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July 20, 2022
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Module 1
Hello 🙂 Back again for more knowledge. It is nice when the course starts with basics. It is good to review even if you use it at work but with time some things can get forgotten and it is good to repeat basics. Apparently, I forgot how to check while lying down by the hip bone. Good thing this module remind me of that 🙂
June 28, 2010
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Welcome back Ernesta. I imagine you will find some things that you had forgotten and you will add lots of new skills to your practice. 
July 20, 2022
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June 28, 2010
Offline These are probably good assumptions. For the neck pain issue, I would recommend that at some time you enroll in the Heavenly Head Massage course which has the biggest amount of neck techniques you have ever seen!
July 20, 2022
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Hello 🙂 Mostly I was repeating what I already know. In my opinion it is good to repeat what you already know, especially basics because there are well... basics. And no matter how well you think you know everything there is always something that you will forget. I liked offset back and forth rocking and my model too. Others were nice too.
June 28, 2010
Offline Soon there will be plenty of new material. There is definitely some overlap between this course and the Complete Thai Massage course, but the Complete Thai Massage course has 4 back modules and this course has 23!
July 20, 2022
Offline HI. I often use palm circling on the sacrum when I work and patients like it too. Also, I had few that didn't like this move because they had so extensive spinal problems and it only exacerbated the pain. After I was informed by them I stopped using it on them.
I liked doing knuckles on the sacrum. It is easier than using thumbs and more easily to perform even while doing some other massage then thai massage.
June 28, 2010
Offline That's why it is important to have a variety of techniques in your repertoire. Not every technique will work well on every client. If you know enough techniques, you can always find something that does work.
July 20, 2022
Offline Hello Shama. All techniques looked really nice and relaxing. My model liked them too. Technique that required rocking was a little bit harder to learn because I know I still need more practice to get a better feeling while performing rocking techniques. I still miss a beat and sometimes get to forceful.Â
June 28, 2010
Offline Rocking should feel easy on you. It's all about rhythm, flow, and harmony.
July 20, 2022
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June 28, 2010
Offline This transitioning technique is admittedly a little tricky initially. But when you figure it out, it will make transitions so much easier. Rewatch the video to make sure that you caught all the little details.
July 20, 2022
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Hi 🙂 It is really interesting and challenging to do techniques with your knee without squashing anyone and keeping your balance. And with added rocking it is difficult but definitely interesting to learn. Of course, added visual how possible sequences may look was really helpful.
June 28, 2010
Offline It's a good observation and it's absolutely true. The rocking movements are the universally recognized way of calming babies. It works for adults as well.
July 20, 2022
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Hi 🙂 When You mentioned that using one hand on the sacrum and the other hand rocking up and down over a back on big people, I would like to add that it is very useful to do that with ones that are very stiff and lack motion in their back. And my models told me that holding arms in more than one place, especially if hands are warm, makes them more relaxed and reminds of hot stone massage when one hand is stable on sacrum.
Also, I liked learning a forearm rolling on lower back, because it is easy on my hands and doing well - on my back. And of course, my model liked that too. When learning the double forearm I had some problems because it is a very unusual position for my hands and it took some time to even get what I am supposed to do.
June 28, 2010
Offline "I would like to add that it is very useful to do that with ones that are very stiff and lack motion in their back."Â -Â Definitely. Regarding the double forearm work, I know, this can take a little while to master, but you can do a lot with it, and it is very easy on your body. You will figure it out!
July 20, 2022
Offline Hello. Learning to roll forearms down from the groove was slightly difficult because first tries felt like I would fall face first to the mattress. Few times it almost happened 
Other techniques were easier to learn however when it came to the elbow I tried to be as gentle as possible because of the lack of sensitivity and control there compared to fingers. But I will learn.Â
June 28, 2010
Offline "When it came to the elbow I tried to be as gentle as possible because of the lack of sensitivity and control there compared to fingers."Â -Â That's the way to go about it. If you are not really used to elbow work, this takes some time to develop sensitivity.
July 20, 2022
Offline Hi Shama 🙂 There weren't any difficulties learning this module techniques, only expand my skill set to what I can use on my patients. Of course, my model liked what I did on them and I noticed that they liked the forearm techniques most.
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