Thai Foot Massage

[yoekyujaiwgihleug]

Hi
Recently qualified in IHM at my local college and would like to learn Thai Foot Massage but they don't offer a course. Does anyone know where I can study in my area (Bangor, N Wales)?
I've seen some weekend courses offered in other parts of the country but wonder how thorough these are (I've seen weekend courses in IHM advertised when I had to study for 15 weeks and couldn't imagine learning it all in a weekend!).

 

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Hi Gwyrfai[/align][/align]Weekend courses are generally designed for existing therapists to add more tools to their tool box, they are not really designed for people who don't know what they are doing and think two days training will miraculously turn them into a competent therapist.[/align][/align]To most experienced therapists two days training for something as simple as IHM would be quite boring as it is not really very taxing to learn or apply, other types of therapy take a lot of time to learn because they are more complex in their makeup.[/align][/align]I have not come across Thai foot massage butI can't imagine it being that difficult to learn to apply it?[/align]

 

[mrwperae]

Hi Gwyrfai

Try Gateway Workshops who advertise on HP.
They do have a lady in Burton-on-Trent, perhaps not impossible for you to travel to?
VERY intensive, but as you have done IHM already I don't think you will have a problem.

My clients love TFM!

 

[Merry Christmas!]

Thanks GrowingFlame......I'll give her a call......my wife loves having her feet massaged as much as if not more than IHM

 

[bittysmom]

There are two types of Thai Foot massage, as I understand it.
One that was developed by Robert France which can only be done on a treatment table and includes lots of hip and ankle stretches, acupressure and not a great deal of foot massage as such. This is the one taught by Gateway.
And one that is taught by Simon Gall which can be done on a lefuma and uses a stick. I dont know much about this one, but think it's more like a THai reflexology.

 

[AtS- Abraxas]

Thanks Vatika

It sounds as if the method taught by Simon Gall is more like what I'm looking for. I'd prefer to have my client relaxing in a chair than on a treatment table and I'm more concerned with actual massage of the foot rather than manipulation of the leg. I'll contact them both and compare methods.

Cheers

 

[Rorschach]

Hi Gwyrfai
Hope you see this!
I am now in the situation you were in June and was wondering what you decided to do. I don't really want to do the LSTM course because it is so far to travel, so the Gateway course is more appealing as it is a lot closer. There is also a company called Wellbeing in Shrewsbury. The Wellbeing one and Gateway ones don't use the stick, though the Wellbeing one said they have sticks available.
Thanks in advance,
Florence

 

[Ben O]

I did the Gateway TFMcourse, which was very well put together and taught. It has gone down well with those I've given the massage to. The stretching movements for the legs and hips are really lovely, and the hand massage part is simply out of this world. One downside is that you have to have a couch, which could be a big expense if you have to go out and buy one just for that. Because I practise Reiki I own a couch, so it wasn't a problem for me.

Working on the feet with sticks makes me think of Rwo Shur, a sort of Taiwanese offshoot of reflexology. If you plan to work with sticks you need to make sure you are insured to do so. During my reflexology training it was pointed out that we weren't supposed to use sticks or implements in our treatments.

 

[filmizle]

Thankyou for your reply. I do have a massage table already for other treatments so that is not a problem.
Regards,
Florence