Training General Description

When ? From February 16th to March 13th 2009

Where ? Circus in LUANG PRABANG, LAOS. In a spacious teacher training school situated 2.5 km north of Luang Prabang along the banks of the Nam Khan river.

For Whom ? Anybody who has previous experience in
Thaï massage (training, practice). Thai Massage Circus is not a beginner class.

How long ? One month course. 6h30 Thaï massage class
per day. 6 days a week.

With whom ? : Five highly experience Thai massage and Yoga teachers

How many students ? : Circus capacity is maximum 34 students

How much ? : 1490 euros in rooms. Cost includes food, accommodation, course fee, yoga sessions, and circus manual.

Training Program

Major Thai massage principles :
- The message of Master Pichet

The « Focus intention » concept in Zen Thaï :
- how to develop concentration in our practice from moment
to moment (meditation in motion)

Anatomy :
- Palpatory anatomy workshop
- Applied anatomy to Thaï massage practice

Biomechanics :
- Types and classification of joints in the body
- Axes and movements of the major joints of the body.
- Spine particularities

Clinical approach :
- Indications and limits of Thaï massage practice
- Case studies in small groups

Therapeutics points
- Contribution from Thaï massage, Shiatsu and Traditionnal
Chinese Medecine (TCM)

Thaï massage classical routine : a blessing or a curse ?
- Basic technics improvement
- Free your hands and create your own Thaï massage

Thai massage and pregnancy :
- benefits and contraindication during pregnancy
- specifics ailments (sciatica, circulatory problems, etc.)

What can we learn from osteopathy ?
- Concept of general osteopathic treatment
- Internal organs routine
- Cracking or not cracking ?

For fun : acrobatic pratice and flying Circus

The schedule for this one-month course includes 1 day and a half off each week (Wednesday afternoon and Saturday).
The following schedule may slightly vary from week to week.

A sample daily schedule

- « Bell wake up ! »…… 6h30 am

- meditation………………. 6 :45 to 7 :30 am

- yoga class………………. 7 :30 to 8 : 45 am

- Breakfast………………….8 :45 to 10 am

- Course…………………….10 am to 1 pm

- Lunch and rest…………1 to 3 pm

- Course……………………..3 to 6 :30 pm

- Dinner………………………7 pm