BYRON THAI MASSAGE SCHOOL
ASSISTANTS & YOGA TEACHERS

Jo Ansell (Morning ‘yoga'/ Body Awareness and Assistant)

Jo has been working in sport, fitness and rehabilitation for over 18 years in England , New Zealand and now Australia .

As a certified Personal Trainer, Sport Massage Therapist, Body Awareness Teacher, Thai Massage Therapist, she now works in Byron Bay and teaches the morning classes at Byron Thai Massage School .

Her body awareness classes incorporate the knowledge from years of experience in fitness centers, professional sport teams and rehabilitation privates, with a range of modalities, such as, Pilate, Yoga and Qi Gung.

Jo's classes focus on breath; correct movement and awareness; postural alignment and, most of all, core work.

Jo is a thorough and precise teacher for all the students of the course to not only gain awareness on the way they use their bodies in Thai Massage, but in everyday life and any activity they may do!

Terri Nicholson (Thai massage assistant)

 Terri trained in Traditional Thai Massage with the Institute of Thai Massage (ITM) in Chang Mai in 1999. The sequences she learned are the same as those taught at the Byron Thai Massage school.

Terri also holds a Degree of Naturopathy (Southern Cross University 2000) and a Diploma of Body Psychotherapy (Institute of Energy Science 2006).

She currently practices Thai Massage, Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine and Body Psychotherapy from her private practice in Lismore, NSW.

She loves both the therapeutic and nurturing aspects of Thai massage. Terri has a natural and trained knowledge of when a movement is ‘right'. As an assistant at the Byron Thai Massage school she imparts correct application of the sequences, as well as an appreciation for the rhythmic and energetic ‘feel' of the Thai massage style.

Terri is a patient, caring and talented assistant teacher who offers her valuable feedbacks and teachings during student's practice.