Holistic Health Practitioner PROGRAM

This course introduces students to the energetic system of the body and its energy centers - referred to as “Chakras”. Students learn various techniques for balancing their own chakras, as well as those of their clients’. Through lecture, demonstration, and guided hands-on practice, students will learn how to use crystals, sound therapy, visualization meditations, color therapy, and hands-on energy work to facilitate healthy energy flow. By understanding how to balance these energy centers so the “life-force energy” can flow unimpeded, students gain valuable new tools for keeping the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health of the body in balance.

This course offers the student an in-depth study of the 72 channels of the meridian matrix system, which is believed to circulate life-force energy throughout the body. The focus of this class will be on the 12 Primary Meridians used in Acupuncture and Acupressure. These include specific point locations and their functions. In addition to exploring Chinese Medicine’s “Organ Philosophy”, students will learn how to recognize imbalances in the meridian system and deliver appropriate treatments. By integrating the basic principles of Traditional Oriental Medicine and Acupressure with other massage practices, students learn new tools to facilitate optimal health in their clients.

Just a few of treatment options presented in this course include: emotional balancing, relief from insomnia, boosting the immune system, calming indigestion, reducing arthritic pain, and fighting colds and the flu.

Energetic Bodywork, previously known as Energywork for Bodyworkers, is a hands-on body/mind therapy that addresses healing on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. In this course the student will learn how blockages at any of these levels can affect the human energy field. Discussions will include how the ‘health’ of this field relates to the potential for disease within the body. Students will learn energetic grounding techniques and discover their unique way of receiving information energetically. Through a deeper understanding of the emotional and spiritual aspects of healing, the student greatly enhances his/her perception skills – often differentiating themselves from less sensitive body-workers. The skills learned in Energetic Bodywork enable the student to create better health and balance for their clients as well as themselves.

Thai Herbal Massage (Luk Pra Kob) originated from Thailand’s ancient Herbal Medicinal Practices, which date back several centuries. In this course, students will learn how to prepare a Thai herbal ball, as well as the many therapeutic benefits of the essential oils released with the ball’s steam (after heating).

Through lecture, demonstrations, and guided hands-on practice, students will learn how to apply the herbal ball along the Sen Sib (Thai acupressure points) and joints of the body for maximum efficacy. In addition, they’ll learn how to integrate Thai oil massage and associated stretching into their Herbal Thai Massage practice. Benefits of this modality include: detoxification, deep muscle relaxation, increased circulation and lymph flow, relief from pain and stiffness, enhanced flexibility, improved range of motion, and a sense of over-all well-being.

Lomi Ka’ala Hoku (or Lomi Lomi) massage is an energetic healing modality based on the ancient Hawaiian concept of working with the life force of an individual to promote health and well-being. Lomi Ka’ala Hoku translates to “Massage Journey to the Stars,” which reflects the intention of this massage to calm the mind and heal the body. In this course, students learn how to give the traditional, full-body Lomi Lomi massage as well as advanced strokes. They also practice releasing all prejudice and ego, so they can come from a place of total acceptance of their client’s uniqueness and where he/she is in life’s journey. The energy-work behind this style of bodywork comes from ancient Hawaiian teachings of personal empowerment that were taught in the Hawaiian Temple for generations. Known as “Temple bodywork,” Lomi Lomi is the most common form of Hawaiian Massage being performed outside the Hawaiian Islands.

Reflexology is a form of bodywork that involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears to promote optimal health. This course covers “reflex zones” and techniques used in Reflexology. Through instruction, demonstration, and hands-on practice, the student will learn the exact locations of “reflex points” as they relate to organs, glands, and other body systems. They’ll practice touching points that promote deep relaxation, reduce stress, improve circulation, facilitate detox, and revitalize the body. By including Reflexology in their massage practice, students can positively affect their clients’ circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, immune, and neuropeptide systems.

Reiki is a gentle, spiritual, healing practice that promotes balance throughout the mind-body system. It does not involve physical manipulation; instead, it works with the subtle vibrational “fi” that surrounds and penetrates the body. In this course, students learn to awaken the innate healing power within and are encouraged to open to their own spiritual insights and wisdom. Through instruction, demonstration, and practice, they learn to “flow” loving energy through their hands and hearts to heal themselves and their clients. A simple yet powerful treatment, Reiki can relieve pain, alleviate chronic illness, and accelerate the healing process after any type of medical or holistic treatment.

Reiki II takes Reiki I principles and practices to a higher level. As this modality does not involve physical manipulation, this modality works on the vibrational field surrounding and penetrating its subject. Its reach is virtually unlimited. In this course, students who are already familiar with this spiritual, healing practice will focus on techniques to “flow” loving energy through their hands and hearts out to their client – even at a distance! A simple to perform yet powerful treatment, Reiki can relieve pain, alleviate chronic illness, and accelerate the healing process after any type of medical or holistic treatment.

This ancient massage modality was developed in Thailand and influenced by traditional medicine systems of India, China, and Southeast Asia. Thai Massage works on both the physical and energetic systems of the body. It is performed on a floor-mat with the client wearing loose, comfortable clothing that allows for full movement.

In this course, students are introduced to the basic flow of Traditional Thai Massage and study Thai Massage Theory, which operates on the premise that our body is permeated with “lom” (air) that travels throughout the body along 72,000 pathways or energy lines called “sen”. Through lecture, demonstration, and guided hands-on practice, students will learn the locations of the body’s 10 major “sen” lines and how to touch points along these energy lines to clear blockages and affect the entire body. With Thai Massage, students learn a flow of movements to gently guide the client through a sequence of yoga-like motions. Combining rhythmic rocking and progressively deeper stretches, both client and therapist move into a state of meditative relaxation.

Benefits include enhanced flexibility, a balanced and increased energy, better posture, and a lasting feeling of wellbeing. Come and experience how this unique and dynamic method will benefit both you and your clients. The class goal is a complete 90-minute Thai Massage treatment for the entire body.

In this course, students will learn about the Thai acupressure points found along “Sen Lines” or energy paths in the body, as well as the Chinese reflex points affected by techniques used in a Thai Foot massage. Through lecture, demonstration, and guided hands-on practice, the student will study the location of acu-points and how to touch them to produce relaxation, reduce stress, improve circulation, and detoxify and revitalize the body. In addition, students will learn how to incorporate the use of a Thai Massage-Stick and related techniques, such as two-handed palm movements, circular massage movements, and thumb pressure movements into their practice.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Traditional Oriental Medicine, and their application to massage therapy and holistic health. Students will examine the principle concepts of yin, yang, and qi, as well as the 12 primary meridians and functions of the associated organs. Through instruction, demonstration, and guided, hands-on practice, the student learns traditional healing techniques such as: Fire Cupping, Gua Sha, Moxibustion, Castor Oil Packs, and the use of liniments.

The Yoga Massage course applies guided breathing, stretching, and postures of Thai Yoga, along with the rhythmic compressions, pulls, and stretches of Thai Massage.

In Yoga Massage, the therapist becomes a pure gentle energy – in that they are the facilitator of the gentle stretch, gentle movement of the breathing, and gentle pressure of gravity. Students will learn to combine massage and yoga-like stretches with gentle joint mobilization as an integrated, adaptive, and assisted flow.

On completion of the course, students should be able to incorporate, adapt, and apply different massage techniques with stretch. The course includes some massage fundamentals like draping. The Yoga Massage course teaches how to be a guide and assist through stretches, postures, and focused breathing towards a unique state of physical and inner balance – attaining whole body awareness.