Table Thai Stretch Massage

Course review:

A short two-day course to bring Thai yoga massage skills to the couch, specifically the wonderful techniques of Thai yoga massage sretches. Can be used as a treatment on its own, or in conjuction with other forms of massage. This course is suitable for all massage practitioners.

The course will include an introduction to the history of Thai yoga massage and the theory behind this ancient form of therapy. The tradition of Thai yoga massage is based on the healing benefits of working energy-lines through acupressure, stretches and joint mobilisation. The floor-based stretches typical of a traditional Thai yoga massage treatment are adjusted so that they can be applied on the couch.

This course is particularly good for those therapists who would like to incorporate more stretching into their massage treatments without having to invest in new equipment. It is also suitable for those practitioners who find moving around on the floor to be difficult or uncomfortable and so are not interested in doing a full Thai yoga massage course (floor-based).

This two-day course will teach techniques and moves for a client resting in the supine and prone positions. There is a further advanced (one-day) course for the side-lying position which can be taken a week later alongside a deep tissue massage course (one-day). More details can be found on the school's website: www.centralschoolmassage.com

The course will cover the following:

theory of Thai yoga massage and energy lines

location of some Sen (energy) lines

basic Thai massage techniques

effective stretches for the client in Supine and Prone position

how to use your whole body safely and effectively

good body positioning to achieve maximum effect with minimal effort