By Valérie Collard
Know more on the techniques I intuitively combine and on the specific treatments I propose.
Non erotic massages.
I work hands in hands with Claudia and Mira, the two phisiotherapists of Praxis Turrim.
By increasing circulation, targeting deep fascia and muscle fibers and reducing inflammation, muscular massages support mobility and overall well-being.
Athletes and active individuals can receive specific sports recovery techniques, including passive stretching, to relieve muscle tension, improve flexibility, enhance recovery and performance.
Deep tissue techniques applied when appropriate.
Regenerating
&
Relaxing
This gentle, regenerating, and deeply relaxing massage is ideal for those feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or disconnected from their body.
It promotes circulation and fascia release, restoring harmony and fluidity.
Slow, flowing movements encourage drainage, relieve tension, and enhance vitality.
Special attention to the face, hands, and feet soothes the nervous system and stimulates reflex points.
Happy Belly
for
Inner Release
A belly massage supports the fascia, muscles, and skeletal system by releasing deep abdominal tension.
It liberates diaphragmatic movement, which influences breathing, spinal alignment, and core stability.
By stimulating internal organs and nerve pathways, such a treatment promotes better digestion, circulation, and nervous system balance, fostering pain relief and overall well-being.
Osteo-Thai treatment
Thai Massage is a unique blend of acupressure, passive yoga postures, gentle stretching and rocking through the body.
It benefits everyone, especially those with chronic pain or postural imbalances.
It is an ancient holistic healing art used to release physical, emotional and mental tensions and to restore the mind, body and soul balance
Here, I propose you a subtil combination of Thai Massage, also called the "sacred dance", with influences from ostheopathy dynamics.
The body reflexology treatment for women offers a holistic approach to address various female health concerns. It combines traditional techniques of body-warming, sometimes done with herbal stamps, and acupressure.
By stimulating key reflex points, this traditional thai therapy aims to regulate menstrual cycles, relieve menstrual pain, balance hormones, and is said to support fertility.
It also helps ease symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and mood swings, promoting overall well-being and vitality throughout a woman's life stages.
Prenatal and postnatal massages support (future) mothers by relieving pain, reducing swelling, and promoting relaxation.
They can improve circulation, hormonal balance, help reduce anxiety, and speed postpartum recovery.
Gentle yet effective techniques ease tension in the shoulders, lower back, hips, belly and legs.
All in all, these specific cares are improving overall well-being, including sleep quality, and emotional balance during and after pregnancy.
but receiving one in nature is a true gem!
Whenever possible, I create the perfect setting in an idyllic spot.
Just like on my Yoga Cruises in Corsica! Want to join? Click here!
More on Massages, Bodywork and Yoga:
Massage therapy
- I am a massage therapist since 2017, and I am since 2021 following a complementary education with the school "Azur Massages", specialist in tailored Sport massages:
·2021 September : Anatomy and physiology for the art of touch
·2022 January : Passive & analytic stretches
·2022 March : Sport recovery
·2022 March : Swedish style 1
·2022 October : Swedish style 2
·2022 November : Integration Sport and Swedish therapies
·2022 November : Deep Tissue
- I completed 6 modules of the OsteoThai massage cursus with Lulyani school (more coming) since 2022
My cursus of Thai massage is now compliant to ASCA/EMR for the practice part.
·2022 May: Thai Massage 1
·2023 March : Thai Massage 2
·2023 November : Ostéo Thai Head/Heart/Belly integratio
·2023 September : Thai refexology for women, Womb lifting (given by a thai master, treatments for issues related to feminine organs mainly)
·2024 March : Osteo Thai Main Joints
·2024 March : Meditative Thai, Art of Touch
·2025 February : Osteo Thai for Internal Organs
Certified Sport Trainer
·Education in 2019, Registered in France since 2020.
CQP AGEE = Sport Educator; officially trained for groups >2 people in Conditioning gymnastics, LIA, Step, stretching…
Yoga and Conscious Movements:
Studies:
·2017 Initially certified in India (Arhanta Yoga – India/Netherlands)
·2020 January Pregnancy yoga and After Birth Yoga and conditioning by Institut De Gasquet (specialist Doctor, providing training for medical practitioners also (gyneco, physio, osteo…)
·2020 February Breathing Kinetic by Blandine Calais Germain
·2021 August Yin Yoga / Restorative Yoga / and Dragon Dance* by Cécile Roubaud (CH/FR)
Continuous Trainings:
Deep teachings received by Martine Le Chenic (75s’ old Iyengar direct student) 2022, Anastasis (Greece) 2020, 2022, 2024, Tapashi (CH) 2021 and I explored quickly with Reinhard Gammenthaler in 2021.
·Ongoing: Women Holistic Health.
·Ongoing: Applied yoga & phisio technics for hypermobile people
Realisations:
-Self employed:
In Switzerland since 2025
In France since 2017. I created my own association and then, my own company.
I have worked mainly in Corsica since then, but also in Mallorca, in Switzerland and in France.
I started with group sessions in different cities there, with practitioners ranging from 20 to 70+; male and female.
I then developed private sessions and followed a lot of clients in some of the nicest villages of the island J .
Of course, as soon as possible, I love to practice outside.
-Places where I have shared practices:
Regular group sessions: Calvi, Lumio, Ile Rousse, Galeria, Pigna, Algajola, Calenzana
La Villa Calvi***** (for owner Marion Pinelli and friend);
Casa Legna **** (for owner Marion Hofner and friends + several group sessions in season);
Les Villas Mandarines**** (mainly private clients)
La Bergerie (several group sessions in season)
Diving center in Galeria
Alex Lake Zurich
Dolder Grand Hotel Zurich
-Privates:
I also responded to quite a lot of private requests for one shot sessions but also for longer following over months (therapeutic, special needs, pregnancy, others…)
Private weeks of holidays with daily yoga and other activities for one person, a couple or a family (every year since 2019)
-Projects:
Yoga Cruises : I started the project asking for collaboration with a Sailing company in 2018. I have run 12 cruises since then, all in Corsica/Sardinia. One week on board, yoga twice daily.
Short Yoga retreats: 4-5 days in Casa Legna, 2022, 2023 & 2024
Week-End yoga & Wild plants: in Montemaggiore, 2021
Invited for 1 week of Friends holidays: yoga twice daily in Auvergne, France, 2023
Hiking & Yoga days: 2019 and 2021
Workshops
-Paddle yoga instructor:
Summers 2018 to 2020 (private and group up to 7)
