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Three
Winds Academy
~ Energies of Healing ~


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Traditional Thai Massage Teacher Training Program ~
800-hr
Students must apply for
acceptance into this program. See program listings for more details.
This program consists of the following modules and requirements:
- Research paper
exploring and comparing an aspect of Thai medicine with
either TCM or Ayurveda. This can be historical or practical in scope.
Oral presentation to therapists-in-training.
- Thai cultural project for presentation to practitioner
students during one of the intern-sessions.
- "Specialization" research and study
- the student-teacher will be expected to demonstrate, through case
studies, written essay and presentation (to therapists in training),
an area of specialization in their work. For example, a student-teacher
may be interested in working with a particular population (such
as persons living with depression), or an area of Thai medicine
(herbalism), or an aspect related to Thai massage (history of Thai
massage, shamanism, yogatherapy). The student-teacher will be expected
to elaborate on their related studies (courses they have taken,
or independent studies/research) as well as the ways in which this
area of specialization has influenced their work.
- Minimum of 500 hrs of logged client-time before
graduation
- 200-hr Internship - Assisting will prepare the
student-teacher in an actual class-room setting. Student-teachers
will be expected to be able to set up a Theravada Buddhist altar,
lead the morning ceremony along with graduation ceremonies, demonstrate
and teach sequences of Thai massage, and be well-versed in any and
all aspects of the curriculum.
Certification requirements
- Satisfactory completion
of all written projects and presentations
- Demonstration of sufficient teaching skills and satisfactory completion
of internship hours and tasks
- Completion of logged client hours
- Exam (written and practical) for certification as full teacher
- Agreement to the Code of Ethics as set forth by Tao Mountain Association
and Three Winds Academy
Cost: Please contact Nikki.
Registration
Nikki@TheSanctuaryHealing.ca
250-589-5813
Please contact with the
following details: name, address, phone number, email, name of the
course you are registering for and course dates, previous bodywork
experience/training.
Pre-registration for
each course is required. Registration can take place at any time
up to the course dates. A non-refundable deposit of 25% is required
to reserve your spot, with remaining fees due at the beginning of
the course. No refunds once courses have begun.
If you have any special
needs or considerations, please let me know when you register.

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