an introduction to
PRACTISING HOLISTIC MASSAGE
Join one of our introductory sessions and ground yourself with a strong foundation in practising holistic massage.
The next workshop session is on Sunday, 19 April 2026, 11am-1pm
Our Practising Holistic Massage intro sessions enable you to ground yourself with a strong foundation in holistic massage.
Discover how, as a massage practitioner, you can guide and support your clients as they release deep seated physical and emotional tensions. Learn how to take care of your own wellbeing. Embark upon a life-changing journey with us!
Sevanti welcomes you to her sessions providing an introduction to practising Holistic Massage, where you can explore a range of techniques to practise straight away on friends and family. Suitable for complete beginners, refreshers or those looking to get an experience of new techniques, the intro sessions will work on a selection of these techniques:
- Acupressure
- Oil massage
- Head, neck and shoulder techniques
- Thai massage
- Pulsing
- Energy work
Each intro session works as a standalone or as preparation for the in-depth, fully accredited Unity Holistic Massage Diploma, starting in April 2026.
If you’d like to know more about massage and the diploma course, information and a Q&A will be available at each session. Read on for session content, dates, details and how to book.
Meanwhile, if you have any questions, email Arwen and Rowan: school@being-in-unity.com.
“We tried giving and receiving 3 types of massage under Sevanti’s excellent teaching. This was my first time learning holistic massage and I found it both rewarding and enjoyable. I learned how to massage with confidence and enjoyed the three types of massage as a receiver…
From the moment I stepped into the studio, I knew I was in the presence of a brilliant teacher. Sevanti’s teaching style was engaging, nurturing, and filled with compassion.” Patrick, 2023
To consider
- As a student, you will be experiencing a powerful group journey together. We honour the holistic principles to create harmony and flow within the group.
- Our values underpin the flavour of the atmosphere that we create at Unity. Please read through these in our Unity Core Values section and feel if this is in harmony with what you are looking for.
The venue
The Practising Holistic Massage intro sessions will be held at The Unity Centre in Lewes. The Centre also offers yoga classes, studio Pilates, treatments and therapies, a float spa, an infrared sauna, Open Dance classes and more!
“The course quality, detail and thoroughness surpassed my expectations. Sevanti’s approach, delivery and knowledge was outstanding. I have learnt enormously, and feel very confident with the skills and techniques I have been taught.” – Nicola Tarbuck
Practising Holistic Massage intro sessions
Next sessions, all at The Unity Centre, Lewes:
- Friday 13 March 2026, 11am EVENT FINISHED
This two-hour workshop will focus particularly on acupressure massage of the head, neck and shoulders and then oil massage, working on the back. The cost is £20.
- Friday 27 March 2026, 11am BOOK HERE
This two-hour session will be in two halves:- 11am–12 noon: gentle yoga warm up and supported partner yoga, focusing on the feet and lower leg
- 12 noon–1pm: oil massage introduction, focusing on the back
The cost is £20 or students can choose to do just one of the two hours for £10.
- Friday 3 April 2026, 11am BOOK HERE
This two-hour session will focus particularly on acupressure massage of the head, neck and shoulders and then oil massage, working on the back. The cost is £20.
- Sunday 19 April 2026, 11am BOOK HERE
This two-hour session will be in two halves:- 11am–12 noon: gentle yoga warm up and supported partner yoga, focusing on the feet and lower leg
- 12 noon–1pm: oil massage introduction, focusing on the back
The cost is £20 or students can choose to do just one of the two hours for £10.
For the three Friday sessions, participants are also welcome to join Sevanti’s Friday morning Unity Yoga class, 9–10.30am, with a 10% discount (making the class £12.60 and the morning total £32.60). To reserve your discounted place, tick the option when you pay for your workshop place or email school@being-in-unity.com.
If you join any of these intro sessions you will receive £50 off the Unity Holistic Massage Diploma course.
To book your place on the next Practicing Holistic Massage intro session, email Arwen and Rowan: school@being-in-unity.com
Course tutor
Sevanti has developed the Holistic Massage Diploma (MTI) from many years of experience and research.
The course is delivered in small groups of up to 10, allowing for highly personalised guidance and tailored support for each student. It is fully accessible and open to all, with sliding-scale pricing available, just ask for more details.
The HMD course looks deeply at somatic healing, therapeutic practice for trauma and chronic stress, focussing on relational skills, such as co-transference, professionalism and marketing. There is additional support into work for all students with the post grad career path at Unity.
In addition to to running this diploma, she is also the Founder and Director of Unity. Immediately after completing her BA (Hons) Degree in Dance Theatre at the Laban Centre, London, Sevanti certified as an Integral Yoga Teacher and a massage practitioner.
In 1998 Sevanti established her practice of Yoga (and massage & healing), naming it ‘Unity’. Since then Unity has expanded to become a Training School, where she has lovingly created her own Yoga Teacher Training Diploma (YTT) and Holistic Massage (MTI) Diploma since 2000/02. She has also established courses in Unity Partner Yoga™ Teacher Training (previously IYN, now YTT) and Reiki 1-3 (Embody).
Formerly based at a studio in Brighton, in 2019, Sevanti undertook an extensive and painstaking restoration of a heritage Turkish bathhouse in Friar’s Walk, Lewes.
This was opened in September 2019 as The Unity Centre; a landmark spa and studio offering floatation therapy, an infra red sauna, massage therapies, classes and workshops in yoga, pilates and much more.