HandsFree Thai Massage
Hours: 32.00
CEU Contact Hours: 32.00
Tuition: $675.00 (50 percent deposit required at registration)
This course provides in-depth study of the techniques of HandsFree Thai(tm), which allow the practitioner to work on large or heavily muscled clients in a way that is highly beneficial for the client and the practitioner. Commoner or rural style (Nuad Chaleisak) techniques, originating in the northern, hill tribe regions of Thailand, allow the therapist to provide broad, deep pressure without stress on the hands or shoulders. Many asana variations using feet and knees, taught as a 2 hour treatment sequence employing all treatment attitudes.
Thai massage has a long tradition of walking techniques, as do many other cultures. These techniques can be practiced without elaborate equipment such as ropes, bars or specially made treatment rooms. If the practitioner is developing balance, a simple object like a chair is sufficient to help maintain safe balance while on the client. We teach the student to be able to do this work with as little mechanical assistance as possible.
HandsFree Thai(tm) is an excellent way for the practitioner to safely work with athletes and other clients who require deeper pressure without endangering the hands, wrists and shoulders. As in all of our courses, we maintain a strong therapeutic focus in our teaching, guiding the student in how to work with specific issues of pain or dysfunction. We employ the principles of Clinical Thai Bodywork to teach the student patterns of pain and its origins while using walking techniques.
Prerequisite: Level 1.
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Upcoming Classes
- Aug 04 : Level 2
- Aug 13 : AP1
- Aug 20 : Level 3
- Sep 10 : Level 1
- Sep 13 : TableSpa
- Sep 17 : LPK
- Oct 08 : HandsFreeL1
- Oct 11 : HandsFreeL2
- Nov 05 : Level 1
- Nov 19 : CTBFundamentals
- Nov 29 : TableSpa
- Dec 03 : Level 1
- Jan 07 : Level 1
- Jan 12 : Level 2
- Jan 21 : Level 3

