Traditional Thai Body Massage
2008 Traditional Thai Body Massage Class Schedule
36-Hour Program
Instructor: Wendy Powell, BS, LMT
| Session 1 (18 hrs): | Fri-Sun June 21-23, 2008 | 9:30am-4:30pm |
| Session 2 (18 hrs): | Fri-Sun June 28-30, 2008 | 9:30am-4:30pm |
| Tuition: $495.00/36 CEU hours. | ||
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If you were traveling the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, you would ask for Nuad Pan Borraan, which translates to "ancient massage." The ancient healing massage you would receive in Thailand is the traditional Thai body massage you will learn in Wendy Powell's class.
Traditional Thai body massage is based on an ancient healing system. It combines rhythmic acupressure, assisted yoga, energy balancing, and gentle stretching.
Traditional Thai body massage is founded upon the belief in a life energy called lom, which literally translates to "wind." Lom is inherent in all forms of life and it travels through pathways in the body called sen. When these pathways, or channels, get blocked a person experiences discomfort or diseases. Traditional Thai Massage is one ancient healing system that works to unblock the energy channels by stimulating the flow of lom through sen, bringing about a general feeling of balance and well being.
The benefits from facilitated stretching and deep breathing that is shared between the practitioner and recipient during a Thai body massage session is difficult to achieve through western forms of exercise or an individual yoga practice. The Thai Massage practitioner works with spiritual discipline that incorporates mindfulness in breathing and loving kindness (metta) that brings the session to a higher mind/body experience for both the practitioner and recipient.
Class Curriculum & Organization
The 36-hour Traditional Thai Body Massage training program is divided into two practical sessions presented over two consecutive weekends. The sessions are designed to teach Thai body massage in the supine, side-lying, prone, and seated positions. By the end of the course participants will be able to put all the positions and movements together to perform a comprehensive Thai body massage.
About the Instructor
Wendy is a graduate of Chapman University of Orange, CA with a major in Business Management. She also is a graduate of the Swedish massage therapy program at THAI.
Wendy obtained certifications in traditional Thai massage, advanced Thai therapeutic massage, and Thai foot massage from the world-renowned Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand.
Wendy provides traditional Thai body and foot massage at The Spa at THAI, and she plans to continue enhancing her skills with further studies in clinical massage therapy and Asian bodywork.