Training Courses in the healing art of Nuad Phaen Boran
Thai Massage (Nuad Phaen Boran) is an ancient healing technique, which uses compression as a means to release muscular, nervous and energetic tension. It is practiced on the floor in full clothing. The masseuse uses his/her body weight in order to help release tension and work the Zen Energy Lines. It has been likened to a fusion between reflexology, acupressure and assisted yoga stretching.
Benefits of Thai Massage
- Facilitates deep relaxation and calms the nervous system
- Increases muscle flexibility
- Creates mobility in joints
- Improves blood and lymph circulation
- Restores body alignment and balances major muscle groups
- Opens blockages in the musculoskeletal, respiratory, endocrine and other body systems
- Relieves joint and muscle stiffness associated with aging
- Increases vitality
Thai Massage also alleviates sports injuries, lower back pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, arthritis, migraines, depression, digestive problems, menstrual irregularities and pain as well as degenerative conditions.
Training courses
LEVEL 1
This is a 8-hour intensive training course aimed at beginners.
Course Objectives
- To train participants in how to give Thai Massage at a basic level.
- To provide the primary tools for healing through Thai Massage.
- To increase knowledge of the body’s muscular, skeletal and energetic anatomy.
Course Outline
The intensive course includes training in:
- How to apply pressure by using thumbs and palms.
- How to develop an awareness of one’s own body while giving massage.
- How to use weight as a tool for muscular compression.
- Massage techniques for working in supine (lying on back) and seated positions.
- A 30 minute full-body massage routine.
Requirements for participation
You must be able to kneel on the floor.
Course Objectives
- To train participants in how to give Thai Massage at a basic level.
- To provide the primary tools for healing through Thai Massage.
- To increase knowledge of the body’s muscular, skeletal and energetic anatomy.
Course Outline
The intensive course includes training in:
- How to apply pressure by using thumbs and palms.
- How to develop an awareness of one’s own body while giving massage.
- How to use weight as a tool for muscular compression.
- Massage techniques for working in supine (lying on back) and seated positions.
- A 30 minute full-body massage routine.
Requirements for participation
You must be able to kneel on the floor.
Level 2
This is a 10-hour intensive training aimed at deepening one's practice. In order to participate in this training you need to have successfully completed Level 1.
Course Objectives
- To deepen the participant' s Thai massage practice.
- To offer information on location and healing properties of the 10 major Zen energy lines.
- To teach techniques for full body use during massage.
- To teach how to mobilize joints.
Course Outline
- Revision of Level 1.
- How to use feet, knees, elbows and forearms to massage.
- How to work the Zen Energy Lines.
- Which Energy Lines to work for specific conditions (indigestion, headaches, back and shoulder pain).
- How to practice yoga-like stretches and mobilize joints and spine.
- Massage techniques for working on a prone (lying on the tummy) and side positions.
Course Objectives
- To deepen the participant' s Thai massage practice.
- To offer information on location and healing properties of the 10 major Zen energy lines.
- To teach techniques for full body use during massage.
- To teach how to mobilize joints.
Course Outline
- Revision of Level 1.
- How to use feet, knees, elbows and forearms to massage.
- How to work the Zen Energy Lines.
- Which Energy Lines to work for specific conditions (indigestion, headaches, back and shoulder pain).
- How to practice yoga-like stretches and mobilize joints and spine.
- Massage techniques for working on a prone (lying on the tummy) and side positions.
Self-Massage
This is a 2 hour training course.
Students will be introduced to the various techniques for applying pressure to their own body in order to release muscular tension. The training includes a 7-step routine for youth longevity facial massage that delays the signs of ageing. We also learn auto-reflexology, where you learn which points on the foot to work to release physical, energetic and organ tension. Students will then have a 20 minute self- massage routine which can be practices with or without massage oils.
Students will be introduced to the various techniques for applying pressure to their own body in order to release muscular tension. The training includes a 7-step routine for youth longevity facial massage that delays the signs of ageing. We also learn auto-reflexology, where you learn which points on the foot to work to release physical, energetic and organ tension. Students will then have a 20 minute self- massage routine which can be practices with or without massage oils.
Couple's Massage Workshop
This is a 3 hour workshop where you learn how to relax your partner through healing touch, compression, breath work and stretching. You will learn how to give a stimulating foot massage, a back and shoulder rub and how to release mental and emotional tension through breathing and stretching. Scheduled for private sessions only. Embark on a new partner experience of attentiveness to each other and healing through touch.
Please note that these are short courses and are not designed to provide participants with a certification to work as a Thai Massage practitioner. They are aimed at offering techniques to help ease and relax loved ones, but cannot be used in a professional context. Participants who require it can be presented with a Certificate of Completion.
