time/ date description  location
Sat. and Sun.

March 3rd-4th

9am-4pm

Thai Massage Foundations
Two day course

This twelve hour course is designed to allow students to delve a little deeper into the art of Thai Yoga Massage and perhaps help students decide if they wish to continue their studies with Metta River in longer trainings. You will learn a 60 minute form which will allow you to begin practicing this ancient art on friends and family. This course is great for Yoga students who wish to inform their practice with the art of touch and teachers who want to improve their ability to give adjustments in class.

After completing this course, students will know how to:

~Perform a basic 60min. Thai Yoga Massage session

~Incorporate the fundamentals of flowing transitions between postures

~Maintain proper body alignment & stances that create a mutually beneficial massage for practitioner & recipient

~Integrate "Metta" (compassion) and meditation into your work

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Tao Healing arts Center
Shiatsu School of California

*12 ceu hours

Please contact smsc by phone or email with your inquiries 


office hours.

Monday to Friday: 

12:00pm to 5:00pm

 

phone 310.581.0097 via 

email info@smsconline.com 

visit the school at 

2309 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405


Contact us~
info@mettariver.com
503-234-0325
for more info
November 2012

Thai Massage  Level I
5 day intensive
Our Level I program will give you the tools to practice a full 90 minute massage using traditional Thai techniques with demonstrations and lots of hands on practice daily. In this course we will:

~Introduce the basic history, philosophy and culture from which the practice arises.

~Learn the elements of the energetic body through the sen line theory rooted in the yogic nadis and become familiar with a host of marma points.

~Learn the fluid dance of thai massage for effortless transition between postures.

Work with the yogic principals of alignment, learning to create a mutually beneficial practice for both practitioner and recipient in every session.

Practice meditations as they relate to focusing on the healing process in this unique healing system.

The course culminates with a full massage exchange giving and receiving.

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Enchanted Mountain Yoga Center

Garopaba • Santa Catarina •Brazil

to register for this course
contact IYT Integrative Yoga directly-
Call to register:
(800) 750-9642 - from USA
(415) 670-9642 - outside USA

Brazil Telefone: 55 + (48) 3254-2112


Contact us~
info@mettariver.com
503-234-0325

November 2012

Thai Massage Level II
5 day intensive

Our Level II course moves deeper into the practice. In this second week we will experience a stronger emersion into Thai Massage during which students will learn a New full 90 minute massage. This course is for those who crave more information and a higher understanding after the Level I course, or want to incorporate Thai Massage on a professional level in their healing practice.

In the Level II course you will learn:

~The anatomy and physiology of Thai Massage, learning the mechanics of the body and how Thai Massage opens and creates healing for the physical body.

~Learn contraindications for diseases and pathologies creating a more therapeutic massage.

~Explore a deeper study of the senline theory and its relationship to the energetic body in Yoga. The foundation of Thai Massage and root of its healing power is based on the energy body.

Learn more self care techniques and how to deepen your intuition as a practitioner. Connecting to your client is at the heart of the practice.

The Level II course culminates with a full massage exchange giving and receiving, incorporating all this new information and considerations.
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Enchanted Mountain Yoga Center

Garopaba • Santa Catarina •Brazil

to register for this course
contact IYT Integrative Yoga directly-
Call to register:
(800) 750-9642 - from USA
(415) 670-9642 - outside USA

Brazil Telefone: 55 + (48) 3254-2112


Contact us~
info@mettariver.com
503-234-0325

No workshop scheduled at this time

Thai Massage Taster 
3hour workshop


Always Wondered what Thai Massage was about?

Bring some relaxation and rejuvenation to your day.

Thai yoga massage is a dynamic body work therapy based on yoga and ayurveda. This unique healing system relieves pain caused by muscle tension or old injuries, improves circulation, boosts the immune system, and brings balance to the entire body.

 ~You will learn, give, and receive a 20 minute massage that you can take with you.

 ~Share this experience with a friend partner or family member

~Thai Massage is performed fully clothed on a traditional massage mat.

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If you would like to host this workshop:

~at your yoga studio, 
~massage school, ~incorportate it into your yoga teacher training program,
~or facilitate this course to a private group....

Contact us~
info@mettariver.com
503-234-0325