Hi there,
My name is Marce. I wish I could tell you who I am and what I do in just a few catchy phrases, but for me, it’s really not that simple.
The reason is that this website brings together decades of history—shaped by my formal education, personal interests, private life, and the variety of countries where I’ve traveled, lived, and worked.
Professionally, I hold a college degree in information technology, and I’m both a certified English teacher and a certified Thai massage and Thai yoga (Reusi Dat Ton) practitioner and instructor. Over the years, I’ve worked intermittently in all of these fields.
Additionally, my professional path has included roles as a mountain guide, camp manager, campsite receptionist, digital content and SEO executive, web developer, and writer. In fact, combining my massage, bodywork, web development, and writing background is exactly why traditionalbodywork.com was born back in 2018.
On a personal level, my interests include massage, bodywork, somatics, languages, cultures, novels, movies, societal issues, spirituality, non-duality, nature, off-grid living, hiking, mushroom hunting, health, and holistic self-care.
I also feel that my life’s journey has been deeply influenced by continually moving from country to country due to realities like dictatorships, war, divorce, racism, colonialism, poverty, and persecution, always searching for a better life.
I’ve often thought I’d “finally found it,” but in hindsight, that has usually turned out to be an illusion. Today, I’ve accepted that the search will likely continue until my last breath.
All in all, I believe these collective experiences have shaped who I am and what I do today. Perhaps I can best be described as an exile, adventurer, storyteller, and writer. If anything defines me, it’s those roles.
Anyway, I hope this gives you a glimpse into my world and what you can expect to find here on the site.
If you want to watch some videos of me performing Thai massage and Thai yoga, or want to know more about my Thai healing arts studies and credentials, just visit this page.