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Clara, founder of West Coast Zenthai, is North America’s first & only qualified Zen Thai Shiatsu Therapist educator. Below she shares her journey & motivation in sharing the practice with others…
Learning Zen Thai could change your life.
For me, it did.
Not only did it weave together so many of my passions – movement, authentic connection, meditation, medicine, nature, self-inquiry, poetry… – but it also opened up a whole new way of seeing the world.
Experientially learning about the 5 Elements of Chinese Medicine, through my Zen Thai Shiatsu training course, was the first time I heard reference to – and experienced embodied understanding of – our emotional & spiritual landscape being interwoven with our physical health.
Through Zen Thai and later my studies of Acupuncture & Qi Gong
I started opening up my senses to really see, hear, feel, and experience life
I was opening up my ability to observe, to listen, & to let go of the analytical mind and find a deeper level of truth.
It was really leading me into presence, into a steady ground of being, and into relationship with my environment. It was so different from the Western mind – so different from all my conditioning – that sometimes it felt amazingly complex; like I had to expand the capacities of my mind to truly grasp it. But the more I learned, the more I found simplicity at it’s core simplicity in it all.
Zenthai is Fun and Engaging.
It offers technical skills to learn and philosophies to explore.
It is active, and builds strength and mobility. Yet at its essence it is so simple: the act of loving touch, of listening, of present, undivided attention – capacities I believe we all innately contain. It just takes a little (or a lot!) of unwinding to get there.
And through learning Zen Thai; through giving and receiving so much touch and deepening into connection with our bodies and each other, we begin to take off our husks and uncover our true, radiant, selves.
Zen Thai is steeped in traditional ancient practices but not bound by dogma; it is constantly evolving through embodiment and respectful open-mindedness. Yet even through its evolution, it has an essence that is unmistakable.
I would love to share my passion for Zen Thai with you; to take you on a journey into
yourself, into service, & into receptivity with life.
Please explore my 4-day and 9-month programs to discover what Zen Thai has in store for you, or dip into the magic with a one-off workshop or event.
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Whether you’re seeking one-on-one support or stepping into a new professional chapter, Clara brings steady presence, clarity, and care to each step of the way.