Thai yoga Massage

[Elle]

Hmmmm t017 Haven't ever heard of any that are less than 40-hours to teach just the basic level, so I'm very curious what he could be cramming into only 3 days. Couldn't find any details on that on his site.

Melb, if this is possible, do have a few complete sessions from as many local Thai therapists as you can. That way you'll know what the entire thing should feel like to your clients as well as get an idea of what is required of the practitioner and have a better feel for if it's something you'd enjoy doing. Ask them where they trained, who they recommend, etc.

You're so lucky to already be much closer to Thailand, if you eventually choose to study abroad...it's a 23-hour trip for me!

 

[Twilight Brigade]

this thread was bumped up in one of the other areas about the mats used..... http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1223

 

[hidden]

thailand

I spent a month in Chaing Mai a few years ago...
studied at ITM about 60.00 dollars u.s. for thirty hours a week of training.
A two hour thai massage is around 14-20 dollars I got about 20 of them while I was there...and like any good therapist they varied every massage....the working exactly as a "routine" is taught is just a begining step....
they actually targeted short tight muscles just like a rolfer..or nmt practioner....when an area was tight (short) they would wiggle it and say..."energy blockage" meaning it did not have free ROM....

good luck with everything....

 

[enci2005]

I just got back from a weekend Thai Yoga Bodywork class and I am very excited to begin a practice in this method!

The class is a very basic introduction of SomaVeda Thai Massage created by Dr. Anthony James who has been studying Thai Massage (both North and South styles) since the 1980's.

It was a 16 hour course in which we learned 24 techniques for a four position bodywork session. We were given a workbook with some history of Thai Massage, watched some video of Dr. James teach about the moving meditation/healing intent/energetic qualities of thai bodywork.

The class was good and the instruction was also very good. We practiced "flows" and the moving meditation aspect of thai bodywork was focused upon heavily and was body mechanics and technique delivery.

There are several levels of SomaVeda Thai Massage. The next level is taught in a 5 day format.

Dr. James is the founder of the International Thai Therapists Association.

Overall is was a great class, very affordable, and the closest one to me. I would feel very good about taking more classes in the SomaVeda series.

 

[jbethphoto]

Thai massage courses

Hi there,

I'm a staff member at the Lotus Palm School and Thai massage practitioner there as well.

Having done my studies there, here's what I can offer as first-hand experience with Lotus Palm courses. Their hands-on teaching methods are systematic and standardized; this means that when a student is taught a posture sequence, it is taught the same way every time, by all its teachers. The ability to modify or leave postures out of a sequence comes with time as the pracititioner's knowledge and repertoire of postures increases.

The Essential Certification program equips the student with 3 hours' worth of massage techniques, including the Four Basics that are fundamental to the practice of Thai massage at any level. The Intermediate Certification incorporates the Ayurvedic theoretical components and new postures to tailor the massage according to the recipient's dosha. The Advanced Certification includes anatomy as it applies specifically to Thai massage, and Advanced Postures. By this seforum.xxxe, the practitioner is able to intuitively construct a Thai masage session suited to a person's physical body and dosha(s), into a flowing dance with effortless transitions.

I have a regular massage client who said the best Thai massage she ever got was at Lotus Palm, mainly because of the structured sequence and transitions (her words). She said it was very different from what she had received in Thailand, in that it has been tailored to suit the western hemisphere's needs and approach to massage in general.

I love Thai massage and Lotus Palm. If anyone has any questions to ask about either, I'll do my best to answer, whether in a thread or a personal message.

Metta y'all,