Thai Foot Massage

RE: Thia Foot Massage

Hi
I too am interested in doing a course in Thai Foot massage but I'm having the same problem as you in that i can't find a course anywhere near. I live in Cumbria and at present I'm doing a course in reflexology which is in Barnsley (just over a 2 hour drive)
I've done loads of looking about on the net. and come up with nothing except maybe a long weekend in London.
Hopefully someone on here may be able to help us 😉
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Pauline

RE: Thia Foot Massage

I have done the same in Glasgow. Apart from spending time in London its very difficult to locate thia foot massage course. Hopefully, someone can help

RE: Thia Foot Massage

I have the opposite problem, living in the South. Too many training providers to choose from !
has anyone had training they could recommend - or indeed any negative experience they can share with me so that I can avoid wasting my time and money on bad teaching?

Pagoda

RE: Thia Foot Massage

Hi all,
I've just done my Thai foot massage course and I'm part way through my Thai body massage course, which is excellent...... you do have to be fit and very bendy though I've found! LOL.
I've done my course with the London School Of Thai Massage, they are based in Shortlands,South London, but do training at venues around the country. I did my Thai Foot Massage Course at Loughborough University. I do think that they've run courses in Glasgow, but you'd have to contact them to check when the next course in that area would be. As I'm doing my Thai Body Massage over a series of weeks, it does mean I have to travel to London, but its worth it!
is their website. Simon the main tutor trained in Thailand, which I think is a plus, he has over 15 years experience and education in Holistic Health and fitness ( He's also a Yoga teacher, a pilates instructor, nutritional therapist and sports massage therapist. His partner and co-tutor Paula who runs a reflexology training school where she is an approved AOR tutor and an Aromatherapist.
The manuals are very clear and easy to use and above all else they're really nice people!

Lisa x

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Thanks for that.
The College you are training with does sound like the real deal.
Are you able to help me with the following queries?
How many students were there on the Foot Massage course, and did you get personal attention from the tutor?
Also was it very intensive - I imagine it was quite thorough, as it should be, but was there too much to take in - it is only a one-day course.
best wishes

pagoda

RE: Thia Foot Massage

Hi,
there were about 10 of us I think on the Thai Foot Massage course with 2 tutors, so that was fine. It is very intensive and yes there is a lot to take in, but its a lot of practical with good tuition and excellent photo's in the manuals. It helped that I already do other therapies, Having A good grounding in A&P and reflexology was what was most useful for me, but that's just me!

Lisa x

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Thanks, Lisa.

That's been really helpful to me in making my choice.

I, too, have A&P and Reflex, so I'll be about the same as you.

Just hope when I have done the training that people want the therapy!

Nice to have talked to you.

kind regards

Sheila

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Hi Lola

My wife is Thai and has her own Thai massage business in Edinburgh. She is ITEC approved but does not have a teaching qualification. She is happy to teach you and anyone else interested in learning thai body and foot massage - just not sure if you can practice it on your clients legally or not?

Can anyone clarify her position regarding teaching?

Ken

RE: Thia Foot Massage

Hi,

I don't think your wife needs a teaching qualification to teach a subject in which she is qualified, and for which she is registered with a professional body.
However if her students want to practise Thai massage on paying clients they will need insurance, and I suspect for that it will be necessary for your wife to provide a professional body with a course syllabus, or something similar. She would have to check what would be required.
If she wants to attract students, then many of them will look for here course to be 'accredited' by a trade organisation (FHT,ITEC or similar) and this is a much more stringent process which MAY include a requirement for her to have a teaching qualification.
In either case she needs to check out the exact position with one of the trade organisations.

Hope this has been of some help.

Sheila

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Hello Lisa

Are you offering Thai foot massage as one of your therapies? Would you use it with reflexology, or as a separate thing?

RE: Thia Foot Massage

Hi,
I offer Thai Foot massage as a separate treatment, as it is an hour long treatment in itself (a very full hour at that!) some of the movements are good to use alongside the reflexology relaxation techniques though. over all its a very invigorating treament, it feels quite different to Reflex too.

Lisa x

RE: Thia Foot Massage

I get the impression there are two types of Thai Foot massage routines.
One is more like Thai reflexology and is very intensive and uses Thai reflex points on the foot which correspond with areas of the body, and the other is a much simpler routine that involves stretching and acupressure along the lines of sen to remove energy blocks.
Is that right?

Hi, I did my training with caledonian theapy academy in Glasgow

London Therapists do a Thai Foot Massage course in Glasgow:

[DLMURL] http://www.london-therapists.com/prod2.asp?id=284&sub_cat=663 [/DLMURL]

Gateway Workshops do a course on Thai Foot Massage in Paisley.

www.gatewayworkshops.co.uk

Hi

I have just recently trained in Thai Yoga Massage and Herbal Compresses.
The tutor is absolutely great!
She has lived in Asia on/off for the last 10 years and has an amazing passion about oriental therapies.
She knows a lot of people worlwide and has many connections with other tutors around the contry.
Email her; sure she will more then happy to help!

Good luck!

Sunny x

Hi Vatika or anyone else that is interested.

There are variations in Thai Foot Refllexology/Massage just like in other therapies. Most treatments have common elements: the use of western foot charts, wooden sticks or knuckles (sometimes thumbs) to stimulate reflex point, leg stretches and massage to the sen lines in a up/down format several times, and often the use of therapeutic oils a little bit like tiger balm. Some therapists use lotion or talc. If it is a hour long treatment, often the neck, shoulders, arms and hands are massaged. This is my experience of training in Thailand and receiving loads of treatment from different salons in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

Contrary to popular belief, Thai Foot Massage is a relativity recent technique, a Thai style of Chinese/Taiwanese Foot Massage/Reflexology based on western style footcharts. I laugh at those adverts that suggest TFM ancient credentials, using terms like "Shiatsu", "Chinese Acupressure", and "Buddhist Monks" (yes I know some monks practice massage before there is any complaints).

Is TFM worth learning, absolutely! Don't let me put you off. I prefer it to reflexology in many ways and have been a practising reflexologist for over 10 years.

Best Wishes

Reiki Pixie

Thai Massage in Scotland

If you are based in Scotland you should really look into Shivago Thai School:

[url]School - Shivago Thai School[/url]

They have been running about 3 years, and are having a Thai Massage conference soon. They have many well known teachers with a deep background in Thai Massage, and offer certification programmes. There is also a traditional Thai Medicine conference on 9th July (that's only a week away!)