This foundational course teaches the basic principles of Thai bodywork, including practitioner and recipient alignment, proper use of hands and fingers, and how to cultivate rapport with your client. Using your hands, arms, and feet, you'll learn a sequence of techniques to guide the recipient’s entire body through a 60-minute sequence of basic muscle massage and joint movement, moving the client’s body in and out of basic therapeutic yoga postures.

Each day you will learn and practice self-massage, as well as partner massage.  Come to each session prepared to move your body and learn how to interact with another person’s body.

Lecture topics for the course include:

The history and philosophy of Nuad Boran in Thailand

The status of Thai Yoga Therapy in the United States

Healing Touch as a Spiritual Practice

Lunch provided each day.

A full color manual provided.