Thai Massage courses:

Private teaching or small groups

Through my experience as a Thai Massage teacher I found that students progress fastest and learn the best when the teaching is done one on one (private) or done in small groups (maximum of 6 students). Crucial in the learning experience is that students get the oppurtunity to give a Thai massage to the teacher on a regular basis. In this way they will receive a direct feedback about their quality of the touch, techniques etc.

Cick here to look at our scheduled group courses

 

The Massage courses

• Beginners Thai Massage course


• 1 month intensive foundation beginners

 

Advanced Thai Massage Courses

1. General Advanced Thai massage course
   
2. Rocking/dynamic Thai massage
   
3. Side position Thai Massage (focus on Back and shoulders)
   Course Thai massage stretching + joint mobilizations
   Listening touch and body mechanism
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6. Private tuition
   
   Special courses
   
8. Abdominal Chi Massage course (Chi Nei Tsang)


9. Upper body massage (85 techniques for Neck, chest, shoulders head and face)
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Beginners Thai Massage course

 

The first steps on a new journey are by far the most important. So let me give you a firm foundation in Thai massage

 

You will be learning:

▪ A sequence of 137 techniques

▪ The right body mechanism

▪ Start developing the right touch, to be intuitive
 and to transfer energy

▪ A sound understanding of the principles of Thai  massage



Course             Beginners Thai Massage Course

Next group course: 22/10/2012               
Open                To everyone
Duration:          20 hours (1 to 1), 25 hours with more students
Cost:                7.200 Bath (convert currency)
Including:          Textbook,instruction video and certificate






General Advanced Thai Massage Course


Taking your Thai Massage to the next level and making your massage unique


Thai Massage advanced course is the best next step to for anybody serious about Thai massage. Students who attended this course are amazed by what they learned and how it changed their perspective on Thai Massage; the advanced techniques (deep, creative and therapeutic), how to use the body without muscle power and say that you can not learn this at any other school in Chiang Mai.

 

In this massage course I am not teaching you not any new sequence, but helping to develop your massage to a new dimension. I will be teaching (and correcting) you the right body mechanism, so you will be able to massage more effortless, how to change your massage to a more therapeutic massage, many very interesting advanced techniques, how to mobilize joints, how to open energy lines faster, how to be creative, how to use elbow, knee, feet to massage, and individually work with you, helping you to adjust techniques, body position, pressure best suited to your body type.

 

What you will be learning:

 

• ▪ Many (more than 70) advanced techniques, most of them not to be taught at other  schools.

• ▪ How to mobilize and open joints, techniques for ankles, hips, shoulders and spine

▪ Being creative in your Thai massage, by using movement, depth

▪ The right way how to use your body, body weight and balance (body mechanism)
  during a massage. So you are able to relax your body and you are able to massage
  almost effortlessly without creating tension.

▪ How to change your massage into a more therapeutic massage

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• How to use elbows, knees, feet and even sitting bones for extra pressure and to give
    your massage a new range of flexibility.

▪ Individually each student techniques and a method of massage best suited to your
  body type 









Course             Advanced Thai Massage Course (Private)
Open                Need to have Thai Massage experience
Duration:          20 hours (1 to 1), 25 hours with more students
Cost:                7.400 Bath (convert currency)
Including:          Picture book, movie and certificate

 

Group Course             Advanced Thai massage
Open:              To everyone Duration:         5 days (around 25 hours) Cost:               7.300 Bath (convert currency) Including:         Textbook and certificate	Next Course dates 01/12-05/12 2015 25/01-29/01 2016 08/02-12/02 2016

Dynamic/Rocking Thai massage Course

 

Rock your massage to an amazing level,

When i use this massage on my clients, when they get up they are Blown away with this masage. With this massage you will become more popular, attract more clients and will be able to ask higher ratesvfor your massage. An incredible exciting way of massaging. Adding continuous movement, rocking, waving, movement (dynamic)techniques, joint mobilisations into your massage. You will have more variation, be more effective and more therapeutic

 

In my own massages I use movement and rocking techniques all the time I found that they have great benefit.

▪ Rocking gives a great sense of relaxation for the client and increases the energy flow
▪ Dynamic pressure effect a greater area then static pressure
▪ A great tool for sensitive areas and clients who are resisting

▪ Very helpful with joints problems, releasing blockages
▪ As a bonus your clients will feel great during and after the massage

 

What you will be learning:

▪ More then 100 Rocking techniques.
▪ How to rock from you body (hara); the right body mechanisms
▪ Special techniques for hips, shoulders, back

▪ Different ways of movement, slower, faster, vibrations
▪ A further understanding of how to make your massage more therapeutic




 

Course             Rocking/dynamic Thai massage
Open                To everyone
Duration:          20 hours (1 to 1), 25 hours with more students
Cost:                7.200 Bath (convert currency)
Including:          Textbook, movie and certificate

Group Course             Rocking Thai massage
Open:              To everyone Duration:         5 days (around 25 hours) Cost:               7.400 Bath (convert currency) Including:         Textbook and certificate	Next Course dates 16/11 - 20/11/ 2015 11/01-15/01/2016 22/02-26/02/2016 21/03-25/03/2016

Side position Thai Massage Course

 

Learning a full side position sequence with focus on hips, back and shoulders

 

In this course we will explore the limitless possibilities of the side position. Side position is probably the most interesting position within Thai Massage, but in most Chiang Mai schools (and sequences) just a few techniques are taught for this position.

The side position is very beneficial to treat hips, abdominal, lower back, back, shoulders, chest and neck from. Especially these days, so many people have back issues and shoulder problems, which makes the side position crucial, because they can easy be treated in this position. In this course you will be learning a complete side position sequence, starting from the feet and ending at the neck, furthermore extra techniques which will give you more flexibility, when people need extra pressure, or which are more suited to your body type

 

What you will be learning:

▪ A full side position sequence existing of more then 70 techniques.
▪ Additional techniques (20) in which you can use different body parts like, foot, elbow
 and knee/
▪ Special techniques for shoulder problems while using front position

▪ Body mechanism; the best way to use your body in every position
▪ A further understanding of how to make your massage more therapeutic




 

Course             Side position Thai massage
Open                To everyone
Duration:          16 hours (1 to 1), 20 hours with more students
Cost:                6.800 Bath (convert currency)
Including:          Textbook and certificate

 

 

Course: Thai massage stretching + joint mobilization

 

Become a master at stretches and learn many new and cool stretches


One of parts which makes Thai massage so unique and popular is the applied stretching. The feed back I receive from my customers, that they just loved to be stretched. In a standard Thai Massage (or when studying), mostly the stretching will be limited to a beck bend and a twist. Which is unfortunate, because there are so many interesting and cool stretches you can use in your massage to make your Thai massage stand out.

 

Another feature which can make your massage stand out is joint mobilizations. These 
days people hardly move and sit down for long period of times, this creates blockages in
joints, joints need movement. Furthermore many people have issues with joints (hips,
knees, ankles, shoulders, wrist). So when you know how to mobilize and how to create 
movement for joints it gives you an extra tool to helps your clients better




In the course Thai Massage stretching you will be learning a great number of stretches joint mobilisations and variations. Furthermore you will be learning the right body mechanisms for ever stretch (means how to use you body and body weight) plus some tips how to help your customer to deepen their stretching. This course has a very playfull character, because it is just such a fun thing to do

 

Course            Stretching + joint mobilizations
Open               To everyone
Duration:         Group course 20 hours, private course 4, 8, 12 hours
Cost:               Group course 6.200 Baht.
Private course: 4 hours 2.000B, 8 hours 3.800B, 12 hours 5.600B (convert currency)

Group Course             Advanced Stretching + Joint Mobilisation
Open:              To everyone Duration:         4 days (around 20 hours) Cost:               6.200 Bath (convert currency) Including:         Textbook, movie, certificate	Next Course dates 04/12 - 07/12/2015 07/03-10/03/2016




 

Course: Listening touch + body mechanism
One of my teachers told me once:Techniques are nothing, Touching is everything. 
You can know the most amazing techniques, but what really defines how good your 
massage will be is your touch. If your touch is one of listening, is out of softness,  
not out of hardness, filled with metta (love and kindness) you will have a lot of customers.

 

To develop a touch like this will take time, but it can be learned. For an important part
it is related to the right body mechanisms. In this one day course we will explore ways 
to improve your touch. This course is only taught as a private course, and will be a

real eye-opener for anybody who would like to make a career as a massage 
therapist.

 

Course            Listening touch + body mechanism
Open               To everyone
Duration:         4 hours
Cost:               2.200 Baht (convert currency)


Upper Body Massage Course (85 techniques)

 

This is a very special course, which gives you as a practitioner a range of possibilities. You can use this massage as a supplement to your (Thai) Massage or as a very relaxing stand alone massage.

This course I especially designed, because I noticed that Thai Massage was lacking in problem areas as neck, shoulders and chest. These days so many people are holding tension or are having problems at these areas. So for u as a therapist it is very beneficial how to solve this tension. The head/face massage in Thai Massage is often neglected or done in a very unsubtle way .

The upper body massage
is done with the client lying on his back.


 

What you will be learning:

▪ A very beautiful and relaxing and meditative massage of shoulders, chest, neck, head,
  ears and face,

▪ More then 85 techniques, 21 techniques for shoulders and chest, 27 techniques for the
  neck; like massaging, stretches, rotations, waves and a variation of techniques (44)
  for head, face and ear

▪ How to develop the right touch (soft and sensible) for this special massage

▪ The right body mechanism, how to use your breathe and how to massage from your
  center

Course             Upper Body Massage Course
Open                To everyone
Duration:          10 hours
Cost:                4.000 Bath (convert currency)
Including:           Textbook and certificate

 

Abdominal Chi Massage (Chi Nei Tsang inspired) courses


A very popular treatment coming from the Chinese Tao tradition, where Abdominal Chi Massage is known as Chi Nei Tsang. In our abdomen and their organs we are holding and storing a lot of physical and emotional tension. This area is one of the first part of the body that responds to stress and tension, sometimes it also called the second brain of our body. Go to our special Chi Nei Tsang page for more in detailed information

 

The 1 month Thai Massage intensive foundation course (Beginners)

 

The goal of the 1 month intensive course is to give beginning students a firm foundation so that after this month you will have enough skill, experience and knowledge to be a good massage therapist.


 

To learn Thai Massage takes time and having been teaching many students the beginning principles of Thai Massage. I know there is only so much one can learn in a week. Many students who start with high expectations after a week understand that it will take time to learn Thai Massage and are sometimes disheartened. Other students move on to an advanced course (or a different level) without mastering the beginning principles of Thai Massage or change to another school which only creates more confusion.

 

That is why I am always very happy to work with my students for a longer time, I can see them improving, I can see the benefits for them, I see their level of confidence growing. And as this happens they are able to start enjoying giving Thai Massage

 

The first steps of learning Thai Massage are very important, because it is very easy to grow into bad habits and there is so much to master

▪ How to use your body (body mechanism)
▪ More then 150 techniques
▪ The 10 energy lines
▪ How to apply different amount of pressures
▪ How to move the body of the client, etc

 

Studied myself with one teacher for more then 9 months, I have felt the benefits of long term studying with a highly qualified teacher and I saw my own progress as I see in my students when they studied long term with me. So I would like to offer you a unique opportunity and join the 1 month intensive course

 

Course schedule:

Week 1: Learning the principle of Thai massage and learning the sequence

Week 2: Same as week 1, but going deeper in the different techniques, body mechanism. Introducing some flying stretches

Week 3: Practicing; giving 1 full Massage every day; developing our touch further, developing intuition, developing a flow in the massage

Week 4: Practicing and introducing a number of advanced techniques, advanced stretches and some abdominal work

 

Every day: start with Yoga and meditation

Every Saturday (optional): Practice and play day under guidance

 

Course             1 month intensive Thai Massage foundation

When:              October 2015
Open                To everyone (max 8 students)
Duration:          4 weeks
Cost:                23.000 Bath (convert currency)
Including           Textbook, instruction DVD and certificate


Private tuition

Students with questions about their massage skills, their sequence or want to know how to improve their skills can do a private tuition with me. This is not a formal course, but a tailor made course according to the needs and wants of you. Normally we start by you the students gives me a 1/2 hour massage. Then afterwards together we can make an assessment at what level you are, what you would like to learn. From there I will make a lesson plan

 

Course            Private tuition
Open               To everyone
Duration:         open
Cost:               400 Bath an hour (convert currency)
Including          Textbook and certificate

 

Course: Flying stretches

Stepping outside the box and add the dimension of flying into your Thai Massage

 

In this 5 hours course (2 times 2,5 hours) you will start to learn how to fly your customer into the air and apply different stretches. You customer will feel incredible and you as a therapist will have an amazing tool. Techniques are based on acro-yoga.

This course can only be taught with a minimum of 2 people.

 

Course            Flying stretches
Open               To everyone who is flexible
Duration:         5 hours, 2 times 2,5 hours
Cost:              2.900 Bath for 2 students (convert currency)


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