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Why travel with Eric Lon
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Africa: Sahara & Namibia
Thailand: the islands
France: beaches of Provence
France: National Parc of the écrins
Himalaya: from Spiti to Ladakh
Little Tibet: Dharamsala
Northern India: dunes of Rajasthan
Southern India: beaches of Goa
Tibet: dunes of Lhasa
Nepal: Annapurnas, Everest


The Massages




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More pictures of Massages
by Eric on Flickr.

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In the West, Massage is mainly practiced to activate the blood circulation. There are two main kinds of Massage : to stimulate or to relax the body.

Stimulating Massage is done to prepare sport efforts.

Massage for relaxation is done to restore the body after exercising, or to counteract the effects of a sedentary life. Anybody can practice this kind of technique but it is easier and safer to learn with a professional.

In France, it is compulsory to be a certified masseur to provide medical Massage.

In Thailand, you may get a certificate of Therapeutic Massage in 60 hours : danger.

In five days, Eric will teach you the safe basics of Relaxing Massage.

. Relaxing Massage with Sand, at the beach or on the dunes cleans the skin and provides a better connection with Nature.

. Relaxing Aquatic Massage is using two floating items (called french fries), to nicely support and relax your body. Eric is also a swimming teacher.

. Foot Massage came from Egypt 5000 years ago. Zone Therapy came from the USA to Europe.

. Face Massage. A Vietnamese technique called Dien Cham is like a mirror reflecting the state of the body on the face.

. Tibetan Massage looks like a classic massage but it uses some stronger techniques.

. Thai Massage is designed to activate the blood circulation and to balance the energy flow everywhere in invisible channels. It uses hand pressures at the same time as stretching postures coming from Hatha Yoga. Thai massage is done with your clothes on, and it takes about two hours.

A deep but soft Thai massage is more efficient than a painful massage.

On a five days Massage course it is possible to find the kind of Massage which is the most suitable for you, that you will be able to practise at thome. The basics are a good introduction for future advanced training.

Most of the Thai massage schools propose a ten day course, of six hours per day, for the basic training. Eric can do the same for you with three additional hours of yoga every day. His summer program in France is ideal for this training.

. Massage with semi-precious stones (gems).
This is a unique method. After stretches, the use of semi-precious stones deepen your relaxation.
Janga proposes this kind of massage in Goa.