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Level 1 SomaVeda Thai Yoga massage training

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Friday, May 26, 2023 1:00 PM - Sunday, May 28, 2023 EST

4 Hanks St
Lowell, MA 01852
Lowell, Massachusetts

Level One: Fundamentals of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga, Lowell, MA: May 26-28, 2023 (18 CE Hours) SomaVeda® Fundamentals of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga: Level One on the Mat, Lowell, MA USA Class Schedule: Friday: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (1 hour lunch break) Description This class is open to all persons and students from any background or level of training. No massage license or bodywork experience is required! PLEASE NOTE: This is an intensive, hands-on training class. Students will be expected to stand, sit, kneel, squat, and support their body weight for up to two hours. Regular participation in a movement activity (I.e., yoga, fitness, martial arts, dance, sport) before registering is recommended. This course covers the basic concepts of hands-on healing in a balanced session using SomaVeda® Thai Yoga. This traditional, Indigenous medicine-derived system gives the practitioner a three dimensional perspective on facilitating and participating in another person’s healing process. After completing this course, students will be able to: Perform a complete 19 Asana beginner Vinyasa or flow with a partner and a 1 hour SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy session (Thai Yoga massage). Understand the essential elements and theory of Classical Thai & Classical Indian Ayurveda Energy anatomy and physiology as it applies to the body. Understand Basic Theory: Seven Chakras, Ten Sen or Prana Nadis, Wind Gates, Asana or therapeutic postures, Meridians and Acupoints. Understand the concept of bodywork as a meditation. Understand the Five Traditional Treatment Attitudes of the body. Understand benefits and contraindications for specific postures and applications for use in the clinical or professional treatment environment. Understand and be able to perform the basic protocol and principles of SomaVeda® BET/Bio-tapping technique (Emotional Freedom Technique) for balancing and clearing negative emotions. This is an introductory course to the SomaVeda® Certified Thai Yoga Practitioner program (CTP). Graduates of SomaVeda® Fundamentals of Thai Yoga Level 1 are not professionals of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga. Students who complete this Level 1 course will receive a certification of completion and be able to practice learned techniques legally. Students must complete an entire CTP course (164 hours) to become certified SomaVeda® Thai Yoga practitioners authorized to practice with the NAIC. What is SomaVeda®? SomaVeda® College of Natural Medicine and Thai Yoga Center was founded under the Native American Indigenous Church (NAIC Inc.) by Ajahn Dr. Anthony B. James, who incorporated the traditional teachings of various schools in Thailand with other conventional and eclectic modalities to create an effective healing protocol used by practitioners throughout the United States and world. More information about training programs can be found at www.thaiyogacenter.com Who is the teacher? Elizabeth Miller is a SomaVeda® Certified Thai Yoga Practitioner (2021), Certified SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Teacher (2023), Certified Ayurveda Life Style Consultant and Ayurveda Health Counselor. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Sacred Natural Medicine degree with the SomaVeda® College of Natural Medicine. Born and raised north of Boston, Elizabeth holds a Masters degree in Education from Merrimack College and spent 10 years teaching in the public school system. She has also been a USA Gymnastics Competitive coach and has completed a 200 hr. Yoga Teacher Training with Frog Lotus Yoga. Elizabeth loves everything that involves movement and is an active rock climber, snowboarder, and Yogini. She has travelled the world as a Peace Corps volunteer and enjoys local trail hikes with her Bernese Mountain dog and rescue dog. Included with the course: NAIC Authorized Participant Membership (NAIC APM) SomaVeda® Fundamentals of Thai Yoga Training Manual NCBTMB CE for Licensed Massage Therapist: 18 Credit/CE hours NCBTMB (Native American Indigenous Church: NAIC)