Thai Massage Training and courses Chiang Mai at Blue Garden

“With my Thai Massage teachings and training’s in Chiang Mai the goal is to inspire practitioners and students (which we all are) to go beyond so called ‘standard’ Massage. Thai Massage is a sacred dance between client and practitioner in which out of intuition, fluidity, creativity and love we allow our clients to reconnect to their body and spirit”

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• Dynamic/Rocking Thai Massage course
• NeuroThai (how to treat pain through nervous system) DNM
• Advanced stretches and Joint Mobilizations course
• Intensive 1 month foundation course Thai Massage
• Neck Therapy
• Advanced Thai Massage course
• Listening touch + Body mechanism
• Foundation Thai Massage course (private 20 hours)
• Private tuition and courses
• Abdominal Chi Massage courses (aka Chi Nei Tsang)
• Why study massage at Blue Garden Chiang Mai

Why study at Blue Garden:
High Quality teaching and personal attention

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There are many massage schools and a great variation of massage courses and training. So what would the reason be to choose to study with us. We will give you reasons we hear Here are some reasons our students tell us frequently why they appreciate it so much to study with us:

Small groups or private teaching
Through my experience as a Thai Massage teacher I found that students progress fastest and learn the best when the teaching is done in small groups (max. 10 students). Crucial in the learning experience is that students get the right guidance and feedback while performing the massage. A dedicated teacher is very important. In this way you will receive direct feedback and progress faster.

Learning Thai Massage takes time
To learn how to give a good Thai massage takes time. To do a 1 week course can be a good start, but is just a start. Most of my students understand this and study longer sometimes up to 80 or more then 100 hours. In this way when they go back home they feel they have enough foundation to start practicing at home. So although I am offering set courses of a week, it it also possible to contact me and tell me what your time frame, your ambitions (about Thai massage) in this way I will be able to make a special program for you.

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Dynamic Thai Massage: Rock your massage to an amazing level

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Why learn Dynamic Thai massage
Just imagine after a massage your client opens her eyes and tells you that this is the most amazing massage she ever had. This is feed back I often receive and one of the secrets is the dynamic and rocking techniques. Dynamic and Rocking Thai Massage is an incredible exciting style which will bliss out your clients. Add this style in to your massage and you will be more popular, attract more clients and able to ask higher rates for your massage.

If you are unable to study this massage with us in Chiang Mai, you can also study with us online. For more info click here

In Dynamic/Rocking Thai Massage we use continuous movement, rocking, waving, harmonic movements, dynamic stretches, joint mobilizations into our massage. As a therapist 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 incredible benefit.

• Rocking gives a deep sense of relaxation, stimulates energy flow
• To free stagnation and to stimulate and recover freedom and mobility
• 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:
Your massage will elevate, grow, reach a new depth, be fuller, more rich and you become a more successful therapist with more clients. Your Thai massage will be more creative, much more fluid, reach deep levels of intuition and you feel more free and capable. The dynamic techniques give you new tools a wider variation to work with  different clients. Because you start to understand how to move from your own body, your massage becomes more effortless, effective and better suited to your own body. A great course to study at our Chiang Mai Massage school. Also you will get unlimited access to our online course (with very clear instruction videos)

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NeuroThai; treating pain by hacking the nervous system

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“NeuroThai is a gentle method of interacting with clients to help them resolve pain, regain function, and feel better through kind and compassionate touch. This is a truly holistic approach, which treats the clients’ nervous system and directly communicates with the brain.”

Why learn NeuroThai?

As a practioner of more then 20 years I have always been very interested in how to help my clients who are suffering from ‘Chronic’ pain, trying many different modalities. Most modalities though are tissue based and don’t pay any attention to the nervous system. It is the nervous system which is the link between our body and our brain. So when I found the approach of how to directly connect to the nervous system (called DNM or Dermo Neuro Modulation) something clicked and I thought by myself: ‘why didn’t we pay to attention earlier to this’.

If you want to learn how to treat client who are suffering from pain (like back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain etc.) this is the course for you. Through this course you will not only have a better understanding of the ‘science’ of pain, but also learn treatment techniques and an approach of how to massage clients in gentle and  safe way who are suffering from pain.

As a practioner of more then 20 years I have always been very interested in how to help my clients who are suffering from ‘Chronic’ pain, trying many different modalities. Most modalities though are tissue based and don’t pay any attention to the nervous system. It is the nervous system which is the link between our body and our brain. So when I found the approach of how to directly connect to the nervous system (called DNM or Dermo Neuro Modulation) something clicked and I thought by myself: ‘why didn’t we pay to attention earlier to this’.

In this approach we our focus will be the nervous system. It is the the nervous system is that communicates with our brain. And by giving a new/novel input to our nervous system we can can help people who are in pain much better.

As a caution I need to state that in no way this is ‘the magic bullet’ and that we can ‘heal’ everybody who is suffering from chronic pain. But this approach for sure will equip you to help people with pain much better and much effective. Not only through manual therapy, but also by how to communicate with them. And it also gives you a deeper understanding of the science of pain

About Neuro Thai/ Pain treatments

Neuro Thai combines the modality of Thai Massage with the approach of targeting the clients nervous system to help our clients with many pain presentations. From Thai massage we take the tradition of working on the mat, the importance of the listening touch, the mind body connection, body mechanisms and the creativity. This we combine with the principles of an approach called DMN (Dermo Neuro Modulation) where the focus is on the nervous system 

• It is possible to combine Neuro Thai within a session of Thai Massage (or any other massage modality),
• Or it is possible to make it a ‘stand alone massage’

It is important to understand that NeuroThai is not a new modality, but it is an  idea
or an approach that can be infused within any massage modality

What is revolutionary within NeuroThai (and which comes from DMN) though is that the focus will be on the client’s nervous system, which is the connection between the brain and our body.

What will you learn?

Tissue based approach< towards the nervous system. It is possible to integrate this revolutionary new approach into your existing massage< Although this course is very hands-on (80% of the course) we will also cover the theoretical background. Like how the nervous system works, how this fits in with modern Pain science, neuro dynamics, biopsysocial model of pain etc.
You will learn:

• How to treat pain, dysfunctions, limited range, in neck, back, shoulders, jaw, spine, hips, sacrum, hands, arms, legs and more
• Overall more then 50 to 60 techniques, all with the intention to decrease pain and/or increase range of motion
• A whole new approach (NeuroThai/pain treatments/Dermo neuro Modulation). Bringing to focus of our practice on the nervous system;  The brain – skin connection. How by touching the skin we are communicating with the brain through the cutaneous nerves
• What is pain; based on the Biopsysocial model of pain. A truly holistic and science based approach. Where one looks not only at the biological causes of pain but also on the social and psychological causes.
• Pain Neuro science education. How to educate/explain to our clients in ‘normal’ language how chronic pain works. It can help to clear out misunderstanding/misinformation about (chronic) pain
• Touch physiology (or quality of touch). Importance of touch and how touch works; a touch that is Slow, Light, Kind, Intelligent, Responsive, Effective, Warm
• Therapeutic Alliance + Movement:  The importance of your relation with the client: interactive (instead of operative). Making the client an interactive part in the ‘healing’
• Neuro dynamics or mobilization of the nervous system: communication between different parts of the nervous system in relation to the musculoskeletal system

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The 1 month intensive Thai Massage course; Building a strong foundation

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Why enroll in the 1 month foundation Thai massage course at Blue Garden Chiang Mai?
The goal of the 1 month intensive Thai Massage training is to give you as a beginning student a firm and strong foundation. As a result within this month you will have enough skill, experience and knowledge to be a good Thai 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 (see my blog post). Many students who start with high expectations after a week understand that it will take more time to learn Thai Massage and are very often 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 in Chiang Mai 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 practice improving and with that their level of confidence is growing. And as this happens they are able to start enjoying giving Thai Massage. The last 1 month intensive Chiang Mai Thai Massage course of October I was so happy to see how my students actually improved and how that after 1 month of hard work and dedication they were able to give a full 2 hours Thai Massage.

What you will be learning: 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. There also great benefits in studying with a teacher who is teaching and practicing Thai Massage for more the 15 years (in fluent English) >

• How to use your body (body mechanism)
• Our unique principles of ground, core expression,
  including the right body mechanism
• Start developing the right touch, to be intuitive and to transfer energy
• Theory and Back ground of Thai Massage
• More then 150 techniques
• The 10 energy lines
• How to apply different amount of pressures
• Understanding the the specific needs and the differences between clients bodies.
• A lot of hands on experience, as this course is all about building a strong foundation in your practice

Studied myself with one Thai Massage teacher for more then 12 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 our 1 month intensive Thai Massage foundation 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 Saturday (optional): Practice and play day

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Neck Therapy; treating the neck safely and effectively

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Why learn Neck therapy
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.

If you are unable to study this massage with us in Chiang Mai, you can also study with us online. For more info click here

What will you be learning;
In this massage course I will be teaching you how to give a full upper body treatment consisting of Chest, shoulders, a lot of neck techniques (this is our main focus), and some head and face. You can use this massage as a separate massage (which i do and is very popular) or you can integrate in your massage.

Included with the course is unlimited access to our online course (with very clear instruction videos)

Many of my clients call this a massage from heaven….. This massage will not only ‘send your clients into Nivarna’ during the massage but they also will feel the difference in their body after the massage; less pain, more mobility, less restrictions, a deep sense of relaxation. All our clients struggle with tension/pain in the Neck area (chest/shoulders), are stressed/anxious so to have the tools and the approaches to assist them is essential for every massage therapist.

Of course you will be leaning many interesting, creative and different techniques like compression; stretches; mobilizations; muscle energy techniques. But you also will learn how to improve your quality of touch. As many of our clients are sensitive or are sometimes even afraid to be touched in the neck; how you will be touching is very important. If your touch can resonate kindness, trust, listening your client will feel more save and is able to surrender and let go within the massage. A better quality of touch, or ‘listening/compassionate’ touch, will not only improve the quality of your massage but also the result.

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Listening Touch;
enter the realm of listening and feeling

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Why learn a listening touch + Body mechanism
One of my teachers told me once: Techniques are nothing, Touching is everything.
You can study and know the most amazing techniques, but what really defines how good you
as a massage therapist will be your quality of touch. So many times when I give a massage client tell me, finally somebody who feels and listens to my body. So often therapist are so involved in their techniques or their sequence that they forget the most important part of the massage; to listen and feel. The art of touching is not a given talent but something that can be learned. If your touch is one of listening, is out of softness, not out of hardness, filled with metta (love and kindness) your Thai Massage will change, you will become a much better therapist and will attract much more clients

What you will be learning:
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.

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General advanced Thai Massage; Propel your massage to the next level

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Why learn advanced Thai massage at Blue Garden Chiang Mai
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 Thai Masssage school in Chiang Mai.

What you will be learning:
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. I will work individually work with you, helping you to adjust techniques, body position, and how to change techniques best suited to your body type.

• Many (more than 90) advanced techniques, most of them not to be taught at other massage schools.
• Our unique principles of ground, core and our unique principles of ground, core foundation expression

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Thai Massage foundation;
The best first step

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Why learn Foundation Thai Massage
The first steps on a new journey are by far the most important. So let me give you a firm foundation in art of Thai massage. I will help you with your first steps on the journey of Thai Massage. in this course I will guide you to get an understanding of Thai Massage and its principles. And also so teach you in a way that you will not develop any bad body mechanisms or bad habits. Let me help you to set of in the right direction

>What you will be learning:
Your practice will grow, be more rich and you become a better massage therapist. You will be more fluid in your massage, more intuitive, more creative and feel more free within your practice. You have more variation and more tools in working with different clients. You understand how to use your body more effortless and better suited to your body type

Private tuition and courses;
study privately and progress faster

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Why 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

All our courses can be private:

All our courses can be studied as a private course. If you are interested in one of our courses and you would like to study privately, this is possible. As my time is limited, it will not always be possible to have this option, and a private course will be shorter (in hours then a group course

Abdominal Chi Massage courses (AKA Chi Nei Tsang);

For an overview of our famous Abdominal Chi Massage Courses please click here

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