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Expand your skills as a professional therapist with this 12 hour online massage CE course teaching the principles and practices of Thai yoga massage. Thai yoga massage has been practiced for centuries in Thailand. In this unique healing art, the therapist guides the recipient through a series of yoga postures while massaging the body's energy lines and pressure points. This course will give you a strong introduction to Thai yoga massage and how it works. A DVD and online video is included demonstrating many Thai yoga techniques.
This Course Will Present:
The history, origin, and theory of Thai yoga massage
The benefits and contraindications to Thai yoga massage
How Thai Yoga Massage is practiced in Thailand and how it works on the body
An introduction to basic postures and palpation techniques used in Thai yoga massage
DVD and online video (approximately 40 minutes) with technique demonstrations
You Will Receive: Thai Yoga Massage textbook, by Kam Thye Chow, introductory step-by-step DVD and online video (about 40 minutes), guide with instructions, exam of 70 questions, course evaluation, certificate of achievement upon completion, and unlimited phone support for any of your questions.
The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.
Our massage online continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.
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Loved the detailed explanations of the stances, poses, and concepts, along with the diagrams in the book and the DVD helped to further reinforce and give visual explanation to the previously mentioned ideals. - Tyrone V.
I like that the instructional DVD went through an entire session. - S. Fanning, LMT
This is a new chapter with me in massage therapy being that I have done deep tissue and myofascial work for many years so this concept is very different and challenging and I am extremely excited in a new way of working on my clients. - Milton Kreiser, LMT
The DVD complimented the course perfectly. Great customer service. A wonderful experience. I will definately take more courses. - Shelly St. Pierre, LMT
Thai massage is new for me. I enjoyed reading about mindfulness and staying connected with the client. - Heidi Smith, LMT
Thai Yoga Massage is a combination of which of the following arts/modalities?
A. Swedish massage, meditation and Yoga
B. Yoga, Ayurveda and meditation
C. Yoga, Deep tissue massage and Ayurveda
D. Yoga, Tui Na and meditation
How many sen lines are studied in Thai Yoga Massage?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18
How should you finish a Thai Yoga Massage session?
A. Finish the session as you began, in the “namaskar” posture in order to develop an attitude of mindfulness and spiritual awareness
B. Complete the session with sen work on the feet in order to fully relax your recipient
C. Have the recipient roll on to their back and complete the session with a gentle back massage
D. Complete the session with both you and the recipient in the “namaskar” posture in order to meditate with the recipient
Course Author
About the Instructor
Kam Thye
Native of Malaysia, Kam Thye was raised in the tradition of Asian arts and healing customs. He had practiced Tai Chi Chuan and Chinese massage since the age of 13 and had studied Kung Fu and Chi Gong for more than 20 years.
Kam Thye was a resident of Thailand for many years and during this time followed the instructions of Asokananda, who was himself a pupil of the renowned Thai Massage masters, Chaiyuth Priyasith and Piched Boonthumme. Eventually, the pupil became the teacher and Kam Thye spent many years instructing martial arts and Thai Massage in North America, Asia and Europe.
