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Chi Nei Tsang (CNT) Taoist Abdominal & Organ Massage Training

This is not just another bodywork course.

It is an invitation to learn how to listen to the deep intelligence of the organs, the emotional stories stored in the belly, and the life force that moves through breath, fascia, and digestion.

And it is not something that comes to Europe often.

What is Chi Nei Tsang?

Chi Nei Tsang is an ancient Taoist healing art focused on the abdomen as the emotional, energetic, and physical center of the body.

While most bodywork works from the outside in, Chi Nei Tsang works from the inside out , gently releasing congestion, stagnation, stored emotions, and tension held in the organs, fascia, and nervous system.

The belly is where we:

- Hold unprocessed emotions

- Suppress instinctual responses

- Store stress, fear, and control

- Disconnect from intuition and gut wisdom

CNT teaches us how to touch this space with sensitivity, safety, and profound respect.

Why Learning Chi Nei Tsang is Life Changing

This work does not just change how you touch others, it changes how you breathe, feel, digest, sense, and relate.

Core benefits of Chi Nei Tsang:

• Improves digestion, elimination, and gut health

• Releases emotional holding patterns

• Regulates the nervous system

• Enhances breath capacity and diaphragmatic freedom

• Supports hormonal balance and vitality

• Develops intuitive, meditative touch

• Creates deep grounding and embodiment

Many students say:

«“This is the first time I truly understood my own body.”»

DATES 

5.September -11.September 2026

Check-In: September 5th, 1.30 PM (please arrive 30min before)

Our first meal is at 7 PM

End: September 11th, at 6 PM

WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE UNIQUE

Chi Nei Tsang is not widely taught, especially in Europe, because:

It is an ancient Taoist and Thai Bodywork modality, mostly transferred by word of mouth through masters and only in recent years made accessible in structured teachings.

• It requires deep anatomical, emotional, and energetic understanding

• It demands presence, maturity, and ethical clarity

• It cannot be rushed, commercialized, or reduced to techniques

• It works with intimate emotional layers that many trainings avoid

• Very few teachers travel internationally to share this work in its depth and integrity.

• That is what we at Equilibria are offering is a rare opportunity.

TEACHER INTRODUCTIONS

Mav

Mav is an international bodywork teacher and facilitator specializing in teaching Thai massage, Chi nei Tsang, with emphasis of understanding conscious, therapeutic touch. With over a decade of experience, his work integrates Thai Massage, Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist abdominal massage) , Karsai Nei Tsang, Yin Yoga, somatic bodywork, and subtle energy practices.

Trained across Asia and within global somatic and healing lineages, Mav is known for blending precise technique with deep nervous-system awareness and intuitive presence. His teaching emphasizes listening through the hands, working safely with fascia and organs, and supporting both practitioner and receiver in a grounded, ethical way.

Mav has worked with and taught hundreds of people through 1:1 sessions, professional trainings, workshops, retreats, and festivals. His work is widely described as deeply nourishing and transformative, helping people reconnect with their bodies and experience touch as a source of regulation, trust, and integration.

Why Learn Chi Nei Tsang from Mav?

Mav brings a unique, integrative approach shaped by years of practice across traditions.

His background includes:

• Thai Massage & advanced bodywork

• Yoga & fascial anatomy

• Somatic & trauma aware touch

• Authentic Relating & nervous system work

• Energy practices & Taoist principles

• He doesn teach techniques alone, rather how to feel, sense, listen, and respond. Students appreciate his ability to:

• Make complex anatomy experiential

• Hold emotionally safe learning spaces

• Bridge structure with intuition

• Teach touch with ethics, presence, and depth.

This training is slow, embodied, and alive not mechanical.

Who This Training Is For

This course is powerful for:

• Yoga Teachers

• Learn how organs, fascia, and breath patterns affect postures, emotions, and energy.

• Breathworkers

• Understand how the diaphragm, organs, and belly tension restrict or liberate breath.

• Bodyworkers & Massage Therapists

• Add a deep, subtle, emotionally intelligent modality to your practice.

• Therapists & Somatic Practitioners

• Learn how emotional memories live in the organs and how to support safe release.

• Anyone on a Path of Self-Inquiry
  

You don’t need to be a practitioner — this work helps you know yourself from the inside.

INVESTMENT 

Please keep in mind that Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world for travel costs, especially accomodation and food - significantly above average Europe prices.

• Dorm Room Ticket: CHF 2'090.- Inkl MWST (8.1%)
  

• Trippel Room Ticket:  CHF 2'310.- Inkl MWST (8.1%)

  You will share the room with 2 other people (seperate beds, and curtains for full privacy – first to book gets the double bed ;)

  
  

• Private Room Ticket: CHF 2'640.- Inkl MWST (8.1%)
  

• Helper Ticket: CHF 1'444.- Inkl MWST (8.1%)

  ** When signing up for the Helpers Ticket, you agree to arrive a day earlier and leave 1 day after the course, if you choose to do the cleaning. Please contact us soon after your registration, so we can send you all information you need to know.

Monthly payment plans are available. Feel free to reach out if you’d like more information.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET

• Your chosen accomodation in the Swiss Alps.

• 3 delicious vegan/vegetarian meals per day during one week

• A one week training with our guest teacher from India Mav, international bodywork teacher and facilitator

• certification

• 8.1% MWST / Tax

  
  

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED ("Fees")

• Tourist Tax 4.40/night *

•  2.3% on the first payment (online ticketing fee).

• Your transportation to the venue

*With the tourist Tax you have the possiblity to travel with Public Transport for a discounted price in Glarus.

PAYMENT PROCESS: 

The cost of your ticket includes both

1st payment = Chi Nei Tsang COURSE, and accommodation at our venue, and

2nd payment = delicious vegetarian/vegan meals.

The payment process is split into two payments:

1st payment plus fees paid online to reserve your spot.

2nd payment upon your arrival direct to the cook.

If you need to pay in instalments or don’t have a credit card, please contact us.

THE VENUE

EQUILIBRA – A sanctuary for inner alchemy and awakening, located in Filzbach, in the Swiss Alps, surrounded by majestic mountains. The view of the beautiful Lake Walensee and its waterfalls, along with many wonderful hiking trails right outside the door, invites you to relax. In the 1920s, the building was a silk factory, later a mini-golf course, before it was converted into three apartments. Today, it has been lovingly renovated, preserving the charm of the building.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodations at Equilibra are on-site and offer enough privacy and space for your comfort. 

We have a showerplan and share all bathrooms. There are 4 showers which is enough for the small group size that we accomodate.

If you would like your own private bathroom, we recommend booking a nearby hotel - click here. 

In our cozy 64m² dormitory, there are no bunk beds, and everyone has their own privacy through dividers or curtains.

HOW TO GET HERE

For information on how to reach us by plane, train, bus, or car, as well as parking details, click here. 

Address: Equilibra, Webereistrasse 7, 8757 Filzbach, GL, Switzerland

GOOD TO KNOW

• Please check your email inbox or spam folder after your online purchase to see if you have received our confirmation email with further important information. If not, it’s important to contact us.

• 1 week before the course, you will receive the pack list.

• Karma Yoga: Everyone will be helping once a day for 15 min either with cleaning or in the kitchen.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please contact us via email at creativelab.staub@gmail.com.

We look forward to welcoming you here at Equilibra.

Mahara & Team