Level 3 Thai Yoga Massage online course. Self-guided - start the course whenever you want
Learn the full 90 minutes Thai yoga massage routine online at your own pace. Level 3 course that teaches you how to work in Supine, Prone & Side-lying
Course Summary
Are you a massage therapist who wants to expand your business and offer an amazing form of treatment that includes fantastic stretches and deep acupressure work? Or maybe you're a yoga teacher who wants to offer yoga massage treatments to your yoga students?
Do you want to learn how to give a massage that’s easy on your own body but incredibly effective for your clients? Do you want to learn in the comfort of your own home or clinic? Do you want to study in your own time and at your own pace, with access to training videos whenever you want?
This digital course includes all the learning you'd get in an in-person diploma course, using comprehensive video training. There are over 6 hours of video training, teaching you how to give a full Thai yoga massage.
As there is no "live" component to the course, it is not accredited. But you will be able to download a completion certificate to use for CPD hours.
Let's first talk about who this course is for...
You’re a qualified massage therapist who’s looking to help your clients even more by expanding your techniques to deliver a strong, effective massage but with a lot less effort on your part.
Or maybe you're a yoga teacher who's looking to expand your business and offer a treatment that complements your yoga classes and brings in new students/clients.
You’re keen to learn how to incorporate yoga-style stretches into a treatment in a way that’s easy to do, regardless of the size of your client?
You love your work but you might be worried that your thumbs, shoulders or back hurt too much after a full day of massaging. So you want to explore how to use your body in a way that helps you keep give fantastic massages and feel great at the end of the working week.
You’d prefer to learn in short bursts at a time that’s convenient for you and in the comfort of your own clinic or home.
You can afford the cost of the course and have extra time available right now, but the extra money involved in travelling and possibly staying overnight makes it too expensive to do a face-to-face course.
A holistic approach is really important to you and you’d like to explore how to bring yoga, movement and meditation into your treatments so you can give your clients the ultimate “lazy-person’s yoga” experience
On successful completion of this course, you will:
Be able to give a range of authentic Thai Yoga massage treatments to suit each individual client, from a 60 minutes “short” treatment to a 90 minutes “regular” treatment up to a 2 hours “full” treatment.
Confidently work with your clients in the full-range of positions: in Prone, Supine, Side-lying and Seated positions.
Develop a loyal client base by providing a highly sought-after treatment that is still relatively unknown in the yoga and massage world.
Be able to help clients with niggling issues that might have evaded you so far, particularly anyone with shoulder and lower back problems.
Have learned the full traditional routine from one of the UK’s leading Thai Yoga massage teachers who’s been training therapists since 2009.
Course Curriculum
Kathryn Ellis
My name is Kathryn Ellis and I've been working as a full-time massage practitioner for almost 20 years. Although I practise many different types of massage, Thai Yoga massage is my first and favourite discipline. I love the way this type of massage helps create a deeper connection between mind and body (for me as well as for my client) and as a result is often a more effective treatment for most types of pain.
I've been teaching massage for over 15 years face-to-face in my beautiful cabin in Leamington Spa and now also teach a number of courses online using video and Zoom. I run full practitioner training (FHT accredited) as well as short courses which act as an introduction to this amazing form of massage treatment.
Course overview - what you get!!
- Over six hours of video training. All videos will be available for a minimum of 12 months
- A full-colour pdf manual with photos of all the moves and techniques, plus descriptions. You can view it online or download it and print it off.
- A step-by-step guide on how to give a great Thai yoga massage of any duration up to about 2 hours.
- A certificate of completion once all videos have been viewed in full.
- A free 30 minutes 121 with Kathryn via Zoom or phone to discuss any aspects of the training.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- How much time will it take me to learn everything ?
- There are over six hours of video training, but you don't have to do them all at once! All the teaching is broken down into small, manageable lessons that you can pick up and drop whenever you want. It's worth viewing the videos a few times and practising between each viewing. A rough guide to the time it might take you to watch, practise and learn in total would be about 30-40 hours.
- I'm not very bendy - do I have to be flexible to learn this style of massage?
- Nor was I when I first started learning TYM! However, through regular practice, you will likely become more flexible. I also suggest alternative versions throughout if you're unable to get into some of the positions. There's always another way!!
- If I get stuck, is anyone available and accessible to answer questions?
- You can email Kathryn who will be very happy to point you in the right direction to get answers to your problems. Don't forget you also get a 30 minutes one-to-one session with her to ask specific questions.
- I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by how much there is to learn. Are you sure I can do this?
- Yes, there's lots of learn but it's very manageable. You'll learn in short sections and each section builds upon the other. Just remember to keep watching the videos and doing the practice.
- Isn’t TYM difficult to do? It’s such a painful massage that I’m sure it must hurt to apply that much pressure.
- Firstly, TYM shouldn’t be painful! Yes, it can be deep work and your client will feel it, but it’s really important that your client can relax and release into the stretches/compressions. Secondly, like anything, it’s not difficult to do once you know how… As we’re working on the floor, it’s easy to use gravity to create a stronger pressure - you’ll be amazed at how easy it is. In fact, we often have to remind ourselves how strong it can be. And, of course, we get to use our feet which, once we’re in the right position, are incredibly effective and powerful.
- Will I get immediate access to all the lessons?
- Yes.
- How many case-studies are there?
- There are no case-study requirements for this version of the course.
- Will I be fully qualified, insurable and able to work at the end of the course?
- In order to get accreditation, you have to some live elements of your training. As this is a video-only course you would not be fully qualified in that sense. If this is important to you, Kathryn can discuss the next steps you'd need to take in your 1-2-1 session
- Can you really learn TYM via video?
- If you’d asked me before Covid, I’d probably have said no. However, I’m now absolutely convinced that you can. Actually, I think TYM is one of the easiest types of massage to learn on video. It’s such a visual treatment, so is easy to follow online; in fact I was originally drawn to learning TYM after seeing a demonstration of it, marvelling at its dance-like quality. I’ve been observing students for years and find it fairly straightforward to gauge how it feels from just watching. And I know from experience of other students learning in this way, that it can definitely be done.
"I have to admit, I’d been a sceptic about online massage courses. Surely it’s not possible to learn something as hands-on as massage via video?
Well, my students didn’t agree with me and in 2020, due to Covid, they were so keen to learn TYM that they persuaded (a very reluctant) me to record the course on video. Each week they studied another video or two and then we met up via Zoom. Finally we came to the end of all the video training and we arranged for me to observe them practising their newly-learned techniques…
…I was gobsmacked! All the students were incredible! They’d learned the routine and all the different techniques amazingly well. Every detail was there - even the stuff that can get overlooked or forgotten when students go home to practise after a weekend of learning in-class. And, they loved learning this way. It truly was fantastic to share their journey with them.
So, I wanted to use all those training videos to offer an online course that could replicate the course I teach face-to-face. Also as a bonus, here was a way I could teach people wherever they lived in the country without them having to travel long distances and pay to stay overnight.
I put together all those videos, recorded some more videos in response to the feedback from the students that year and created this fully comprehensive training, based on my experience of teaching in-class.
I’ve split the whole routine into sections with short videos that can be followed step-by-step. And the wonderful advantage of learning this way is that you can watch the videos over and over again. I’ve always stressed the importance of regular practice between teaching sessions, believing it to be an integral part of the course. But with online learning, you can now have teaching sessions between your practice sessions as well.
How perfect is that?!"
