Prerequisite: None
Duration: 180 Hours Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The 180-hour Professional Nuad Boran Program has been established for Thai Massage students wishing wishing to become a professional in the field of Thai massage.
The instructor, Grant Martens, is the owner and founder of Sirius Health and is recognized as a Registered Instructor and an Advanced Registered Thai Therapist by the Thai Healing Alliance International (THAI). Grant is also a Certified Instructor for the International Training Massage School (ITM) of Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is licensed by the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC) as a Thai Massage Practitioner.
Our courses emphasize hands-on training and practical experience. In addition to working with the instructor and other students, you will have the opportunity to practice your new skills on Sirius Health client volunteers once a week.
The six-week program includes course content from all five levels of Nuad Boran training plus content from the Advanced Acupressure, Advanced Stretching and Dynamic Thai Massage courses.
Course content will progress along four streams of study: Professional, Theoretical, Practical and Ethical.
Professional Course Content
Week 1: Introduction to Thai Massage
Week 2: Becoming a Thai Massage Practitioner
Week 3: Layers of the Physical Body
Week 4: Working with Sen
Week 5: Dynamic Thai Techniques
Week 6: Abdominal Work
Theoretical Course Content
Week 1: Traditional Thai Medicine
Week 2: Thai Element Theory
Week 3: Core Element Constitution
Week 4: Elements Out of Balance
Week 5: Causation and Diagnosis
Week 6: Thai Massage Applications
Practical Course Content
Week 1: Contraindications and Cautionary Sites
Week 2: Intake Forms and SOAP Notes
Week 3: Ergonomics and Proper Breathing
Week 4: Client Maintenance
Week 5: How to Create a Meditative State
Week 6: The Art of Sensing and Intuition
Ethical Course Content
Week 1: Code of Ethics
Week 2: Buddhism and Doctor Shivago
Week 3: Wai Kru and Reusi Dat Ton
Week 4: Buddha Dharma
Week 5: Four Brahmaviharas
Week 6: Noble Eightfold Path and Five Precepts
NHPC: 15 CECs CMMOTA: 24 CECs
Included: 5 Handbooks, Online Course Access, Certificate