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Thai Massage: Southern Wat Po Style Certification

(32 Category B CEUs - CE: 802-58)

Open to massage therapy graduates, LMTs and certain other licensed health care professionals.

This course provides Wat Po massage, the predominant method practiced in southern Thailand, which is based on Buddhist history and philosophy, Chinese acupressure meridians and yoga. Instruction will center on using the practitioner's body weight as the primary tool in creating a dynamic and deeply healing treatment. Students will learn the slow and fluid rhythm that characterizes practitioner movements in Thai massage. Students will be taught to develop a sensitivity to, and understanding of the unique qualities of each client's body. We will cover how to treat clients with elbows, knees, and feet based on various yoga postures in the supine, prone, lateral recumbent, and sitting positions. This course will also provide students with a solid foundation in Thai stretching techniques to be used as a part of the overall treatment process. Instruction will include an introduction to the special concept of the Nadi energy lines adapted from India and the use of acupressure techniques on the ten abdominal pressure points that correspond both to the Nadi lines and various parts of the body. At the end of the 30 hour course, students will have learned all of the techniques necessary to be able to properly perform a two-hour full-body Wat Po Thai massage.

Dates: Every Sunday in March 2011 (March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th)

Time: 9:30 AM - 6 PM

Tuition: $600

To register go to swedishinstitute website.

Are you interested in learning the secrets of Wat Po Thai massage from long time practitioner Pailin Winotaka? Pailin offers Wat Po Thai massage classes and workshops for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students in a variety of settings.

A native of Thailand, Pailin learned Thai massage at the world-renowned Wat Po Temple in Bangkok, where she had the privilege to study directly with the head master. Her expert method has been featured in articles in SELF Magazine and Conde Nast Traveler. She is also a licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbalist, and Yoga instructor.

Wat Po Thai massage combines Indian yoga stretching with Chinese acupressure. The technique involves manipulating the limbs into various yoga postures, while at the same time stimulating the flow of the vital energy. The result is a deeply relaxing and profoundly healing experience.

Pailin offers private full-weekend Wat Po Thai massage workshops in both Manhattan and Queens on a monthly basis. Class size for Pailin’s private workshops are limited to 10 students.

To reserve your place in one or more of Pailin’s Thai Massage Workshops call (917) 620-9819 or e-mail Pailin at thinkneedles@aol.com.