Ariela Grodner is the founder, lead instructor, and practitioner at the Bodhi Sangha School of Thai Massage. She began her teaching career in 1992 in southern India, educating prisoners and tribal villagers in the benefits and practice of Sivananda Yoga. She then spent many years cultivating the Buddhist meditation technique known as Vipassana. Later, in following her Tao, she discovered the joys of improvisational contact dance. After graduating from the Florida School of Massage, she discovered Thai Massage—the perfect fusion of these techniques and practices. She is a certified Lotus Palm Practitioner (as taught by Kam Thye Chow) and has taught Thai Massage at the Florida School of Massage since 2004.

Ariela has developed over 300 hours of curriculum, published nine books on the subject, and travels nationally and internationally to share her love of this art.