ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Deon says: As a teacher and a therapist, I am deeply indebted to all of the many practitioners of Nuad Bo Rarn (Traditional Thai Massage) in Thailand and the West that have contributed and continue to influence my own experience of the work.

Above all, my respectful veneration goes to the Father Doctor Shivago Komarpaj, who thousands of years ago attended the Buddha Gautama Siddhartha and laid the foundation for all the Traditional Thai Healing work being done to this day.

I am immensely grateful to my first and ongoing teacher, Saul David Raye from Topanga, who got me started so many years ago; I very much appreciate the work done by the late, legendary Asokananda (who taught Saul) and I must thank Pichest Boonthumme in Chiang Mai, Thailand, who showed me how to do things differently, while staying true to the ancient essence.

I would also like to thank all the Yoga Teachers who laid the groundwork for my healing practice:

• Gurutej Kaur Khalsa, my first
• Anthony Benenati, Sue Elkind and Naime Jezzeny for teaching me how to teach, Douglas Brooks and especially John Friend for founding the Anusara® system of Yoga
• And all the other teachers around the world, whose classes I have dropped into ...

May we continue to be blessed by all of your wise and courageous efforts for peace and harmony, in our bodies, minds and souls … and may we always remember:

SAT CHIT ANANDA … the Reality of our Consciousness, which is ever-present Bliss