"Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion."
The Dhammapada
About This Course
The Vayus are among the most precise and clinically useful frameworks in Ayurvedic medicine. As the five movements of vital energy, governing: breath, digestion, circulation, elimination, and expression. They give the practitioner a direct map for understanding why a body is suffering and what kind of touch it needs.
ThaiVedic Vayu Therapy is an advanced course for practitioners who have completed Foundations of ThaiVedic Bodywork, or who carry prior experience in bodywork and want to work with greater therapeutic depth. It moves beyond sequence into the territory of individualized treatment, reading the presenting condition and responding with precision.
The Vayus are presented alongside five therapeutic bodywork sequences, one for each Vayu, so that theory becomes immediately actionable in the hands.
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The Five Vayus
• Prana Vayu — inward reception, the breath, the nervous system
• Udana Vayu — upward movement, the voice, the thoracic region and posture
• Samana Vayu — equalizing energy, digestion, the solar center
• Vyana Vayu — outward circulation, the periphery, the immune and lymphatic systems
• Apana Vayu — downward release, elimination, the reproductive and pelvic floor
What You Will Learn
• The five Vayus as both diagnostic and treatment tools — their locations, functions, and imbalances
• The relationship between the Doshas and Vayus — constitutional tendency and vital movement
• Five complete therapeutic bodywork sequences — one targeted protocol per Vayu
• How to work with: nervous system disorders, respiratory imbalances, digestive dysfunction, circulatory and lymphatic stagnation, menstrual and pelvic floor conditions
• Expanded elemental bodywork techniques organized by elemental dominance
• Wai Khru — the traditional opening prayer for therapeutic sessions
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Who This Is For
• Graduates of Foundations of ThaiVedic Bodywork ready to work therapeutically
• Experienced bodywork practitioners wanting a deeper clinical and diagnostic framework
• Yoga therapists, Ayurvedic practitioners, and wellness professionals working hands-on with the body
• Practitioners wanting to move from sequence-based massage to condition-responsive treatment
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Course Includes
• Video lectures on each of the five Vayus — theory and clinical application
• Five therapeutic bodywork sequences — one per Vayu
• Full sequencing flow video integrating ALL the techiques presented
• Wai Khru — prayer to the teachers
• Downloadable course manual with Vayu theory and sequence reference
• Yours to keep and revisit at your own pace
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About Sebastian Bruno
Sebastian Bruno has spent over 20 years immersing in Traditional Thai Massage and Thai Medicine, learning directly from masters and lineage holders in Thailand. His practice is rooted in Element Theory, the Buddhist principles of mindfulness and compassion, and the living transmission of Reusi Dat Ton and traditional healing ritual.
He is the co-founder of ThaiVedic School of Holistic Medicine and teaches internationally across Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. The Vayu framework taught in this course is one he has worked with closely for years, not as a theoretical overlay, but as a living clinical tool that has genuinely shaped how he reads and responds to the body.
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PREREQUISITE
Students are encouraged to complete Foundations of ThaiVedic Bodywork before this course, or to bring equivalent experience in Thai Massage or hands-on bodywork. This course assumes familiarity with the basic sequence and elemental fram
Example Curriculum
Meet your instructor
Sebastian is a student of the Body, Breath, and Movement. These studies brought him into various practices including martial arts, dance, bodywork and traditional healing arts.
For the past 23 years he has been immersed in the learning and practice of Traditional Thai Massage and Thai Medicine; rooted in Element Theory and Buddhist principles of mindfulness, kindness, and compassion; studying with genuine Masters and lineage holders.
Sebastian is the co-founder of ThaiVedic; an International School of Holistic Healing, drawing wisdom from the traditions of Ayurveda, Traditional Thai Medicine, and Yoga Therapy. Based in Asia for the last 14 years, Sebastian travels around the world sharing his practice through sessions, classes, and workshops.
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