learn to use their whole body in harmony with the receiver, as well as a focused study of the different energy lines and how to activate them to balance health and well-being.
Sample schedule
- 07:00 Meditation, pranayama, kirtan ashram program, and yoga philosophy
- 08:30 Breakfast
- 09:30 - 10:30 Thai massage philosophy and theory workshop begins
- 10:30 - 13:30 Thai massage practice
- 13:30 - 15:00 Lunch and break
- 15:00 - 15:30 Group dynamics and theory
- 15:30 - 17:30 Thai massage practice
- 17:30 - Integration
- 18:00 - 19:00 Yoga class
- 19:00 Dinner
- Evening activities: sound healing, meditation, ceremonies, or rest
Included excursions
- Morning hike with walking meditation and mountain top pranayama
- Temazcal ceremony (traditional sweat lodge)
- Vedic fire ceremony
- Visit the sacred mountains and Inca ruins
- Cacao heart-opening ceremony
Instructors
Shyam Vallabhi
Shyam Vallabhi is an international yoga teacher and Ayurveda therapist with over 25 years of experience. She integrates yoga, Ayurveda, and therapeutic practices to support healing and transformation, traveling yearly to India to continue her studies and guide students into the roots of the tradition. With a background in anthropology and human and environmental work, her teaching bridges tradition with real-life integration. She has been featured at Bali Spirit Festival, Cali Yoga Fest, Ecuador Yoga Festival, and Peru Yoga Festival.
Chaitanya Nitai Das
Chaitanya is the Director of the Bhakti Yoga School with principal ashrams in Cusco and Colombia. Originally from Peru, Chaitanya has lived in ashrams and monasteries in South America, USA, and India, studying and teaching yoga, Vedic astrology, and yoga philosophy for over 35 years. A teacher’s teacher, he has trained and guided over 2,000 students with many of them opening their own communities and schools around the world. He was initiated into the Vedic culture by his spiritual teacher S. Atulananda A. Through his presence, he creates a grounded and supportive space of transformation.
Location
The ashram is located 45 minutes from Cusco and 25 minutes from Pisac in the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas. Gift yourself the gift of harmonizing with your innermost essence, other beings, and the world that surrounds you. The eco-yoga ashram is built out of ecological yet artistic structures to help participants truly live the day-to-day yogic lifestyle of “simple living, higher thinking.” You’ll have the opportunity to retreat and connect with the sacred energy of the Incan mountains and rivers as you wake every morning to meditate, and breathe in, some of mother nature’s purest energy!
Lodging in comfortable ecological buildings during the course and in shared or private rooms. Located only 20 minutes from Pisac in local transportation, and 40 minutes from Cusco, where there are lots of amazing vegetarian and vegan restaurants as well as Incan Ruins and other mystical places to explore.
Food
Three gourmet vegetarian meals, (most of the food comes from the organic garden or from the neighbors)
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Lactose Free
- Whole food
- Yogic
- Other dietary requirements on request
- Ayurvedic
Things to do (optional)
- Travel to Machu Picchu
- Visit other incredible Incan Ruins
- Hiking
- A day or two in the cultural city of Cusco
- Visit local colorful indigenous artisan markets
Spa treatments
Self-love treatments available at an additional cost:
- Thai massage
- Vedic astrology session
- Ayurvedic consultation
- Yoga therapy session
- Human design reading
What's included
- The full curriculum
- Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance
- Complete certifications in Thai Yoga massage
- All daily excursions, hikes, ceremonies, sweat lodge, group dynamic activities as part of the course
- 4 nights accommodation
- 3 gourmet organic farm-to-table meals a day
What's not included
- Flights
- Transfer to/from the airport. (25 USD)
- Additional meals (Kitchen is available)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 25 per person
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
2 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ). Transfer from and to the airport is not included, but it is available for an additional cost of 25 USD. Upon your reservation, you will be provided with detailed arrival instructions and help you book a taxi if necessary.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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