Hello: Mars Gossi | Yoga Teacher & Massage Therapist
The gorgeous Mars has been with us at Vale de Moses for a while now bringing you the best in open-hearted Yoga classes and healing thai massage treatments. You can come and get to know her as either your Yoga teacher for the week and enjoy one of her amazing treatments.
Find out more about Mars’ healing journey:
Mars was born and grew up in Australia, and she is now a 500hr certified yoga teacher and massage therapist who will joins us every season between March and October. Mars’ intention is to create a space for individuals to explore safe, honest, joyful self-enquiry and transformation.
Since 2014, Mars has taught yoga and offered massage internationally including Australia, Asia and Europe. This combination of yoga teaching with bodywork has helped her to become a compassionate and generous facilitator for healing and growth.
Mars is inclusive, kind and playful. She enjoys living in community, supporting people, travelling and being in nature.
YOGA TEACHING
Mars’ love affair with yoga began in 2007. Her initial intention was to get fit, but as her practice grew, so did the unfolding and her spiritual journey began.
In 2013, Mars took a leap of faith leaving a demanding corporate job to dedicate herself to the yogic path. Mars has explored many lineages including ashtanga, vinyasa, hatha and yin and regularly visits India to further her studies. She has taught studio classes, workshops, retreats, corporates, festivals, online and privately. Yoga has invited great transformation to Mars’ life and she’s honoured to share the practice with others to help inspire positive change.
As a teacher, Mars offers a mindful and honest practice guided by the breath, the heart and the moment. She believes yoga is about community and bringing people together. So it doesn’t matter if you are a 'first time', 'some of the time' or 'all the time’ yogi, there’s room for you.
A retreat with Mars invites you to be open, vulnerable and spontaneous, to reconnect with yourself and let the magic in. Each retreat is meticulously crafted to take you on a journey regarding a particular theme. Mars is an intuitive teacher, capable of adjusting her teaching methods to best suit her students. She welcomes all kinds of expression, including laughter, tears and hugs.
RETREAT TESTIMONIES
The week at Vale de Moses was perfect: full of nature, delicious food, lovely people and especially because of this openhearted yoga-class teacher Mars. With a lot of peace, the view for every single yoga student and wonderful asanas as well as meditations, she brings her personality into being feeling well and strengthened. For me it was both pleasure and honour to be able to do yoga for five days with Mars!
- Simone
Joie de vivre! Those 3 words embody Mars’ approach to yoga: helping her students experience moments of pure joy in their practice. Mars is attentive to the needs of each and every one of her students - no matter what your level, from struggling beginner to experienced yogi, you will leave each class with Mars feeling happy in your body and your soul. Mars helped me get my smile back!
- Vanessa
The mantra singing really touched and continues to touch my heart and soul and I will forever be grateful for the healing week of yoga we had with Mars. She really looked after us and supported us on our yoga journeys. It was just what I personally needed.
- Domini
THAI YOGA AND OIL MASSAGE THERAPY
As a teenager, Mars recalls receiving loving massage from her mother to manage terrible migraines. She became curious about the healing nature of touch and began seeking many types of massage and alternative therapies. She also began experimenting with giving simple massage to family and friends.
In 2012, during her first visit to India she completed her Level I & II in Reiki. She then went on to study Ayurvedic, Swedish and Thai Yoga massage, and has been offering body harmonising treatments ever since.
As a massage therapist, Mars helps the individual to tune into their innate wisdom to heal. She believes that when mind, heart, and body are in balance, one can live a radiant and joyful life.
Mars lets her intuitive and meditative touch guide her treatments. Her compassionate and loving approach helps individuals to trust, surrender and let go. Every treatment is tailored to the individual's unique needs.
