HUGO ABECASSIS
YOGA TEACHER & OSTEOPATH
"I found my passion of Anatomy in Yoga through the observation of the human body behavior.
I believe that, as humans we are unique and each one of us share's a different experience in life.
All of those experiences are imprinted in the body, so as such, the body can be read just like reading a book.
Past, present and even future is imprinted in the tissues and that can be seen as postural behavior, traumas, injuries, genetics, etc. The body simply assumes an atitude as a register of all we have gathered and experienced.
My work and research pursuits the knowledge and integrity of the human body as a first step to understand deeper aspects of the being".
RELEVANT EDUCATION
YOGA & PHILOSOPHY
I got introduced to Yoga in the year 2000 under the influence of my mother who was already a practitioner.
In 2005 I had my first Yoga teacher training in Portugal and since then I kept this study and practice as part of my life.
Since I started this journey, I always attended yoga classes and tried various methods.
Amongst other methods, I practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa for a some years and later discovered the Iyengar method where I immediately felt identified (maybe due to my therapeutic and medical background) and In 2017 I got certified as an Iyengar Yoga teacher. I kept this study and practice along with the research in Anatomy, biomechanics and biotensegrity for many years until today.
Since 2009 I have been traveling to Asia, mainly India, where I seek inspiration for this life journey.
On one of my trips to India, I completed the Yoga Teacher's Training Course at the Yoga Vidya Gurukul school in Kaivalya Nagari – India.
. Studied and practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa at Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore - India.
. Completed the Iyengar Yoga Certification Program with Billy Konrad.
. Studied and practiced with the Iyengar family in Pune
. Attended the Yoga Therapeutic courses with Stephanie Quirk.
On this path, I practised with teachers such as Eddie Stern and Jocelyn Stern (Ashtanga Yoga New York), Saraswathi Jois (KPJAYI, India), Louis Ellis (Ashtanga Rishikesh, India), Noah Mckenna (Anatomy and Kinesiology - Mysore, India), David Keil (Yoga Anatomy), Godfrey Devereux (Dynamic Yoga), Rajiv Chanchani (Iyengar, India), Usha Devi (Iyengar, India), Billy Konrad (Iyengar USA), Christian Pisano (Iyengar, Nice), Stéphane Lálo (Iyengar, Marseille) , Ramanand Patel (Iyengar, India), Stephanie Quirk (New Zealand), Patxi Lizardi (Iyengar Madrid).
. Post Graduation in Oriental Philosophies at the Lisbon University.
. Practitioner of Vipassana Meditation and attended the Vipassana Course as taught by S.N. Goenka.
. Certified by the UK Yoga Alliance Professionals as a Senior Yoga Teacher.
THERAPIES & OSTEOPATHY
I started my training in Ayurveda in 2007 and I've been training with several teachers and doctors in India and some other countries in Europe.
. Certified Ayurvedic Therapist by the Asho School of Ayurveda and PanchaKarma - Dharamsala and by the Hemadri Ayurveda Center in Rishikesh - India.
. Certified structural, visceral and cranial Osteopath by the Kiros Integral Health Institute of Seville and the Red Cross University of Portugal.
. Certified on Biological therapies by the Kiros Integral Health Institute of Seville.
. Certified Advanced Practitioner and Teacher Training Program (CAPT) 390 hours by ITM - International Training Massage School, Chiang Mai - Thailand
. Neuro Somatic Reprogramming Certified practitioner.
. Scoliosis and other spinal deformities - Base Level Course Rigo Concept PSSE
. More than 20 hours of Fascial Dissection livestream by Anatomy Trains.
. Anatomy Trains Structural Integration (ATSI):
Part 1 - Structural Essentials - Walpole, Maine.
Part 2 - Structural Strategies with Tom Myers - San Diego, California.
. Human Anatomy Cadaver Observation Course at the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University.
. Founder of the Embodied Yoga Anatomy and the Yoga Functional Anatomy specialized Course.
. Currently studying Somatic Experience at the Trauma Association of Brasil.
Presently teaching classes, courses and workshops mainly in Portugal, but also in Spain, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Thailand.