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Andie Price
Thai Massage Therapist/
Yoga Instructor
Phone:
450-330-1859
Email:
Location:
Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
Sutton, Knowlton, and Glen Sutton
Date of Birth:
January 27th, 1983
A Bit About Me
Hi, I'm Andie! ...short for Andrea. I'm originally from London, Ontario, but I arrived here in the Townships in 2018 after an eleven year jaunt around the world, mostly in Asia. While I was abroad I taught English for a living, while in my free time studying the wisdom of the East. I learned all about different healing methods for both the body and mind, including Thai massage, reiki, yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda. I was fortunate to be both educated immersed into various cultures over the years, and am blessed to have established a well rounded view of both Eastern and Western philosophies and healing modalities. In 2016 I shifted my energy from full time teaching English into wellness, and formed a small retreat centre on the coast of Malaysia. But Canada called me back, and after returning to my country and spending five months traveling coast to coast, I found the lovely town of Sutton and settled myself here. I've loved working here, doing the things in life I love most, and am currently studying Somatic Yoga Therapy, in order to deepen my knowledge of these and hopefully better serve you in your wellness journeys!
What is Mudra Metta?
The short answer is, "taking care of yourself first, then taking care of others".
The word 'Mudra' in Saskrit comes from the root word 'mud'' which means 'delight' or 'pleasure', and 'dravay' which means 'to draw forth'. So, 'mudra' literally means 'to draw forth delight or pleasure’. You might know of mudras from your yoga practice as hand or body gestures, which are meant to redirect your energy back towards yourself, rather than out into the world. Mudras are higher practices which can awaken the prana (energy), within the chakras (energy centres) and enrich and enliven our spirit bodies.
Metta is a Pali word, coming from the Buddhist tradition, which means 'loving kindness' or 'goodwill'. Metta is wishing well for others. It helps us to cultivate gentleness, and brings more care and attention to those around us.
I believe that many of us (especially women) focus too often on metta (taking care of other people), and leave themselves as a last priority. My goal is to encourage people to practice mudra first (sending loving energy to yourself), and then with a full and overflowing cup, send out that metta to everyone else...
Schools, Trainings and Teachers...
I am forever grateful to the many teachers and teachers of my teachers who have passed down their wisdom to me. I hope to honour them here by providing as many links as I can find for the moment, so you can learn more about my lineage, should you be interested. Please note, they may not be up to date at the time that you read this.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
2002-2007
Thai Massage Trainings
2010-2013
Reiki, Levels I & II, and Meditation
2015
Ayurvedic Thai Massage
2017
Yoga Trainings
2017-2022
Somatic Yoga Therapy
2024-2026
(Currently studying)
I began my studies at the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelors degree, majoring in psychology, minoring in Spanish. My third year I spent abroad on a student exchange in Mexico.
ITM - International Thai Massage School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is where I began my studies of Thai Massage. I took all five levels there, which qualified me to teach Thai massage as well.
Master Sinchai Sukparsert was one of my favourite teachers, who was blind and in his 70's, and famously known throughout the region.
A few other schools I studies at were: Sabai de Ka, and The School of Massage for Health
I studied Reiki, levels I & II with Paula Walsh at Samma Karuna School of Awakening and Healing, in Koh Phangan, Thailand. I also learned many styles of meditation and yoga at this beautiful school.
Before his passing, I was privileged to have studied with the wonderful Kam Thye Chow, founder of Lots Palm Massage school in Montreal. This course in Ayurvedic Thai massage was held in Chiang Mai, and gave me the basis for understanding Ayurveda and integrating the techniques into my massages specifically for the different dosha imbalances of vata, pitta and kapha.
200hr Yoga Teacher Training: Spiritual Yoga School was the beginning of my training as a yoga teacher in Koh Phangan, Thailand. Here I learned the philosophy and physical practice of Vinyasa Yoga.
My teachers were Jiayu Tu and Brittany Lyonette.
300hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training: Santhi Yoga Institute (no longer running) in Trivandrum, India is where I studied Hatha Yoga, Sivananda style. My most wise and beloved teacher at this school, Sasikumar Krishnan, became my mentor and taught me so much about the yoga sutras, Sanskrit, and yoga philosophy. I will be forever grateful to him and his wisdom and generosity.
I studied Yin Yoga (50hrs) with the lovely Liezel Hoving and The Frog Project, online yoga, based in the UK in 2022.
I am currently on a 2 year journey to qualify as a Somatic Yoga Therapist with Stefani Wilton at the Mandorla Yoga Institute, based in Calgary, AB. This is an 800hr program.
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