LEVEL 1 – PRACTITIONER TRAINING (48 hours)

MASTERING THE BASICS

Completion of both the LEVEL 1 – ESSENTIALS and LEVEL 1 – FOUNDATION classes makes up the training requirements for certification as a Practitioner of Thai Yoga Massage. The two classes are non-sequential, they complement one another and either can be done as a first step towards professional practice.

LEVEL 1 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 1 class will cost $430 (X2 = $860),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

LEVEL 1 – ESSENTIALS OF THAI YOGA MASSAGE (24 hours)

GRASPING THE ESSENCE

Completing this course will equip you with a powerfully effective 90-minute sequence of postures and techniques to use on clients, friends and family. Although the focus is mainly on practical application, you will also walk away with a solid grounding in the historic and theoretic background of Thai Yoga Massage. You will receive a detailed Guidebook with pictures and descriptions to aid in your ongoing practice.

Once learned, these Essential techniques can stand alone as a wonderful means of helping anybody to deepen and harmonize their experience in their body. This class also makes up one half of the training requirements needed to become a Certified Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner.

During the last day of the class, you will be able to practice and integrate the moves and postures learnt on the course, allowing for a deepening experience as a healing therapist, gaining from the insight of the teacher’s many years of professional practice.

You will be awarded a Certificate of Completion with 24 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit through NCBTMB.

There are no pre-requisites, but completion of at least one PARTNER THAI YOGA, GUIDED CLASS is recommended.

LEVEL 1 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 1 class will cost $430 (X2 = $860),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

LEVEL 1 – FOUNDATION OF THAI YOGA MASSAGE (24 hours)

BUILDING THE GROUNDWORK

Completion of the FOUNDATION training (even without the Essentials), will put you well on the path towards professional practice. This class, together with the ESSENTIALS training, makes up the full LEVEL 1 – Practitioner Training Curriculum.

You will have acquired a repertoire of at least 90 minutes of Thai Yoga Massage techniques that can complement those learned in the ESSENTIALS class. The fascinating history and philosophic background of Thai Yoga Massage is also covered on this course. You will receive a detailed Guidebook with pictures and descriptions to aid in your ongoing practice.

During the last day of the class, you will be able to practice and integrate the moves and postures learnt on the course, allowing for a deepening experience as a healing therapist, gaining from the insight of the teacher’s many years of professional practice.

You will be awarded a Certificate of Completion with 24 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit through NCBTMB.

There are no pre-requisites, but completion of at least one PARTNER THAI YOGA, GUIDED CLASS is recommended.

LEVEL 1 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 1 class will cost $430 (X2 = $860),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

LEVEL 2 – ADVANCED PRACTITIONER TRAINING (72 hours)

ACHIEVING MASTERY

These 3 advanced courses can be taken in any order, as they are all mutually exclusive. Each is considered to be an immersion into those aspects of the work covered and includes additional theory relating to the history, philosophic, energetic and physiologic basis of Thai Yoga Massage Therapy.

Each of these 3 workshops focuses on all the techniques that apply to the client in the position relevant to that particular module, including all the basic, intermediate and advanced moves, such as hands-free or “commoner” style work, using the feet, knees, elbows, etc.

An integration day for supervised practice and coaching concludes each workshop.
Certificates of Completion will be awarded with 24 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit, through NCBTMB, for each module.

LEVEL 2 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 2 class will cost $430 (X3 = $1,290),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

LEVEL 2 ADVANCED – SIDE-LYING & SEATED (24 hours)

This course focuses on the client in the “side-lying and seated” positions and includes a thorough review of all the fundamentals of Thai Yoga Massage Therapy. It goes into greater depth relating to rhythm, body mechanics, pressure, time frames and sequencing. This course also includes some more advanced techniques with the client in the Supine position.

On completion, participants will be able to demonstrate:

• deeper understanding and application of the Fundamentals of Thai Yoga Massage
• application of a vastly expanded sequence of moves with the client in side-lying, seated and supine positions
• ability to perform many of the side-lying and seated moves using feet, knees and elbows, in the “commoner” style

Pre-requisites are the completion of a minimum of 6 days of Practitioner Level Thai Massage training, with any recognized school or teacher.

LEVEL 2 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 2 class will cost $430 (X3 = $1,290),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

LEVEL 2 ADVANCED – SUPINE (24 hours)

This course focuses on the client lying in the face up position and goes into greater depth relating to the application of energy channels, acupressure points and elements.

On completion, participants will be able to demonstrate:

• the positions of the 10 “sen” (Thai energy meridians)
• how to perform relevant coordinated stretching and massage techniques
• application of a vastly expanded sequence of moves with the client supine
• increased ability to apply correct body mechanics and self care as a practitioner
• ability to perform many of the “supine” moves using feet, knees and elbows, in the “commoner” style

Pre-requisites are the completion of a minimum of 6 days of Practitioner Level Thai Massage training, with any recognized school or teacher.

LEVEL 2 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 2 class will cost $430 (X3 = $1,290),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

LEVEL 2 ADVANCED – PRONE (24 hours)

This course focuses on the client lying in the face down position and goes into greater depth relating to integrating other aspects of Traditional Thai Medicine such as diet, herbs and spiritual practices.

On completion, participants will be able to demonstrate:

• a comfortable level of understanding how Thai Yoga Massage Therapy fits into the greater subject of Traditional Thai Medicine
• application of a vastly expanded sequence of moves with the client prone
• ability to perform many of the “prone” moves using feet, knees and elbows, in the “commoner” style

Pre-requisites are the completion of a minimum of 6 days of Practitioner Level Thai Massage training, with any recognized school or teacher.

LEVEL 2 - PACKAGE PRICE - DISCOUNT OFFER

As a package,
each Level 2 class will cost $430 (X3 = $1,290),
instead of $480, if purchased separately.

THAI ON THE TABLE - FOUNDATION TRAINING (24 HOURS)

ADAPTING THE FOUNDATION TRAINING FOR THE MASSAGE TABLE / TREATMENT BED

Roughly the equivalent of the Level 1 – Essential and Foundation Training listed above, this course is especially relevant for skincare, bodywork and massage therapists who intend to practice Thai-style massage therapy on the bed/table.

On completion and after continued practice, participants will be able to perform up to an hour and a half of full body Thai Massage with the client on a massage table, in the supine and prone positions.

The workshop includes an integration day for supervised practice and coaching to ensure that each participant can go out and practice the “Table Sequence” with the use of the Guidebook, until a professional level of competency is gained (likely in relatively short order).

A Certificate of Completion is awarded with 24 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit through NCBTMB.

Further training on additional moves and techniques must take place in the traditional style on the floor due to client and practitioner safety considerations.
No pre-requisites.

PRIVATE TRAINING

HONING SKILLS WITH THE TEACHER

The most effective way to improve one’s technique and understanding of the work: Deon is available, by appointment, to teach up to 4 students at a time (all levels), in an intensive style and private environment, anywhere in the world. Any of the deonThai™ SCHOOL course material can be addressed in this way.