Raphaël is a massage therapist, tea artist, musician, permaculture practitioner, and herbalist currently living semi-nomadically in Asia (Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan). For the past decade, he has been undogmatically and gradually exploring the world of yoga (hatha, yin, Tibetan traditions), meditation (vipassana, zuowang, shikantaza), non-duality (Advaita Vedanta, Vajrayana Buddhism), and non-violent communication, which greatly influenced the shaping of his interest in and practice of traditional healing arts. Today, his holistic offerings primarily focus on Ayurvedic Yoga Massage, Dynamic Thai Massage, Tibetan Nejang Yoga, tea ceremonies, and sound healing (www.kuraruka.com).