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About Sigurd Gruber
Sigurd 'Siggy' Gruber was born in Lienz, Austria, in 1975. He trained as a waiter and worked in other jobs before his mentor Heimo Rieger inspired a career change in 2009. He then qualified in Austria as a medical masseur and healing masseur, and has worked independently as a massage therapist since 2015. From 2021 to 2023 he completed an extensive Fasciopathy training at the Manus Fascia Center. He first studied Thai Yoga Massage at Asokananda's school in Thailand in 2012, has returned every year since, and has assisted on several courses. He has attended Vipassana retreats since 2014 and has been an authorized Sunshine Network teacher since January 2016. With Sandra Pühringer he has taught Thai Yoga Massage, meditation and yoga in Europe and Asia since 2016, recently adding fascia-based workshops such as 'Abdominal Fascia'.