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Osteothai
where two arts meet 
Retreat 2025

The poetry of Touch - October 9th - 12th, 2025
Seven Springs Retreat Center
Seven Springs Retreat Center
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Seven Springs Retreat Center
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Seven Springs Retreat Center
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Seven Springs Retreat Center
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We are excited to share 

Where two arts meet: Osteopathy and Thai Massage.  This will be the first official Osteothai Training held in the USA. 
This is our 3rd year gathering in the Eastern United States as we grow stronger in our Sanga.  This year, I searched high and low for a setting surrounding us in nature, and I found it at the Seven Springs Retreat Center. 
We will gather at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in the autumn, when the changes of seasons and color are taking place, a place of natural abundance and cultural diversity where people learn how to create holistic sustenance for themselves and their communities.
This is an Osteothai Training retreat fully dedicated to the principles, theory and techniques of Osteothai.  
Visit to learn more of the venue.
https://www.sevenspringsretreats.com/
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Intention

 Practice Metta to ourselves, the act of loving-kindness, and take time to contemplate life. These are key ingredients for the Healer within us.

Our Focus

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Meditation

Our morning meditation will set the stage for the day, getting quiet on the inside, and aligning ourselves with the earth, sky, and heart. Spending time together as a community of bodyworkers, refining our listening skills and techniques will unite us in the present moment

Yoga/Movement

The purpose of yoga or movement, is to build strength, awareness, and harmony in both the mind and body, yoking the mind and body connection is a developed practice to train the body and mind to self-observe and become aware of our own true nature.
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Osteothai Training, where two arts meet

Thai Massage the sacred dance and Osteopathy, the poetry of rhythms.
In loving appreciation to David Lutt, founder of Osteothai, for the green light to teach this amazing form of bodywork where techniques are derived from principles. 

Learn what Thai massage brings to osteopathy and what osteopathy brings to Thai massage. 
- The principles of touch, multidimensional touch, mindful touch, earth touch, water touch, fire touch and air touch.
- The bodies three realities, the three springs
- Discovering our living tissue, the fascia
- Osteothai techniques to integrate, bringing balance to the whole body experience


 

Our Schedule

Opening Day

4:30p - 7:30p
Opening/Orientation

MORNING

7:00 am - 7:30 am: Meditation/chanting
7:30 am - 8:30 am: Yoga/Movement
8:30 am - 9:30 am: Breakfast buffet
10:30 am - 1:30 pm: Thai Training

EVENING

8:00 pm: Dinner

Closing Day

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast and Packing

9:00 am - 11: 30 am

Closing Ceremony
(Book your flights later in the afternoon to allow time before departure)

Other activity options

Cedar Barrel Saunas
Nature Trails
Osteothai treatments by Fleur-Anne Serre

Nightly bonfire and music

Meet the Team

Kelly Nichols

Kelly Marie Nichols

USA

Meet your Osteothai instructor, Kelly. Her attraction to Thai Yoga Massage was immediate. Within a couple of months of receiving her first Thai Yoga Massage, she set off on an international journey to immerse herself in the Thai healing arts. Her unique approach to Thai Yoga Massage infuses a variety of styles that were inspired by her studies at Costa Rica School and the Integral Touch Institute in Thailand and Indonesia. In 2016 she found a new approach that bridges the two worlds of Eastern and Western modalities with Osteopathy techniques and Thai yoga. In 2019 she entered a masters Osteothai, MOT with David Lutt and Jorg Schurpf. Kelly shares her passion for Osteothai in a holistic, culturally rich, and playful way. She has a private practice in Knoxville, TN specializing in Thai Yoga and Osteo Thai. and is co-owner of Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts. Wellness Travel is one of her passions to create platforms for transformation.

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Fleur-Anne Serre

France

Meet Fleur-Anne, This is Fleur-Anne's 4th year attending Metta in Mexico and we are delighted to have her presence once again. Fleur-Anne is originally from Paris and lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and two children. In Fleurs own words, "I discovered my passion for yoga during my travels in Asia. I understood how the connection between body and mind had great transformative power; allowing for holistic well-being. It was then that I honed my skills and knowledge by becoming a certified vinyasa yoga instructor, since 2016. It was then that I naturally felt the need to combine more of a holistic approach to well-being with touch therapy, by adding Thai bodywork to my skills (deep body relaxation, pre- and post-natal, energetic healing, alleviating and healing body aches and pains, and belly tension...). My approach to yoga focuses on the mental and emotional benefits. Above all, yoga is a path to self-discovery and inner peace. My classes are designed to be adaptable and accessible to all, so that everyone can reveal their potential through this practice. Classes are dynamic, mixing Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga, with a focus on breathing. Each session begins with a little meditation and ends with a time of relaxation.

Jessi and Zach

Jessi and Zach

USA &
Central America

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Jessi's background in dance and creative movement laid the foundation for her deep connection to yoga. Her passion for the holistic path of yoga has taken her across the globe, from the United States to Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Bali, and Costa Rica. A certified RYT500 instructor and doula, Jessi's teachings weave together her love for birthwork, herbal medicine, and the natural world. Zachary Towne-Smith is a passionate connector. His innate creativity, flexible perspective, and quick smile make him a natural leader, inspiring participation and thoughtful consensus in the wide array of groups he works with. He has dedicated his life to the study and development of intercultural relations and the facilitation of innovative solutions for sustainable well-being.

Reserve your Spot

Investment

$200 (non-refundable) security deposit 
$8
50 double occupancy​
$970 single occupancy
$750 camping onsite
Your deposit is applied to the price.
Full payments are due Date: September 30th, 2025
Pay in full now or pay in increments. The first payment will be a $200 security deposit to reserve your spot.
For any addition questions please contact me via iluvmassage.dragonfly@gmail.com.

I look forward to meeting you !

PROGRAM INCLUDES

3 Nights / 4 Days​
3 locally sourced meals daily
Daily yoga/movement & meditation
Shuttle to and from the TYS airport are available upon request 
Cedar Barrel Saunas 
21 CE’s/ NCBTMB approved Thai Yoga Training Course Content
Kelly Scott - OsteoThai Training
Assistant / Yoga - Fleur Anne

Fly into McGee Tyson Airport, (TYS).

The retreat center is less than 30 minutes drive to the retreat center.

Not included in the program.

Accommodations for early arrival or late departures.

 

Shuttle services outside the opening and closing date of the retreat.

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