Course Traditional Thai Massage on the Mat
Advanced training for healthcare professionals
– Miami 
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A highly interactive series where you will learn the and master Traditional Thai Massage techniques on the mat in Prone, supine, side lying and sitting positions. Focused on combining theory and ample opportunities to practice and trade, this series is paced in short 4-hour sessions to ensure you master small bite-size segments to put together a 60-90 minute traditional Thai Massage session in the Style of Northern Thailand. The series focuses on:
- Body mechanics on the floor
- Prone, Supine, Side-Lying & Sitting techniques
- Stretches
- Guided Breathing
- Acupressure techniques and Sen-Line Theory
- Indications & Contraindications
- History, Culture, Tradition and Uses of Thai Massage
- Student Clinic
- Performing a 90 minute full body treatment
CE Hours: 64
NCBTMB Approved: YES
Florida Board-Approved: YES
Instructor: Teba Orueta, LMT
Duration: multiple days
INSTRUCTOR
Teba Orueta, B.A., LMT, YA-200
Former Educating Hands School of Massage Faculty and Director of Continuing Education, and now Head of DeNatura® Wellness & Seminars, Teba is a trained Massage Therapist, Yoga Instructor and Meditation Coach. Trained in Thailand, India and Licensed in the United States, Teba has been a SPA Director for The Ritz-Carlton Abama in Spain and Park Grove Miami. She is an international SPA trainer for multiple properties at Auberge Resorts Collection, The Westin, The Ritz-Carlton and other hospitality and fitness groups. Former Educational Board Member for the Praxis Institute and instructor for the Florida State Massage Therapy Association, and Instructor for Nurturing the Mother® National Certification in Prenatal Labor Support and PostPartum Massage.
Teba teaches beginner and intermediate massage therapy techniques in English & Spanish internationally on the following subjects:
Traditional Thai Massage on the Mat, Thai on the Table, Swedish Meets Thai, Foot Reflexology, Hand and Ear Reflexology, Water Massage, Trigger Point Techniques, Lymphatic Drainage, Prenatal, Labor Support and Postpartum Massage, Geriatric Massage, Monochord Sound Healing, Face Massage, Geothermal Hot & Cold Stone Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Stretching, Thai Herbal Compress Massage, RAD Self Myofascial Release Body Rolling, Cupping, Draping & SOAP Note Taking, Ethics, Law, Prevention of Errors, Human Trafficking.
TESTIMONIALS
Real students and graduates share their impressions
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Michelle Stoppi, LMT
Therapist, retreat facilitator and educator at five star spas & internationally acclaimed wellness centers around the world. For over 20 years, Michelle has maintained a thriving CranioSacral Therapy practice in Miami Beach, Florida. She brings to the table a Masters Degree in Psychology, decades as an Advanced Yoga Therapist, and years of living and learning in the Far East.
Michelle’s treatments quiet the mind, unwind the body, calm the nervous system and fill the soul with light.
Michelle has developed a unique CranioSacral Therapy curriculum, protocols and course books, drawing from 25 years of experience practicing and training licensed healthcare workers in Miami’s top massage training centers, as well as internationally for Auberge Resorts Intl.
Gilad Schafman, LMT
Former Educating Hands School of Massage Faculty and now Head of the Massage Department at Reidman College (The largest and the first college foralternative, complementary and integrative medicine with six branches all over Israel), Gilad is a trained Structural Integration Therapist who teaches advanced massage therapy technique.
Gilad has been the Lead Developmental Specialist and Massage Therapist at Miami Beach Pediatrics Center for Integrative Medicine as well as the Founder and President for 7 years of the Association for Massage and Bodywork in Israel(AMBI). His experience includes Senior Teacher of the Neuro-Developmental Functional Approach (NDFAT) for The Center for Improving Learning Skills at Even-Yehuda in Israel, the Head of the massage program at Medica College in Cfar-Saba and Tsabar Collage in Jerusalem and a Senior Teacher and practitioner at the Elbaum Center for learning Disabilities in Cfar-Saba Israel. He is also a certified Journey Method Therapist for emotional healing.
Gilad teaches subjects including: Postural Evaluation, Kinesiology & Palpation, Myofascial Release Techniques, Balancing the Senses – The Neuro Developmental Functional Approach Therapy, Gentle Corrective Stimuli, Emotional Release Bodywork and Postural Integration Certification Program, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Hydrotherapy and, Yoga and Ethics.
Dr. Marisol McManus, A.P. DOM
Dr. Marisol McManus, A.P. is a Board Certified Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Herbalist, Injection Therapist and Medical Qi-Gong Instructor.
She teaches Cupping, Gua Sha and Facial Rejuvenation courses to licensed therapists and acupuncture physicians who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of traditional chinese medical practices and the theory of 5-elements.
WHY TRAIN WITH US?
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
We are nationally recognized NCBTMB-approved instructors and providers with decades of clinical and teaching experience, a passion for education and a plethora of researched and time-tested learning techniques, fine-tuned to meet the evolving needs of the profession. We automatically report to CE Broker.
PERSONALIZED COACHING IN CLASS
Our classes are kept small on purpose: we believe in the benefit of learning in comfortable groups with no more than 18 students, where our instructors can be readily available to offer 1-2-1 coaching to all participants, answer questions comfortably, and establish a personal rapport.
MULTILINGUAL INSTRUCTORS
We teach in English and/or Spanish by native speakers, depending on location and schedule. Advanced hands-on bodywork education received in the therapist’s native language enhances the safety, skill and quality of our profession, making the therapeutic benefits of our work available to all.
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