Ozgur

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  • Travel information

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    Travelling

    My next destination:

    India - from Jul 2023 until Jul 2024
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  • Description

    Hello,
    I worked for a leading bank at marketing department in Turkey for 11 years both on the field and in the office so I had time to professionalise about how to practice teamwork
    Atfer I quit my job I attended Deep Connective Tissue Massage and Trigger Point Therapy courses and had my internationally recognized certificate from the most acclaimed massage master in Turkey. I also know some Chi Nei Tsang (Chinese Visceral) Massage and Shiatsu. Now it has been almost 6 years of experience with an intensive body therapy practice for me.

    Since I have been a professional massage therapist I have been volunteering for occasions that include mainly massage therapy. I have worked at a paragliding spot in a hotel. After that I have been in Ukraine two summers in a row at a mountain retreat. First year there was a regular volunteering occasion dealing with the daily chores at the centre and in the afternoons I was giving massage to the staff and the guests. The following year I was invited to the same retreat for the 'Avatar Yoga Festival' to give some workshops about body awareness and basic massage sets. I elaborated a topic 'massage for couples' which was to teach a couple the principles of touching and how to give massage to each other. After this festival I was asked to be the massage therapist for the following music festival at the same retreat. After that I attended to Koktebel Jazz Festival to give massage to the volunteers and the musicians. That was the summer of my life and I felt grateful for the reasons I started to perform bodyworks.

    I am also a physiotherapy student. The school is still on but I stopped my education to travel again.

    Now i am headed abroad to volunteer for about a year. My intention is to stay long term at each occasion -1 month at least- so that I can explore the destination also affiliate and contribute to the community

  • Interests

    Plant care
    Gardening
    Yoga / Wellness
    Water sports
    Team sports
    Self development
    Mountain
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Music
    Fitness
    Culture
    Cycling
    Charity work
    Camping
    Cooking & food
    Books
    Beach
  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Turkish: Fluent
    German: Beginner
    French: Beginner
    Italian: Beginner
    Russian: Beginner

    More details about my language interests
    I am very keen on learning daily basics of the language spoken around and also learning to perform a massage session in the local language

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  • Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

    I'm interested in:  

    Charity Work

    Able to teach about:  

    Hospitality/Tourism
    Teaching
  • More details about your skills

    The concept of body treatments is trying to eliminate the lack of efficiency and provide the harmony of the body. In other words; to boost the performance and/or releasing the trauma. And there are many approaches to achieve this aim. I practice; Shiatsu, Chi Nei Tsang Massage, Deep Connective Tissue Massage(DCTM) and Trigger Point Therapy(TPT). Shiatsu is like those daily practices to keep the body in harmony. Chi Nei Tsang offers applications for the visceral system (inner organs) and also detoxification of the stomach. DCTM is to penetrate to the muscles and remove the blockades in the body. TPT is applied to release the specific tensions occurred acutely or chronically in the muscles both because of physical and psychological traumas. I also try to help people with body awareness which includes anatomic approaches about daily and sportive routines.

    Besides certificates from courses i have attended, i have legal certification to practice massage in Turkey.

    As i can speak English fluently, i have had many experiences with people from all around the world, both in Turkey, Macedonia and Ukraine.
    After I finished my DCTM and TPT courses i had the opportunity to assist my master for two years at the courses and I got the taste of giving a hand, teaching, shining a light for a beginner who wants to explore body treatments and massage. I had several occasion to teach classes, individuals and couples. I really enjoy teaching massage sets about the whole body or specific areas. I can arrange daily workshops about body awareness, perception of trauma and practical massage sets, in English. These workshops may be for the staff, customers, couples, guests, friends or social responsibility projects etc.

  • Age

    44

  • What else ...

    My principle is to eat and live as my host does so I can have the unique experience from each local. I am not a vegan/vegeterian but i love vegetables and fruit so no problem for me if the host is either.
    I can communicate in English fluently and I am a beginner in Italian, German, French and Russian. I studied Italian in Italy, French in Morocco, and Russian in Odessa, Ukraine. I am not total stranger for these languages but I need practice for daily communication. Learning a language from the locals or at the periphery of the language is a nice daily routine for me in my journeys. It is incredible to discover what you can learn in 15 days.
    As I have no religion and don’t care about nationalistic issues; traveling and and meeting new people is an easy, improving, inspirational experience for me.
    In my previous experiences -besides the work itself- being in a sincere ambiance was the main experience I can tell stories about to my friends back in my hometown and from everywhere I had been, I had nice memories.
    Hope to see you

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