Energies of Healing Thai Teacher Training

Year 3, 800 hours

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 therapsists-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 specialisation 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 specialisation has influenced their work.

• Minimum of 500hrs of logged client-time before graduation

• Internship (200 hrs). 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 are as follows:

• 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