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| Oriental Therapies | TCM Workshops | Thai Massage | Holistic Beauty

SHEN MANTRA TRAINING INTERNATIONAL

Shen Mantra offers internationally accredited training in oriental therapies, and specialises in Gua Sha therapy, TCM workshops, Thai Yoga Massage, Thai Advanced techniques, Yoga Thai, Yoga workshops, Table Thai, and private and bespoke training for Spas and Retreats. Please refer to our website or contact us for in-depth information or advice. Our courses are renowned around the world for their comprehensive content, individual attention to each student, small sizes classes, highly experienced and professional training.

18/03/2026

In Chinese medicine, massaging the sinus area is a therapeutic practice used to address both immediate symptoms and their underlying energetic causes. Massaging this region works by restoring the flow of Qi and blood to the face to resolve blockages.

▫️Relief from Congestion and Obstruction

▫️Pain and Pressure Management

* Alleviates Sinus Headaches: Massage on points like Yintang and BL2, helps dissipate the tension and “Wind” pathogens that cause frontal headaches.

* Eases Facial Tenderness: By improving local circulation, massage reduces the tenderness and pressure felt in the cheeks and behind the eyes.

▫️Energetic and Systemic Balancing

▫️Beauty and Wellness Benefits

* Reduces Puffiness: By improving lymphatic drainage, facial massage can eliminate under-eye bags and general facial bloating.

* Relaxes Facial Muscles: Constant sinus pressure often leads to secondary tension in the jaw and forehead; acupressure can relax these muscles by up to 60% after regular sessions.

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04/03/2026

Just as water flows in one direction from one stream to another source of water, Qi flows through one meridian to the next. Meridians are separate, yet connected.

Meridian pathways are like rivers, and at times these pathways may become blocked. Stagnation means there is a lack of movement or flow. The most effective way to address this is through physical activity—moderate exercise is ideal for getting your Qi moving again.

How to Restore + Balance Your Qi

An imbalance in your Qi can result from insufficient nutritious food, clean mineral-rich water, quality sleep, adequate rest, and fresh air. By nurturing your body and maintaining harmony with your surroundings, you can restore and balance your Qi. Practices such as acupuncture, meditation, Qigong, deep breathing, and nature walks are excellent tools to support your wellness journey.

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27/02/2026

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25/02/2026

✨ Discover the Art of Shen Mantra. ✨

Stretching is more than just physical length, it is the art of inviting the body back into balance through breath, rhythm, and intentional touch.

In our Shen Mantra courses, we go beyond the muscle. Rooted in Thai and Traditional Chinese Medicine, we focus on Shen, the spirit that resides in the heart and illuminates the eyes. When your Shen is balanced, your mind is clear, your body is fluid, and your energy flows without blockages.

What you’ll learn:

▫️Dynamic Mobilization: Techniques to release deep-seated tension and restore “lines of action” in the body.

▫️Nervous System Regulation: How to transition from technical ex*****on to a state of embodied connection where movement and intuition become one.

▫️The “Art of Stretching”: Mastering the rhythm and flow that makes Thai Yoga Massage a profound healing experience.

Whether you are a therapist looking to deepen your skills or a practitioner seeking personal transformation, this course offers the tools to “unwind” the body and nourish the spirit.

📅 Upcoming Dates: 16th to 20th of March (Level 1) + 23rd to 27th of March (Level 2).
📍 Location: Cape Town
🔗 Secure Your Spot: Link in bio to book or DM us

TYM Stretch beautifully performed by our former student, the divine
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23/02/2026

PRO GUA SHA COURSE: The Art Of Gua Sha

✨IN PERSON: English + Italian
LOCATION: Rome
TRAINER: Chinese Medicine Practioner,
DATES: We will confirm dates + studio this week.

Eleva la tua offerta professionale con il corso PRO Gua Sha Viso di Philosophia Botanica, un percorso formativo d'élite guidato da un'autorità mondiale del settore.

▫️Trainer d'Eccellenza Internazionale: Impara direttamente da Francesca Canzano-Franklin, Master Trainer con oltre 25 anni di esperienza globale. Fondatrice di centri olistici pluripremiati e consulente per le più prestigiose SPA di lussi, Francesca fonde la saggezza millenaria asiatica con gli standard estetici più elevati a livello globale.

▫️Fondamenta in Medicina Tradizionale Cinese: Non un semplice massaggio, ma un protocollo clinico che integra mappatura del viso, meridiani e punti di pressione per risultati che vanno oltre l'estetica.

▫️Arsenale Tecnico Completo: Domina le tecniche di scraping, drenaggio, sweeping, lifting e sculpting per trasformare visibilmente la struttura del viso, del collo e del décolleté.

▫️Certificazione Professionale: Ottieni un titolo accreditato internazionalmente che attesta la tua specializzazione in un metodo riconosciuto dai top influencer e professionisti del wellness a livello mondiale.

Scegliere questo corso significa attingere a un know-how cosmopolita che unisce la pratica autentica orientale al rigore dei trattamenti di fascia alta.

Contact us for more information.
▪️LIMITED AVAILABILITY

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18/02/2026

THAI YOGA MASSAGE COURSE
NEW DATES: MARCH
LOCATION: SUNNY CAPE TOWN

Step onto the mat in beautiful Cape Town for an accredited Thai Yoga Massage course and journey that transforms both your practice and your career. Align your body, expand your soul. Spend your days mastering deep body realignment perfect for yoga instructors looking to add powerful, and hands-on bodywork techniques for therapists wishing to add wonderful new skills to their toolkit.

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09/02/2026

Whether you’re rolling out a mat for Yoga, exploring the rhythmic stretches of Thai massage, or practicing the intentional strokes of Gua Sha, the physical modality is simply the vehicle. The true essence of these practices lies in embodiment—the act of being consciously “home” in your body as you move.

Flow movement therapies and ancient healing arts are designed to bridge the gap between thought and sensation. When you focus on the glide of a tool or the alignment of a pose, you move from “thinking about your body” to “feeling from within it”. This presence turns a simple exercise into a somatic dialogue, allowing you to process emotions that the mind might otherwise suppress.

To deepen your practice, we invite you to explore our courses designed to inspire, guide and transition therapists from mere technical ex*****on to a state of embodied connection where movement, breath, and intuition become one.

We teach eastern therapies, the eastern way.

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31/01/2026

Your nervous system is constantly comparing what’s happening now to what you’ve been through before.

It’s why anxiety, gut issues, hormonal symptoms, and burnout feel so connected—they’re all influenced by your state of safety.

- Your body holds onto being puffy and inflamed more when it doesn’t feel safe.
- You can’t out-train or out-diet a body that is stuck in survival mode.
- It needs a new story to live by. One that isn’t ruled by cortisol spikes, old fears, and hyper vigilance.

Because when your nervous system is regulated, every other system in your body functions more smoothly.

Consistent regulation rewires your brain and beliefs, allowing you to let go, be seen, and trust yourself.

This is where true transformation happens ✨

Your nervous system can learn new patterns.
True peace is a steady routine. It’s a life that nourishes you from the inside out.

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27/01/2026

Cape Town, delivering magic once again!
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Experience a profound release as the body is gently compressed, pulled, and rocked, clearing blockages to unlock a new sense of flow.

Ready to dive deeper? Learn the ancient art of Thai Yoga Massage.

▪️COURSE DATES: CAPE TOWN 🇿🇦

▫️Level 1: 16th - 20th March 2026
▫️Level 2: 23rd - 27th March 2026

▪️TO BOOK / LEARN MORE: LINK IN BIO

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17/01/2026

GUA SHA + EMOTIONS Connecting with and releasing stuck emotions in and around the brow.

Did you know that the brow and the tissues surrounding this area are activated with many of our emotions? And that they activate when we are frustrated, concentrating, sad, surprised, angry, happy.

What does it mean for you?

What can it teach you about your emotional experience and where you might be feeling an excess of a particular feeling?

Gua sha therapy and facial mapping are so much more than a pretty crystal tool and an aesthetic mapping drawing; they run deep within the principal of Chinese medicine and the invisible balance between yin and yang, and inside out wellness.

Interested in learning the art of Face Gua Sha with a TCM practitioner?

▪️ONLINE PRO GUA SHA FACIAL COURSE: Ongoing.
Start at any time from the comfort of your home.

We are internationally accredited.
Training is open to independent professionals.

▪️TRAINING LINK IN BIO

✨When the student becomes the Master! Beautifully performed by Georgia, one of our Australian 🇦🇺 based student therapist. Georgia is using our Goddess Gua Sha tool by .

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20/11/2025

T H A I Y O G A M A S S A G E
C O U R S E

It starts with gentle breathing and a meditation to reconnect mind and body, and ends with a back-bend. it’s the magic of Thai Yoga Massage!

Thai massage is often called ‘Thai Yoga Massage’ because it blends an ancient healing system with acupressure, assisted passive yoga postures, compressions, meridian work, manipulations …..

The body is compressed, pulled, stretched and rocked in order to clear blockages and relieve tension. The practitioner uses thumbs, palms, forearms, elbows, knees and feet to open joints, stretch muscles and tendons, tone internal organs and balance energy.

At Shen Mantra we mindfully fuse western knowledge with traditional eastern therapies and philosophies.

CAPE TOWN: JANUARY 2026 DATES OUR OUT!
Contact us to book your spot.

LONDON + JOHANNESBURG: training will take place once a year. Dates will be released soonest.

We’d love to welcome you on our course, so please, do get in touch!

TO BOOK / INQUIRIES: LINK IN BIO
🧘‍♀️Zen-desk@shenmantra.com

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14/11/2025

Wellness Tip: Unclench your jaw.

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SHEN MANTRA TRAINING INTERNATIONAL London | Cape Town | Johannesburg | Durban| Ibiza Our courses are an opportunity to open the door and enter the journey of training in eastern therapies and to take your skills to the next level. Whether you want to deepen your massage or yoga practices or become a professional therapist, our training will take you on a journey of self-discovery, supported by an expert and caring community of teachers, mentors and fellow practitioners.

Immerse yourself in eastern therapies study, find your path, make friends for life and let us take you on a journey deep inside into eastern wellbeing. Our courses are all internationally accredited. You may choose to complete all our modules or take one course at a time across multiple locations – in a local studio in cosmopolitan London or Johannesburg, by the beach in Durban or Cape Town or under the Mediterranean sun in Barcelona or Ibiza.

Our courses are renowned around the world for their comprehensive content, individual attention to each student, small sizes classes, highly experienced and professional training. Please refer to our website or contact us for in-depth information or advice. We Teach Thai, The Thai Way! Namaste

Francesca & The Team www.shenmantra.com