Module 2

I've studied at high school the bone structure of the spine and at the age of 35 was for sure good to briefly have a look on it again.

The overview about the main back disorders, why they may occour and where in the spine is a basic knowledge that I think should make part of my baggage as a therapist.

Is also helpfull to have clear specifications on when Thai massage can be usefull, contraindications, tips on how to deal with the clients.

I'm very interested also about the energy level and the possibility to transform the memory of the cells through Thai massage.

I was attracted to Thai massage mainly because it looked to me the most holistic one and it felt on me so good.

However in this year of practice I've notice that western people are a bit surprised about the techniques and I have the feeling that they expect from a massage to fly away, melting with the floor, thing that not always can happen in Thai massage...

Of course to improve the quality of my massage is what I can do about the feedback, that anyways was good, and here I am.

I think that now I've successfully completed my certification registration.

Module 3

After having get my certification in Thai,  I've decided to practice every day for some months, giving at least a massage a day for free to friends and known people.

After a while, doing my routins, I've already developed some pain and stiffness in thumbs and wrists....I've even had the impression that my right thumb was turning out and changing shape....

So, I've found a very good tip to use another part of the body whenever that is possible.

The suggestions about the props are also very usefull: I have to admit that I've done several massages to a guy with hip issues and his feet and ankles were as you have described lying on the belly...so now I know that that guy have maybe suffered in a very unconfortable position in every of our sessions...

I guess that lying on the belly is a position to avoid with overweight people with big belly, is it so?

Now in my mind is kind of being born a idea of the structure of the work in postural disorders, although is a bit frustrating both side that we can't do much about weak antogonist muscles: my impression is that some clients don't want to take any responsability about their wellness and they expect that you just fix them.

Thank you for the tip in your message, I will need to learn also face and head techniques then 😉

Module 4

I've had the opportunity to practice the techniques on one of my friends and I've experimented for a while changing position, direction of pressure and rythm.

I've found ok to stay on my knees and to lift my body up on this medium size, 24 years old guy, apparently with no specific back issue but for sure with closed hips ( I've noticed again the position of the ankles and this time I've put a support under!).

In my notes I've wrote to maintain the arms relaxed while doing the movements. This confuses me a bit because, staying on my knees and wanting to put a good amount of pressure, I've of course used my body weight and I use to straight my arms in order to do so...

It looked to me that the 70 degrees pressure was more welcomed than the 90 degrees pressure.

Anyways my receiver was very satisfied and much more relaxed after the short sessions!

Module 5

Athough my 180 hours of thai massage course done in Thailand, this is the first time for me approaching the sacrum.

At the beginning I've found some difficulties in understand exactely the borders of it.

I've practiced on a girlfriend of mine, with some back problems. She was quite sensitive with the thumb wiggle and the knuckle work, so that I tried to adjust my pressure and to feel the problem with my hands. 

I've struggled a little bit in understanding and feeling where is the groove.

I've practiced also to another girlfriend of mine that is quite overweight and it was paradoxically easier, although the difficulties in finding the right lines and areas. She was enjoying a lot, delighted.

I appreciate a lot this part, first of all because I'm convinced it is important and that the nerves coming out of the sacrum may influence farer areas, and of course also because I was missing it completely without this course.

Module 6

After quite a long while, here I am again, trying to improve my skills as a Thai masseur.

I thought it was appropiate to watch again also Module 5, in order to get a complete picture of the Sacrum thai massage and because I didn't practice it during this months.

I found module 6 very full of usefull information and techniques, I had to stop and listen to it again in some points.

I tried the techniques on 2 friends and it feels like I need to develope some more familiarity to this part of the body that before I used almost to just skip.

Anyways I had good response from my friends although both sensitive in this area.

I will try to include this techniques in my thai massage routine, since I'm offering thai massage as an extra job in the place in which I live.

I appreciate the tip about how to change side without stopping the touch and the movement, I think I need to practice it a little bit more but I get it. Thank you!

Module 7

Quite a rich module this one, full of new techniques! I had hard times in finding people to train this new learnings but I did it.

The palm sacrum rocking was quite easy and the receivers appreciated.

To change side while going on with this technique requires coordination and practice, especially I found a bit difficult to keep my own balance without adding extra pressure on the receiver.

Also the rolling off on the sacrum with forearm is an easy movement, although requires attention and coordination about which part of the forearm is touching which part of the buttock.

The rolling forearm down on glutes are my favorite techniques of this module, both because I've felt straight away more confident doing them and because my receivers appreciated them most.

I like the fluidity that is possible to apply to the combination of circles on bottocks and rocking the lower back, after have gained a bit of familiarity with this two.

The work on the side of the hip was a bit unconfortable for my male receiver, I guess that there should be a hip problem there, it was more welcomed the technique with the forearm than the one with the thumbs.