Benjamin Gaura-Chandra Harrison was first introduced to massage by his mother, a prominent member of her spiritual community and an advocate of wholistic living. Now a Licensed Massage Therapist, his journey began in her caring hands and led him to the monasteries of India where he stayed as a monk for six years.  He traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia, the United states, New Zealand and Australia as a monk and musician, lecturing on empowerment and fulfillment and performing kirtan.

     Over the last few years Ben got the opportunity to start from scratch.  He lost both his parents and left his life in the monasteries of India. His lifestyle in India was very minimalistic, which was wearing and having received the news of his father’s passing and mothers diagnosis of terminal cancer he decided to come home. He returned to The States in 2013 and found a thriving community of healers, yogis, kirtaniyas, and friends in Santa Cruz, CA, that supported him through his grieving and helped him find himself again.  

     In pursuing his passion for empowerment and health, Ben studied Orthopedic and Myofacial release therapies under Trevor Caruso at Cypress Health Institute in Santa Cruz, CA, as well as other modalities. He also trains in Wujifah, a western modality of Qigong which focusses on working from a scientific understanding of the structure of the human body to created freedom of movement and a relaxed strength of oneness or full body movement. Having had such profound results and personal transformation through his practice of Wujifah and receiving bodywork, Ben feels that the best contribution he can make to his community right now is through the practice of massage and bodywork.

    Ben’s dream is to open and manage a community wellness and retreat center where people gather to create health and have access to an environment of healing and healing services that are not only provided as a luxury service.