Module 1

I watched the video several times, then practiced on some of my family members. The motions still feel a little stiff to me. I tried both on the floor and on the table. I am a massage therapist that is used to working on a table, but I want to be able to offer either to my clients, I feel that it will expand my clientele to be able to offer a more traditional Thai massage as opposed to just working on the table. I will be glad to see the next module and to be able to expand on this knowledge.

Module 2

I have found that working on the floor is going to take some practice. I generally work on the table and I am practicing both ways. My partner expressed that she has arthritis in her sternum, and said that she enjoyed the work on the sternum, between the ribs, and the clavicle. She said that she felt 100% better and that she was much more relaxed than when we first started. She also has C7 & T1 fused and she said the neck work that was done helped to relax the muscles.

Module 5

When I was “getting the hair out of the way” my partner said that it felt amazing. I could not turn her head very far, she has a fusion in her neck. We went as far as was comfortable with her and she said it relieved some of the neck pain she was having. I have also tried these movements with other people and they say it feel relaxing, and like I am pulling the tension out of the neck muscles. The transition of the hands was a little difficult to get to where it head felt as if it was not moving. The more I practice it the more I love it.

Module 7

I have a stretch that I do that is similar to the sideways neck stretch with head lift, I like your technique better because the head is stabilized better, and it is more comfortable for me. The full neck circle provided a good stretch for my partner she said she could feel it in her back as well as her neck. I have used the compression movement you show and I like the vertical neck stretch much better. The neck stretches were interesting and my partner enjoyed them. It was a bit awkward at first getting the knee positioning just right. When I finished with the whole sequence my partner said that her neck felt much more relaxed and loose.

Module 8

I am finally back! I had some family issue that I had to deal with but now I am back to learning new things. 

I really enjoyed this Module it was a little hard to get the coordination on the neck undulations but as I progressed my partner felt like it loosened her neck nicely. She really liked the figure 8 stretch once I got the  hand of it. I actually tried this on a few people and they all really love it. I do have a few people that I had to used the alternative move for. The sideways head wiggle really  helps to get those that are tense in the neck to relax it enough that I can work on it the tension. At first I had a hard time getting both hands moving together in sync for the half moon stretch, I am used to working on one side and then the other. I am still working on making it feel like a “smooth” and “natural” move. I have some very similar occipital ridge techniques like the ones in this module and I have always gotten a good response to them.