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Thai Yoga Massage and Bodywork Career Guide
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What is Thai bodywork? Thai bodywork, also called Thai yoga massage, has a unique character that is both relaxing and invigorating. It is a combination of passive yoga stretching, acupressure, reflexology, energy work, and meditation.

The Thai practitioner uses his/her thumb, palm, elbow, knee, and foot pressure to create a very unique healing art, which the Thais often refer to as energy medicine. Thai bodywork is more than passive yoga. Its profound effect releases tension, increases vitality, relaxes and revitalizes the entire body. Thai massage is unmatched in its ability to open joints and increase range of motion and flexibility.

How is Thai bodywork practiced?
Thai Massage is traditionally performed with the receiver lying on a floor mat wearing loose, comfortable clothing. This gives the practitioner leverage and the ability to use his/her body very effectively to facilitate deep muscle stretching and joint release, as well as point pressure, to open the body's subtle energy channels. Therapists are trained to respect everyone's varied amount of flexibility and can therefore benefit the limber, as well as those who are not very limber, by stretching everyone to their own personal limits. It is a very thorough treatment, treating the whole body, lasting for 1½ hours or 2 hours. The work is rhythmic and meditative, enabling both the client and practitioner to voyage together into deeper realms of consciousness and tranquility. The focus is balance and to create wholeness of body, mind and spirit.

What Thai bodywork certification is available?
Upon completion of coursework in Thai bodywork from an accredited program, which might require 500 hours of training and practice, optional board certification is available. Alternatively one can sit for a personal competency review exam administered by the ITTA Board of Examiners.

Get more Thai yoga massage program and training info by contacting the massage schools below.

Where can I get training?

Arizona

Cortiva Institute - Tucson - A campus in Tucson

Southwest Institute of Healing Arts - Tempe

California

International Professional School of Bodywork - San Diego

Thai Bodywork School of Thai Massage - Training in Chicago, IL

Connecticut

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Groton - Groton

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Newington - Newington

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Westport - Westport

Florida

Boca Beauty Academy - Boca Raton

Keiser Career College - Greenacres

Keiser Career College - Miami Lakes

Keiser Career College - St. Petersburg

Illinois

Thai Bodywork School of Thai Massage - Evanston

Indiana

Thai Bodywork School of Thai Massage - Training in Chicago, IL

Massachusetts

Acupressure Therapy Institute - Quincy

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Newington - Training in Newington, CT

Michigan

Institute of Natural Therapies - Hancock

Institute of Natural Therapies - St. Ignace

Thai Bodywork School of Thai Massage - Training in Chicago, IL

New York

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Westport - Training in Westport, CT

Rhode Island

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Groton - Training in Groton, CT

Utah

Eagle Gate College - Salt Lake City/Murray/Layton

Wisconsin

Thai Bodywork School of Thai Massage - Training in Chicago, IL

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