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Our Teachers
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KAM THYE CHOW
Kam Thye, founder of Lotus Palm, was raised in the tradition
of Asian healing arts. His systematic Thai Yoga Massage methodology integrates both
Eastern and Western approaches to the body, mind and spirit. He lives in Montreal with
the loves of his life, his wife Anika and their two children, Keanu and Dana.
Email Kam Thye at kam@lotuspalm.com. |
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Shai Plonski
Shai is a senior teacher and the general
manager of Lotus Palm, working and training intensively under Kam Thye.
He is also an accomplished yoga teacher and has been involved in
the healing arts since 1997.
Email Shai at shai@lotuspalm.com.
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Albert Swiercz (Krishna)
Albert is certified as a Sivananda yoga teacher and teacher training supervisor
with over 30 years of teaching experience. After taking his first course with Kam Thye in 2003
he immediately saw the deep connection between these two ancient and sacred therapeutic practices
of Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage.
Email Albert at albert@lotuspalm.com. |
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Jyothi Watanabe
Jyothi has been training with master teacher Kam Thye Chow and Lotus Palm since 1998
where she instantly fell in love with the powerful Thai Yoga Massage's healing potential
for both therapist and client. She is also a certified yoga, yoga-anatomy, meditation and pranayama
instructor actively teaching at New York City's Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) since 1996. Dancing
through life with joy and happiness, Jyothi's greatest wish is to help nourish, heal and bring peace of
mind to others.
Email Jyothi at jyothi@lotuspalm.com.
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Sukha Wong
Certified in various modalities in massage, Thai Yoga Massage remains Sukha's first love.
From a traditional Chinese background, massage has always been part of her life. Her passion
for Tae Kwon Do (she is 2nd Dan Black Belt) as well has her interest in sports massage has lead
her to Lotus Palm. It is her belief that it is one of the very best things you can do for mind and body.
Email Sukha at sukha@lotuspalm.com.
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Rishi Dion
Rishi has been studying with the Lotus Palm School
since 1995. He practices Thai Yoga Massage at his home in Yogaville
and in Charlottesville Virginia. He teaches workshops in the US
and Canada. Integral Yoga advanced teacher and he has studied Structural
Yoga Therapy.
Email Rishi at rishi@lotuspalm.com or visit his website. |
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Blake Martin
Blake is currently completing a PhD in Kinesiology as it relates
to Thai Yoga Massage. He has an in-depth knowledge of the human body and an impressive background
in martial arts along with degrees in Dance, Education, and a Masters Degree in Kinesiology.
His primary earthly inspirations are his wife, Carmelina, and son, Jacob.
Email Blake at blake@lotuspalmtoronto.ca.
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Albert Lee
Albert shares his passion for Thai massage through his love of yoga, Ayurveda and meditation. Immersed in
the healing arts since 1999, he has studied extensively with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute
in New Mexico. Albert is now working closely with Kam Thye Chow as a senior teacher of Lotus Palm Toronto.
Email Albert at albertlee@lotuspalm.com.
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Marie France Simoneau
After a trip to Asia in 2001, Marie France fell in love with Thai Yoga Massage. She studied and received massage all over Thailand. Upon her return she began studying massage therapy and teaching with Kam Thye and the Lotus Palm School. She also holds certificates in Ama and Ayurvedic massage.
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Tracey Currie
Tracey graduated from Lotus Palm in 2001 and has been teaching for Lotus Palm
in Toronto and in Montreal. Tracey is also a certified yoga teacher and brings
with her a wealth of knowledge from a diverse background of theatre, figure skating
and coaching.
Email Tracey at tracey@lotuspalm.com.
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Shawn Patrik
Shawn's passion for Thai massage and yoga began with a search to find healing
for himself and has since expanded to the healing of others. He has studied Thai massage since 2005 and
began his studies with Lotus Palm in 2006. He is a full-time healer and uses Thai yoga massage and IYT
yoga therapy as his main healing methods.
Email Shawn at shawn@lotuspalm.com.
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Ruth Jaggi
Ruth Jaggi, therapist and trainer in the field of helping relations, studied massage therapy in 1993.
Her passion for human relations and her belief that any unexpressed emotion leaves an "imprint" in the body,
led her to pursue her studies in helping relations. The experience garnered from these two careers allows her to
transmit her knowledge students with ease, enthusiasm and conviction. Ruth's desire is to help her students, through
her teaching, to know themselves better and to help them distinguish clearly between what is theirs and what belongs to
the client.
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Marie-Josée Beaulieu
Marie-Josée Beaulieu holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of
Toronto. She graduated from the Boulder School of Massage Therapy in Colorado (1993) and The Ohashi
Institute in New York City (1996). She was the director of a massage and esthetics school in Montreal
for 10 years. She is a Certified Massage Therapist and a member of the FQM and the AMTA.
Marie-Josée has taught anatomy and physiology since 1994. She helps students learn about the human body
in a three-dimensional and hands-on manner. Students will explore the wonders of body structures and function
in an enriching and inspiring environment that encourages group dynamics. Her passion for this subject is
contagious!
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Geneviève Rolland
Joyful and dynamic, Geneviève has long been interested in
everything that is related to the body and its mode of communication. Following her B
achelor's degree in Sexology and professional training in massage therapy (learning
the foundations of Californian massage), she completed her curricular training with a
Bachelor's degree in Drama in Education and Theater Performance. Nowadays, Geneviève has
left the massage therapy practice to better focus on teaching requested classes such as
Sexuality and Professional Practice and Professional Framework (Deontology). She teaches in
several massage therapy schools across Quebec.
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