Thai Foot & Leg Massage Course

Join our Thai Foot & Leg Massage Courses and discover enjoyable ways for you to give a relaxing yet revitalising and beneficial range of Thai massage sessions to your family, friends and clients.

About your trainer...

Gill Webb BA is a multi-disciplined therapist and teacher. Over the course of the last 20 years she has taught Aromatherapy, Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Reflexology, NLP, Indian Head and Shoulders Massage and would now like to share Thai Foot, Hand and Face massage with you. She has taught in Turkey, India and Thailand as well as in various locations in the UK. She holds ITEC and City and Guilds Teaching Certificates and has spent many years teaching in both the public and private sectors.

About Thai Foot & Leg Massage

Thai Foot & Leg Massage sessions are both relaxing and revitalizing. Thai massage/Thai yoga massage has been used in Thailand for centuries. It is related to Ayurvedic principles and is believed to have arrived in Thailand from India, at about the same time as Buddhism. It is often considered as an energy therapy because of the flow of energy being encouraged between specific points of the body.

Thai massage works with 10 main sen (energy meridians), although it is believed there are 72,000 energy meridians flowing throughout the body. By working with the energy the aim is to stimulate areas which may be tired and depleted, and to calm down areas which are “hyper”. The therapist who has trained in full body Thai massage techniques may work the whole body in sessions which can vary from 90 minutes to 5 hours, depending on the desired outcome. Thai foot (and leg), Thai hand (and arm) and Thai face massage can be used independently of each other or combined. Unlike Reflexology, the treatment is aimed to help the individual restore balance by generally stimulating the reflex points rather than making use of very specific reflex points to treat specific organs. By stimulating the reflex points, energy is encouraged to flow through the body and promote general well being.

In the West, Thai massage has become increasingly popular. Its benefits are being appreciated as an ever growing number of people are experiencing relief from conditions such as tension headaches, stress, muscular aches and pains and insomnia.

It’s a very flexible treatment as it is traditionally carried out with the recipient fully dressed, in loose, comfortable clothes. It can be given with the recipient sitting on a chair, on a recliner, lying down on a couch or on the floor. This is fast becoming a very popular treatment in health and beauty salons, with holistic therapists as well as at venues such as Holistic Fairs. It will soon become very popular in Spas too.

THAI FOOT AND LEG MASSAGE

Entry requirements:

None.

This course is both for qualified massage therapists who are looking to add an extra skill to their repertoire, as well as for people who wish to learn these techniques to help enhance general well being for those receiving the treatments.

If you wish to learn for self interest this course offers you the necessary theory and practical experience. To work professionally you will need to have qualified in Anatomy and Physiology Qualification, as well as  Massage/Shiatsu and/or Reflexology.

What will you learn?

Theory:

History of Thai Massage, treatment objectives, contra-indications, benefits, contra-actions, after care suggestions and the client consultation.

Practical application:

Practical: warm-up, and work on feet, lower legs.  Techniques include effleurage, palm squeezing, circling, knuckle sliding, friction, hacking, kneading, pressure points, tapotement and working with the sticks.

How do we assess competency?

Practical assessment of complete client session.  Theory assessment - multiple choice questions (for the people wishing to have the professional qualification). 5 x case studies (for the people wishing to have the professional qualification)

2 days training and assessments: £150 per person.

Next dates (2012):

2 days:

Option 1) Saturday 28th/Sunday 29th April 2012

Option 2) Sunday 20th/Monday 21st May 2012

Option 3) Tuesday 17th/Wednesday 18th July 2012

Option 4) Monday August 13th/Monday August 20th 2012.

Who recognises these courses?

Our Thai massage courses are approved by the Complementary Medical Association.  The CMA represents practitioners of complementary medicine in many disciples.  www.the-cma.org.uk

and by CThA, Complementary Therapists Association. www.ctha.com

To enrol now using cash, cheque, PayPal, credit or debit cards click the following link: APPLY TODAY!

Gill can travel to other parts of the United Kingdom and Overseas to deliver the courses, by arrangement.

Thai Hand, Foot & Face Massage Training Courses in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.   (Photos taken recently in Thailand where Gill presented a training course.)