Founders
Carlos Del Pino
Co-founder ~ Watsu & Tantsu Instructor
From the age of 5, thanks to the studies of the art of Karate, Carlos grew up with a passion for the body disciplines. Enriched by his experiences and meditation techniques he graduated in 1999 as a Shiatsu Practitioner as recognized by the European Shiatsu Professional Association.
He extended his techniques to Water in 2004 where, with a passionate heart and an holistic vision, he entered into the world of Watsu.
Carlos is a WABA certified Watsu and Tantsu instructor as well as aShiatsu Teacher and Craniosacral practitioner. His intuitive method of sharing his passion is borne from his research about creative movement and supports new individual forms of expression.
As a trainer, Carlos manages to transform with great passion these techniques in a simplified body reality for his students.
He gathered many insights in Europe, Asia and Latin America, both as an observer and as a trainer, working in anthroposophical communities in Germany, immersing himself in the mystical cultures of Latin American countries and gaining inspiration from Eastern cultures.
He currently resides in Polynesia, islands still rich in culture followed strongly by its inhabitants.
The Maori culture is strongly present in his background and has permeated his career. The ancient sounds and dances of this land find space in his spontaneous and fluid teaching.
Carlos diffuses Watsu and Tantsu internationally and especially in Polynesia.
Manuela Paoletti
Co-founder ~ Somatic Yoga Teacher
Manuela is dedicated to living an artistic life in all ways.
The Beauty and Life so perfectly ever present in the human body is her greatest inspiration in both her moving and visual art.
Manuela is a painter and also a Somatic Yoga teacher.
A body therapist since 2003, Manuela practices and continues to deeply explore the modalities of Systemic Yoga, Craniosacral Biodynamic Therapy, Shiatsu and Tantsu.
These are natural healing techniques that provide her with inspiration and freedom of approach.
In her yoga sharing, she focuses on the forms of expression of each individual, and dedicates her work to help others deeply perceive that which resides under the surface of the skin, deep inside the tissues.
In her classes, much influence is taken from dance with space for creative movement.
Within all the instruments she uses, art or touch, she hopes to help others to rest and restore themselves and then rise to new forms of expression, vitality and creative movement.
Italian-born, Manuela now lives in Polynesia. Here, the magnificent energy of water, sun and wind joined by the deep mysticism of the Maohi culture, are permeating into her paints, practice and methods of sharing.
Gratefully blessed by polynesian welcoming open arms she still loves to travel and experience the vastness of the world’s opportunities.
Our Team
Léa Chrzaszcz
Massage Practitioner & Esthetitian
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The world of well-being and beauty has fascinated Léa from a very young age; She therefore built her professional career to become a massage therapist and beautician.
His deepest dream since childhood was to live in French Polynesia. At the age of 19, she decided to link her dream to her passion and bought a one-way ticket to Fenua!
Her motivation, passion and perseverance have been rewarded: Léa has been accompanying us since last October at Spa Le Jardin 🌺, managed by @onesoulspa
She is happy to welcome you and offer you the best massages and beauty treatments to ensure that you leave Le Jardin completely relaxed
Joseph mata
Massage Practitioner & Taurumi Healer
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Joseph is originally from Mo’orea, he grew up in the valley of Fa’atoai, which means the “valley of abundance”. He received the gift of healing through touch from his maternal grandmother, a renowned healer of the local population, who introduced him to Taurumi, the traditional Polynesian massage. Joseph started working in the hotel industry before perfecting his skills as a masseur at the Manea Spa. Now married and happily fathered, Joseph recharges his batteries with the ocean, as he loves fishing and surfing. He is also a great lover of music, which gives him the right energy to provide his care.
Joseph is currently training with One Soul Spa to specialize in aquatic therapies such as Watsu, where he can translate his skills in traditional medicine into the water element, and thus find fluidity, freedom of movement bringing purification and healing. Jojo will charm you with his contagious good humor and unforgettable massages.
Cindy Gillier
Yoga instructor
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Cindy has always been passionate about movement. She started her research through dance and pushed it all the way through in becoming a professional and it’s through training as a dancer that she encountered the practice of yoga.
After several years of training and self-taught yoga, she decided to take her practice at another level and pass a 200 hr YTT ( Yoga Teacher Training) at the Chamonix Yoga Alliance.
Now living in Moorea, she proposes Vinyasa Yoga courses with sessions that can be soft or more dynamic depending on the demand with always a particular focus on yoga posture sequences emphasizing on breath for an optimal relaxation.
Cindy is also a certified, trained BASI Pilates Network Teacher.
Keli Procopio
Specialized Bodyworker & International Trainer
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Sannyasin since 1988, holistic counsellor accredited by SICOOL, specialized in Breathwork and Watsu.
She is trained in Shiatsu, at the Center for Traditional Medicine in Milan, as well as in breathwork with the Milena Screm Institute, where she leads various basic and advanced training courses, as a collaborator of the Insight Managing Board of the School of Breathwork and Counselling in Milan.
She meets Harold Dull in 1996 and sees the potential of bodywork in water; co-founder of the Italian School of Watsu, she has been teaching Watsu since 2000, as well as Tantsu recently.
In her work, she combines her love and passion for water and breathwork with a meditative and playful approach.
She has been co-founder of the Osho Circle School.
Rossella Dessi
Massage Practitioner and Yoga Teacher
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Rossella comes from Sardinia, a small island in the south of Italy.
Her passion for massage started when she was young and she began to feel the healing energy on her hands.
She believes that the power of touch is the first step for the healing process for both body and mind.
She studied Holistic massage therapies and Energetic massage and became very passionate about the work with clients and especially about discovering new techniques.
She works at One Soul Spa to master the beauty and unicity of Polynesian massage and to learn how to deliver a great all-round experience to clients.
She is always smiling and loves to improve herself. In her free time, she enjoys taking care of herself through yoga and meditation.
Midiana Reia
Massage Practitioner and Esthetician
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Originally from the far away Marquises Islands, Midiana grew up in Moorea where she started her own family. Like in most traditional Polynesian families, children are taught at a young age to do massage, “tauromi” for their elders, which Midiana did rather young as she had “the Manaa “ in her hands. With more than 10 years of experience as a massage therapist, One Soul Spa asked her to join the team for their opening in 2015. Since then, she had had the opportunity to train in multiple holistic treatments and perfected her beautician technics in which her “detail perfectionism” stands out.
Midiana has a strong teamwork spirit embedded in her dipped with a naturally refined sensitivity. She positively influences her surroundings and brings out in her massages a dimension of calm and serenity. What she affectionate the most is One Soul Spa’s empathic and listening qualities that take her uniqueness into account. Her warm heartful generosity flows in all things that she does and shares it willingly with her co-workers, enriching them. She is undeniably a “pillar” bringing light and peace in our little “oasis”.
Katherine Tribut
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Originally from Latin America, Katherine grew up in a multicultural environment. Passionate about travel, culture, discovery and human contact, she studies Hotel Management to obtain the freedom to combine all the passions with her professional life.
She decided to start the adventure in Europe, where she learned the basics of five stars hotel service, the “savoir-faire à la française ” and allowed her to acquire the foundations of modern management in several internationally renowned hotel chains. After a decade of professional rebounds, mainly in France, a new opportunity presented in Polynesia. This trip of discovery was characterized by mobility in different Islands, by the discovery of the Polynesian culture and customs and of course the generosity of the people.
This enrichment is increased when this voyage leads to a quest for self through yoga, diving and sport.
It was only in early 2019 that her professional life twisted drastically, leaving her passion for Hospitality industry to work in holistic and well-being environment. A new chapter begins with ONE SOUL Spa. Her knowledge, her structure in the work and her sense of detail are a complement to this flourishing business and project.
Malika Lilla
Esthetician, Make up & Hair style Artist
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