Thai Acupressure Massage: Feet Hands & Face for the Mat (3.5 CE Hours) M83C

Learn about the ancient healing power of Thai Acupressure Massage for Feet, Hands, and Face, as practiced on a traditional Thai mat. This Thai acupressure massage training course also includes a Thai reflexology balancing treatment for the feet and hands. Discover the secrets of this discipline with Dr. Anthony James CMT, DPM, ND, MDAM, SMOKH. Dr. Anthony James is the top instructor of Thai acupressure massage in the United States, and an expert training resource in Thai reflexology.

With Thai acupressure massage and reflexology training, you have the power to bring your clients therapeutic physical and spiritual benefits. Learn to help your clients balance energy, and bring them a nurturing awareness. Physically, Thai acupressure can improve circulation in an arterial, venous, and lymphatic capacity. Clients experiencing issues with dehydration, edema, swelling of the joints, and lack of motion may benefit. With facial acupressure massage, there are skin tightening effects that provide your clients with a non-surgical facelift.

Using Thai reflexology, practitioners and massage therapists can map other areas of the body through massaging the hands and feet, giving the ability to improve organ function and balance the chakras and energy lines.
In this continuing education course, learn to balance the body and spirit of your clients from inside-out.

Be sure to explore our other massage therapy courses in the Thai Massage series!

The step-by-step demonstrations are detailed and very easy to follow and will help a new or experienced massage therapist understand these Asian massage techniques.

This is a must have online CE course for anyone interested in learning about professional Thai acupressure massage techniques.

Presenter:
Dr. James, CMT, DPM, ND, MDAM, SMOKH, the only western Master Instructor to be recognized by the Royal Thai government and recipient of the "Friend of Thailand" Award, has taught and certified over 6000 practitioners full time since 1984. He is the founder of the famous SomaVeda™ Institute, a residential training facility in Florida, home to The Thai Yoga Center and the International Thai Therapists Association (ITTA), and host to the NTYMBCB Thai Yoga and Thai Massage National Board Examinations. He has authored various publications, including the first Thai massage book in English.

This course is worth 3.5 CE Hours

Course Objective:
After completion of this continuing education course, you will be able to:
•    List five objectives you’ll learn in this course
•    Discuss the origins of Thai Acupressure
•    Explain the underlying concepts of Thai Acupressure including the Chakras, Lom and Marma points, as well as Sen lines
•    List seven benefits of Thai Acupressure facials
•    List seven benefits of Thai Acupressure reflexology for the hands and feet
•    List four common sense contraindications for Thai Acupressure
•    Discuss marketing strategies
•    Explain what Puja is
•    Demonstrate how to do  warm up
•    Demonstrate a complete Thai acupressure reflexology procedure on the feet
•    Practice good hygiene
•    Demonstrate a complete Thai acupressure reflexology procedure on the hands
•    Demonstrate a complete Thai acupressure procedure on the face
•    Demonstrate a complete Thai acupressure facial in the seated position
•    Illustrate the point locations on the shoulder, neck and head
•    Demonstrate the walking massage variation
•    Demonstrate the chair massage variation
•    Define 48 terms relevant to Thai massage
•    Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 75% or higher

Customer Reviews
“The explanations and demonstrations in the course is great. I like the fact that after explaining the how and why on side A, we see side B in more of a ‘real time’ atmosphere. Overall an excellent class!” H. Bitter