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Blanche or "Yogi Swetaa"

Blanche,

Certified international teacher in therapeutic massage and Zenthai Shiatsu
Therapist and bodyworker since 2004

Certified Yoga Alliance teacher (2008)
Founder of the renowned Chamonix Yoga Festival

A life dedicated to travel, movement, and transmission

"I was 19 when I set off on the road for the first time.
I was leaving behind what was familiar, what had shaped my world.

We often believe that the way we love, walk, think, or dance is the right one.
That our reference points are universal.

But staying in the same place means risking forgetting that there are a thousand ways to be in the world."

For over 20 years, Blanche has devoted herself to the art of therapeutic touch, exploring disciplines such as Remedial massage, Shiatsu, Thai massage, as well as advanced techniques for high-level athletes, alongside Zenthai Shiatsu — a practice she has been studying for 9 years with Gwyn Williams. She has recently returned from a 9-month immersion in Australia, the birthplace of this approach.

Her journey through different schools of massage, bodywork, and therapy has shaped a touch that is both precise, intuitive, and deeply grounded, offering sessions and trainings of rare quality and depth.

In her sessions, each gesture emerges from a space of deep stillness, where the sense of separation dissolves.
A subtle dance unfolds — where space opens, tensions release, and vitality is restored.

Blanche collaborates with healthcare professionals — including physiotherapists, osteopaths, and doctors — who recognize in this integrative approach a valuable support for their patients and a complement to their own work.

Renowned teacher in therapeutic massage/bodywork techniques and in Yoga, Blanche now shares this art across Europe and internationally, guiding trainings in Remedial massage and Zenthai Shiatsu with elegance, clarity, and a deep involvement of the heart.

"We don’t need to travel to feel well,
But every journey opens windows,
And plants stories within us that we carry forever.

Since then, my pockets are filled with pieces from elsewhere.
Today, it is my turn to share. Trainings, yoga retreats —
They are simply invitations to travel.

Bridges toward everything that has settled within me over the years.
Because some journeys happen with eyes closed,
On a yoga mat, a futon, or a massage table...

And others, with feet grounded in a foreign land."

Ready to embark?

Her journey

Bodywork & massage therapies

2003 – Shin Amma Shiatsu training (Shintaido & Shiatsu International School, Philippe Beauvois)

2004 – Thai Massage training (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

2005–2008 – Therapeutic and sports massage (Bluehighways Clinic, Whistler, Canada)

2007 – Thai massage teacher – therapeutic level (Massage school in Pai, Thailand)

2017 – Zenthai Elements & Fluid Flow

2018 – Zenthai Flow (Bali, Gwyn Williams)

2022 – Zenthai training assistant with Gwyn Williams

2024 – Advanced Zenthai Shiatsu training (9-month therapeutic immersion in Australia)