Meet your trainer
Noémie Fontenelle
Yoga/ Thai Massage/ Somatics
Noémie is a UK-based Yoga facilitator, Somatic Practitioner and Thai massage bodyworker devoted to body-based pathways to healing. As a sacred space holder, she holds deep reverence for the intelligence of the body and is passionate about creating environments where that wisdom can unfold. Her offerings weave together ancient Eastern philosophy with a modern, body-centred approach to body-mind connection. Through movement, breath, mindful inquiry and therapeutic touch, Noémie supports others to cultivate resilience, compassion and embodied awareness. At the heart of her work is a vision of guiding each person toward remembering their innate wholeness and fostering a life rich with meaning, presence, and purpose.
Embodied Approach to Hands-on Assists
The training includes an introduction to Sen line theory, the Thai approach to body reading, and the principle of leaning rather than pushing, offering a more intuitive and energetic way of seeing and working with the body. Rather than focusing on anatomy alone, we explore the body as an energetic, spiral and relational system, where touch supports nervous system regulation, somatic release, and deeper embodied awareness.
Touch as Medicine: Thai-assists for movement teachers
By the end of the training teachers will:
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Gain a new, intuitive and energetic way of seeing the body.
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Build confidence in hands-on assists grounded in presence, clarity and consent.
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Learn Thai massage techniques that can be safely woven into Yoga teaching.
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Explore adjustments particularly suited to restorative and slower practices.
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Understand how touch supports embodiment, nervous system regulation and somatic release.
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Develop an embodied sense of therapeutic touch and how to apply it with integrity.
Touch as Medicine: Thai-inspired Assists for Movement Teachers
Join Noémie Fontenelle for this immersive, Thai-inspired training that introduces movement teachers to a therapeutic approach to hands-on assisting - rooted in energetic awareness, conscious touch, and embodied presence.
Through a blended practice, philosophy, and hands-on lab, you’ll explore a Yoga–Thai massage approach that weaves rhythmic touch, rocking, compression, restorative postures, and supportive assists.
Throughout the training, the emphasis is on cultivating confidence with touch, learning simple Thai techniques you can weave into your teaching, and offering restorative, supportive assists that regulate the nervous system and elevate the student experience.