What it's about
Body Poetry: Holistic Diagnosis and Therapeutic Flow is an advanced seven-day training by OLON Healing Arts, taught by Evangelos (Vangelis) Varis near Mount Erymanthos. It is a deepening cycle for practising massage and bodywork therapists who want to go further.
Step by step, through guided experience, participants learn to listen with their hands, to sense beyond the surface and to approach the body as a unified, living field. They learn the language of touch to connect with bones, joints, muscles, fascia and organs, becoming more precise while keeping a holistic view. The aim is a balance between the therapist's logical, mechanical understanding of each case and a subtler, intuitive perception that trusts the inner guidance of the receiver's structures, fascia and organs.
The seminar is advanced and not suitable for beginners; applicants first email about their experience. It takes place on 14–20 December at the Poretsou Monastery in Agrampeli, Achaia, about 227 km from Athens: 60 hours of certified training over seven days and six nights. The fee of €900 (€800 early bird until 10 October) includes shared rooms in the monastery, vegetarian full board, a manual and a certificate of attendance; a €300 deposit secures a place.