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

Find a Therapist

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

  • Jess

    I would 100% recommend Jacqueline! Her calm and nurturing nature made me feel instantly as ease when I arrived for my treatment. She was very knowledgeable about Ayurvedic Yoga Massage and helped me to understand what to expect from the treatment beforehand. The relaxed but professional way she went about this and the safe space that she created made me feel completely at ease, as sometimes I personally feel quite vulnerable initially when I try a therapy that is new to me. I got the sense that she has something that can’t be taught – she is intuitive and empathetic in the way that she works. I felt that Jacqueline really listened to me when I spoke to her about my stress levels and the trouble I was having with my back, and she communicated with me throughout the treatment to see which techniques were useful to me and to determine when the stretches were right for me. During the treatment I felt very joyful (- I even started laughing at one point!) and floated home on a cloud afterwards. I felt amazing the following day and in the days that followed I noticed a real easing in my physical symptoms such as the pain and tension in my upper back and shoulders and I also noticed a huge improvement in my mood. Thanks very much Jacqueline, I can’t wait to come back for another treatment soon!
  • Bridget

    I recently completed my level 1& 2 training with Despina and it’s honestly changed my life. The training was very informative and Despina is such a patient teacher and a beautiful soul. The AYM community is so supportive and I feel I’ve made friends for life. It’s been a real journey of self acceptance and finding my passion. I would highly recommend the training to anyone, it’s Unlike any training course I’ve ever experienced. Thank you so much.
  • Michelle Owen

    I’d been looking for a massage course for a long time before finding Despina. Nothing had felt right before. I was looking for a teacher who was wise, experienced, has a heart for people, and an instinctive way of responding to health and the body. Despina is all of those things. She is very knowledgable, and that shines through. She really knows her craft and cares about people and those she is passing it on to. She believes in what she does, and having spent a week with her, feeling the impact of this approach – so do I. I have left the course really excited about sharing, and feeling confident to do so. Not only have I learnt loads, I feel like I’ve been on the most amazing retreat.