Day 3: Anatomy and Physiology and Anatomy Museum
Today we finished the course work for the anatomy and physiology portion of the month long program. This, all in all, took 2 and a half days. I will repeat myself in saying that if you have no...
View ArticleDay 4: Beginning Massage Techniques
So we began our first day of massage, and it is pretty different from the styles we have learned from our two other schools we attended in Chiang Mai. We have two teachers (which, can be confusing at...
View ArticleFirst Off Day (Sunday)
Sundays are “holiday,” or the only day off, from class for the week. Stacy and I did not do anything fun or exciting; we had to do a border run to renew our visas. We did a flight so we could get 30...
View ArticleDay 5: Practice, Practice, Practice
ALL day we practiced the first sequence of steps. By the second half of the day Stacy and I had it all memorized and had become very good with our lines and pressure. Now that we have a better...
View ArticleDay 6 and 7: Side and on the Belly Positions
I did not write yesterday because it was a nice easy day, thought I would wait for some more stuff to write about =) Day 6 (yesterday) we practiced the first half of the day, then after lunch we...
View ArticleDays 8, 9 and 10 – Practice, new steps, then practice test
On day 8 all we did is practice the first 3 steps of our 5 step process, all day. (By the way – when I say “5 step process” each step is a series of massages of lines, thumbing/palming muscles, and...
View ArticleSecond Sunday Day Off – Visiting Wat Po Temple
So yesterday I posted we would only have a few hours for our trip today, which turned into a few hours plus 2. That was nice, but still barely half a day =/ It was made much nicer, however, by having...
View ArticleDays 11, 12 and 13 – Practice, Testing, and shorter massages
Monday, Day 11 of class, we learned and practiced the one and a half hour version of the standard Wat Po massage. Each person basically had one shot to practice before the end of the day. Day 12 we...
View ArticleDays 14-18: Specific Techniques and Thai Herbal Ball/Steam
As this course continues on, and I do not post daily like I promised (if not to the blog world, I did promise to myself!) I realize it is because I am trying harder each time I blog to stay on the...
View ArticleDays 19-22: ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT
Day 19 we learned the 4th specific treatment method (for stiff legs). This is one of the more simple massage treatments. Day 20 we spent all day practicing, which was basically one or two treatment...
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