Lia Muczenski
Was born in Stuttgart (Germany) in 1964 and lives in Portugal since 2006. Lia started with professional comtemporary dance when she was 20 years old and it was during that phase of her life that she evolved a very deep understanding of her human body as an entry door to her soul. Since that time she dedicated herself to healing processes of the human being through the body. She became a Body Worker and Psycotherapist working with many people recover their full potential on a very deep level.
Lia is Yoga Instructor (Vinyasa Flow), trained and well experienced as a Counselor in Inner Child Therapy and Co-Dependency with additional knowledge in Family Constallations (Bert Hellinger), Trauma Healing (specially Somatic Experience by Steven Levin). Lia is specialized in working with people who experienced trauma in early childhood. Her training includes Holístic Massage, Body Work (Body-Mind Centering) and since 2011 Advanced Watsu Practitioner (Shiatsu in Water). Lia Muczenski organizes and guides for many years Yoga retreats, Meditation, Dance and Movement, Detox Retreats in several places in Europe.
Lia speaks German, Portuguese and English.
Eduardo Cunha
Eduardo Cunha is a human being who has been through a lot in his life and transformed it in a magical way being an example of strenght, courage, will and motivation.
Along his life path he has been working with Fire in a sacred and shamanic form, helping and serving thousands of people in their process of cure and self discovery. Deeply in love with nature and with a total understanding of the universal laws of the universe. The discovery of Yoga and Meditation transformed his life and is now an intricate part of his daily life. Nowadays he works with Ayurvedic Massage (AyurYoga, Abhangam) additional ayurvedic Treatments like Shirodhara and massage applied with Pindas with rice and herbs, Watsu, Cristal Bowls Massage and Nutrition in the forms of vegan, vegetarian and raw food. His passion is preparing and leading fires for all different kind of ceremonies and events. Eduardo is a register Firewalk Instructor (F.I.T.) and a Sweatlodge Keeper.
Eduardo speaks Portuguese, French, Spanish and understands well Italian.
Joana Andrade
As a professional surfer she started the first female surf school in Portugal in 1998.
Years ago she moved to Ericeira to be able to surf the best waves of Europe every day. She continues training girls for competition.
As a natural sequence of a dedicated surfing career she always had a strong affection for big waves. As the first and only Portuguese surfer girl she decided to challenge tow-in surfing, and was nominated for the Billabong XXL Awards.
This year Joana opened her surfschool: ericeirasurfprogress.com.
some of Joanas awards: Already with the age of 17 years Joana started to be recognized internationally: 4th place European Junior, 2002/2003 vice National Champion and respresented the portuguese national selection in the Canarian Islands, 2004 /2005 honored as the best teacher of the year billabong girs, 2006/2007 honored as the best portugueses surfer etc.
see Joanas full cv on facebook: Joana Andrade´s Page
“When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.” John Lennon
About us
Omassim ... Like this ...
If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of all our sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
and say,
Like this.
When someone mentions the gracefulness
of the nightsky, climb up on the roof
and dance and say,
Like this.
If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,
or what "God’s fragrance" means,
lean your head toward him or her.
Keep your face there close.
Like this.
When someone quotes the old poetic image
about clouds gradually uncovering the moon,
slowly loosen knot by knot the strings
of your robe.
Like this.
If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,
don’t try to explain the miracle.
Kiss me on the lips.
Like this. Like this.
When someone asks what it means
to "die for love," point
here.
If someone asks how tall I am, frown
and measure with your fingers the space
between the creases on your forehead.
This tall.
The soul sometimes leaves the body, the returns.
When someone doesn’t believe that,
walk back into my house.
Like this.
When lovers moan,
they’re telling our story.
Like this.
I am a sky where spirits live.
Stare into this deepening blue,
while the breeze says a secret.
Like this.
When someone asks what there is to do,
light the candle in his hand.
Like this.
How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob?
Huuuuu.
How did Jacob’s sight return?
Huuuu.
A little wind cleans the eyes.
Like this.
When Shams comes back from Tabriz,
he’ll put just his head around the edge
of the door to surprise us
Like this.
From ‘The Essential Rumi’, Translations
by Coleman Barks with John Moyne