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Don Bertram
Don trained and studied extensively with Asokananda up until Asokananda's death
in June 2005 and was his assistant teacher during 2004 - 2005 in New
Zealand. His background is in the Personal Development area, having been a partner in a
Personal Growth centre in Wellington (Vision Seminars) for over 10 years,
where he studied and taught various forms of body work
during that
time. He completed his first Vapassana Meditation class in 1996 and has been a
regular meditator since that time.
Don is currently the President of the Thai Yoga Massage Association of New
Zealand and is deeply committed to continuing the works of Asokananda in New
Zealand including teaching the "Thai Yoga Master Diploma" course as set up by him
before his death.
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Asokananda (Harald Brust) 1955 - 2005
A native German, he was arguably the leading Western
teacher of Thai Yoga Massage.
He researched and taught Thai massage, yoga and Vapassana meditation for more than
18 years and his book "The Art of Traditional Thai Massage" was the first
Thai Massage
publication in the west.He personally trained and authorized some of the most established
teachers of
Thai massage, including
Soul D. Raye from California, Chow Kam Thye
from Canada, Laurino Bertelli from Italy, Kira Balaskas from
London, Prabhat Menon from
India and Vera Lier from Germany.
Asokananda studied community development in Germany. Then 1978 onward, he spent
most of his time in Asia and latterly in New Zealand where he set up The
Sunshine Network
Institute in 1999. He was temporarily ordained as a
Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka, then studied
Vapassana meditation with Sayadaw U Janaka
in Burma, yoga with Yogavacara Rahula in
Sri Lanka and Thai massage with Piched
Boonthumme and Chaiyuth Priyasith in Thailand.
Asokananda was
internationally known and respected, for his Massage and Spiritual
Teachings and well as for the many books that he wrote.
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Sunshine Network New Zealand
Set up in 2005 after Asokananda's untimely death, the New Zealand Training centre is in Papakura
Auckland on a 10 acre lifestyle block,
close to the Hunua Ranges and 30 mins from
Auckland City
centre. This Centre offers both short-term training programs and the
full Diploma course in Thai Yoga Massage and Ayurvedic Bodywork.
These classes are suitable for health professionals.
Such as doctors,
nurses, masseurs and
physiotherapists to expand their skills, but also for
anyone interested in learning healing techniques to use with family and friends.
Practitioners of yoga will find the courses invaluable. Anyone on a spiritual
quest will benefit greatly as the massage is strongly based on the spiritual
principles of awareness and loving kindness.
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Sunshine Network - Global
The SUNSHINE NETWORK is a network of friends
of Asokananda providing teaching centers,
for training in Traditional Thai Yoga Massage, Ayurvedic Massage, Yoga, Tai Chi
Chuan and other techniques of energy balancing At present the network has
partners in New Zealand, Thailand, India, Austria, Croatia, England, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland. The Network was foundered by
Asokananda (Harald Brust), a pioneer in bringing Thai Yoga Massage
to the west, who sadly passed away in June 2005.
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