Welcome to Ayurvedic Yoga Massage UK

Become a therapist

Therapist Training courses are now resuming in accordance with official guidelines and with additional safety measures in place. Please contact us for a student application form and further information.

Workshops

You don’t have to be a therapist to give an amazing massage

We’ll teach you an enjoyable and effective sequence of massage strokes and stretches that you will love giving, and your friends and family will love receiving

Upcoming Workshops

Concessionary rates are available where applicable

London, Hoxton Square

12 October, 12-4 pm

£65-80

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Leeds, Hot Yoga Chapel

26 October, 12-4 pm

£60

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Would you like to book a healing, relaxing massage for yourself or others?

We offer an extremely effective method for balancing your physical, emotional and energetic body in a welcoming space, to help you be pain free, centred and joyful

Latest News and Updates

  • October 2025 newsleter

    By Despina Psarra • 24/10/2025
    Click here to read our news, updates on upcoming workshops, weekend trainings and the 300-hour Ayurvedic Yoga Massage therapist training, and a couple of exciting new offerings cooking with We Wilder and Singing with Nightingales!
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  • How much Ayurvedic Yoga Massage do you need?

    By Despina Psarra • 02/02/2025
    Clients often ask me how much AYM is too much – really, there is no maximum of how much would be beneficial! Unless you’ve been on a yoga retreat for the past couple of months, in which case, maybe you’re already *really* close to your optimal health. For most of us, that just doesn’t tend…
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  • Introducing our 300-hour therapist trainings

    By Despina Psarra • 08/09/2023
    Hi everyone! We hope the Summer months have been kind to you all! As we enter the new academic year it seems the perfect time to update you all on some important changes at AYM UK. As some of you may know, Despina has been working hard over the summer to develop a new AYM…
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Customer testimonials

  • Julie B

    I was having lower back/hip problems, and was in a lot of pain at the time, this was causing me to limp. I was made to feel welcome when I arrived. The treatment was tailored to my needs and carried out in a tentative and professional way. After the massage I was in a lot less pain and the following day I only felt a twinge in my back, with no pain in my hip and I could move freely again. Excellent massage, would definitely recommend. 

  • Oana Paunas, Level 4 Therapist

    When I decided to start a massage course I had no idea where and what I wanted to do. Took me a while to find this amazing massage and a good friend to recommend me Despina as a teacher and a guide into my journey. She is a wonderful person and her energy is pure and authentic. I was looking for a teacher with a good soul and a big heart. Patience and calm. Someone that i can feel comfortable around and in the same time someone that actually care for their passion. Meeting Despina was the best thing for me as she’s got everything I’ve asked for. Thank you Despina for the wonderful experience and the lovely vibes of Chios! I loved every single minute spend around you, the other students and your lovely family. Deciding to come and do the full course with you was the best thing I have done for myself, the best investment in myself, as now I’m absolutely loving it. Love your patience to teach and your freedom of sharing your knowledge with me. Thank you for the lovely food, thank you for taking us around the island, thank you for your kindness and thank you for your time I highly recommend Despina, her treatments and courses to anyone who is looking to do something amazing for themselves.  
  • Yasmine Khan, Yoga Teacher

    The 4 hour Back and Shoulder Ayurvedic Yoga Massage that I attended at ‘The Shala’ far exceeded my expectations. The atmosphere, intimate group size and the attention to detail combined with the warmth of delivery was superb. Despina is a skilled and knowledgable practitioner and this is totally embodied in the way she shares so passionately during the training. I look forward to doing more workshops and would recommend this workshop highly to yogis, massage therapists and any other bodyworkers.