What You'll Learn
- The benefits, indications, contraindications, and assessments for Thai massage
- The application and techniques of Thai Massage
- The history of Thai Massage
- Principles of traditional Thai medicine
Approvals in the United States
50 NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education Units- Thai Massage
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- Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy NCBTMB Approved Provider Number: 1020
Course Overview
Students of the Thai Massage Program will learn how to perform Thai massage treatments which originate from Thailand and are based on balancing the energetic systems of the body.
To give students a solid foundation of knowledge to support the hands-on skills learned, the history of the modality is presented, along with traditional Chinese medicine, including Qi, Yin Yang theory, Five Element theory, channels (meridians), and tsubo.
Students learn the benefits, indications, contraindications, and assessments for Thai massage. In our Thai massage training program, students will also learn the proper application of palming, finger and thumbing techniques, elbow and forearm techniques, stretching, joint mobilization, and foot techniques with the use of effective and efficient body mechanics.
Warm-up, centering, and focusing methods are emphasized as well as postural awareness. At the completion of the class, students are able to perform a 2-hour Thai massage treatment on a mat on the floor.
Both written and hands-on evaluations will be used to assess students for a complete understanding of techniques prior to receipt of the Thai Massage certification.
The addition of this modality makes practitioners more versatile, enriching the menu of services bodywork practitioners offer their clients. For example, some clients will be drawn to the centering and grounding aspects of the Thai Massage practice. Others may prefer how the stretching makes their bodies feel. Clients may like that no lubricants are used and that they remain fully clothed instead of being draped by a sheet. This versatility can help develop a stable client base by giving clients options in addition to Western massage therapy.
Prerequisites
- Must be a Licensed or Certified Massage Therapist
- Thai Massage is performed on mats on the ground. There is significantly greater physical demand on the body of the practitioner than traditional table work including spending time kneeling, bending, lifting, squatting, sitting on the buttocks, and using the feet and toes.
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