Deep Bodywork
Intensive Residential Training
We are constantly looking to offer you excellent training. We aim to take your development as a massage therapist to a much higher level. This training in Deep Bodywork® is part of our constant quest to offer information that changes your perspective and sensory development.
Characteristics of the course
Deep Bodywork® is a technique patented by Perry Holloman and Johanna Holloman. Perry and Johanna are Esalen Massage teachers and their experience dates back to the early eighties. Both are referents in Esalen Massage and are part of the team of teachers of the Esalen Massage training.
Due to the growing demand for professionals with deep bodywork skills, Perry and Johanna Holloman have developed a series of seminars designed to teach this healing art to massage therapists. Each seminar focuses specifically on the physical structures being touched and their related functions. Emphasis is placed on how to integrate this work into the format of a flowing massage.
This seminar will focus on understanding the structure and function of the knee, the psoas muscle, and the use of deep and sensitive touch when working the abdominal viscera. Specific topics will be the role of the thigh and hip muscles in supporting the knee; working the iliotibial band; learning to palpate and release the psoas; and massaging the abdominal viscera slowly and deeply. The role of the psoas in chronic back and hip pain will also be discussed.
The prerequisite for this seminar is previous experience as a massage therapist or the equivalent of 150 hours of massage training. This program is designed as an advanced course for those who wish to integrate deep tissue techniques into their work.
Requirement for this training: 175 hours of certified training.
Trainer
Perry Holloman
Dates
This class teaches deep tissue techniques for certified massage therapists, focusing on introductory work on the psoas, learning deep visceral work and organization of the soft tissues that support and move the knee. Emphasis will be placed on integrating these techniques into current massage practice.
Starts: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Time: 20:00
Ends: Sunday, July 5, 2026
Time: 14:00
Trainer: Perry Holloman
Location
The place chosen for the training is the Punta de Couso Centerlocated on the south coast of Galicia (Cangas del Morrazo, Pontevedra) which offers a spectacular setting with views of the beaches, forests and mountains.
Pricing and registration
Until May 31: 790€.
After that date: 890€.
Reservation fee: 200€. The rest of the amount will be paid at the retreat/training.
Lodging and meals: 425€.
Lodging will be paid directly in cash at Punta de Couso.
Prerequisites
Becoming a Certified Deep Bodywork Practitioner involves completing 5 of our basic Deep Bodywork seminars. Only students who are already certified or licensed in another recognized bodywork modality can receive Deep Bodywork certificates after 5 basic classes.
Examples of such modalities are: Massage certificates of not less than 175 hours; Feldenkrais, Rolfing, Traeger or other equivalent professional certificates; licensed acupuncturists; registered nurses; cranio-sacral therapists; chiropractors.
If you have any questions about the Deep Bodywork® course, please contact us!
Perry Holloman has been a teacher and practitioner of Esalen Massage® and Integrative Gestalt Coaching™ for over 40 years. He developed the Deep Bodywork® approach with his wife, Johanna Holloman, while living in Europe in the 1990s. Perry currently teaches these and other somatic approaches to human development worldwide. He developed and taught Esalen’s first massage teacher training, as well as the first Gestalt integrative practice certification programs offered at Esalen.
The integration of somatic, psychological and spiritual approaches to human actualisation is the focus of Perry’s work, his teaching and his personal life.
If you have any questions about the Deep Bodywork® course, please contact us!
Characteristics of the course
Deep Bodywork® is a technique patented by Perry Holloman and Johanna Holloman. Perry and Johanna are Esalen Massage teachers and their experience dates back to the early eighties. Both are referents in Esalen Massage and are part of the team of teachers of the Esalen Massage training.
Due to the growing demand for professionals with deep bodywork skills, Perry and Johanna Holloman have developed a series of seminars designed to teach this healing art to massage therapists. Each seminar focuses specifically on the physical structures being touched and their related functions. Emphasis is placed on how to integrate this work into the format of a flowing massage.
This seminar will focus on understanding the structure and function of the knee, the psoas muscle, and the use of deep and sensitive touch when working the abdominal viscera. Specific topics will be the role of the thigh and hip muscles in supporting the knee; working the iliotibial band; learning to palpate and release the psoas; and massaging the abdominal viscera slowly and deeply. The role of the psoas in chronic back and hip pain will also be discussed.
The prerequisite for this seminar is previous experience as a massage therapist or the equivalent of 150 hours of massage training. This program is designed as an advanced course for those who wish to integrate deep tissue techniques into their work.
Requirement for this training: 175 hours of certified training.
If you have any questions about the Deep Bodywork® course, please contact us!
Trainer
Perry Holloman
Dates
This class teaches deep tissue techniques for certified massage therapists, focusing on introductory work on the psoas, learning deep visceral work and organization of the soft tissues that support and move the knee. Emphasis will be placed on integrating these techniques into current massage practice.
Starts: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Time: 20:00
Ends: Sunday, July 5, 2026
Time: 14:00
Trainer: Perry Holloman
Location
The place chosen for the training is the Punta de Couso Centerlocated on the south coast of Galicia (Cangas del Morrazo, Pontevedra) which offers a spectacular setting with views of the beaches, forests and mountains.
Pricing and registration
Until May 31: 790€.
After that date: 890€.
Reservation fee: 200€. The rest of the amount will be paid at the retreat/training.
Lodging and meals: 425€.
Lodging will be paid directly in cash at Punta de Couso.
Prerequisites
Becoming a Certified Deep Bodywork Practitioner involves completing 5 of our basic Deep Bodywork seminars. Only students who are already certified or licensed in another recognized bodywork modality can receive Deep Bodywork certificates after 5 basic classes.
Examples of such modalities are: Massage certificates of not less than 175 hours; Feldenkrais, Rolfing, Traeger or other equivalent professional certificates; licensed acupuncturists; registered nurses; cranio-sacral therapists; chiropractors.
If you have any questions about the Deep Bodywork® course, please contact us!
Perry Holloman has been a teacher and practitioner of Esalen Massage® and Integrative Gestalt Coaching™ for over 40 years. He developed the Deep Bodywork® approach with his wife, Johanna Holloman, while living in Europe in the 1990s. Perry currently teaches these and other somatic approaches to human development worldwide. He developed and taught Esalen’s first massage teacher training, as well as the first Gestalt integrative practice certification programs offered at Esalen.
The integration of somatic, psychological and spiritual approaches to human actualisation is the focus of Perry’s work, his teaching and his personal life.
If you have any questions about the Deep Bodywork® course, please contact us!
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