Course Description
INTRODUCTION TO THAI YOGA MASSAGE - LEVEL 1
Time: 9am-6pm both days
Credits: 16 CE Contact Hours
Prerequisites: None. This class is open to everyone.
Thai Yoga Massage is an elegant and interactive form of meditative bodywork that combines assisted yoga stretching, acupressure, gentle rocking, and rhythmic compression along energy lines. In this 2-day, 16 CE hour workshop, participants will learn to effectively use their hands, forearms, elbows, and feet to open and gently release blockages that inhibit the flow of energy, or Qi. Essential elements of Thai Yoga Massage, its historical context, and fundamental techniques applied in the supine, prone, side-lying, and seated positions will be taught.
Participants will receive a complementary workbook with photographs and detailed descriptions of an introductory sequence, which comprise a 90 minute basic full-body Thai Yoga Massage session. The course will include lecture, demonstration, hands-on components and verbally-guided practices. Class will also include a gentle yoga warm-up routine. Class size is limited, thereby offering the opportunity for more individual attention and instructor feedback. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for 16 NCBTMB + Thai Healing Alliance International CE hours.