To be notified of future class announcements and changes to the teaching schedule please email Lara to be added to the mailing list. Please only take my classes because you are serious about learning Thai massage, not just because you need CE. Serious students only. Thanks!
New classes coming autumn 2024!
CURRENT OFFERINGS - More classes for later in 2024 will be announced soon!
About your instructor (NCBTMB approved provider #1000833): Since 2005 I have been a licensed massage therapist, and a student and lover of Thai massage. In early 2021 I relocated to Tucson from Portland, OR and opened a lovely residential massage studio and classroom on the NE side of town. During these last 19 years I have made several educational forays to Thailand, and have led groups of students to Northern Thailand and Chiang Mai for study trips. With over 800 hours of advanced Thai massage study, I have had the privilege of studying in Thailand with Ajahn Pichest Boonthumme, at ITM, Loi Kroh, Om Sala, the Old Medicine Hospital, and in Portland, OR with Nephyr Jacobsen at the Naga Center, Alli Longstreth Lurie, Chris Ray, Tevijjo Yogi, Janice Gagnon, and Gretchen Hogue, and study Reusi Dat Ton with David Wells.
My bodywork practice and my teachings are unique in that they are rooted in my long term studies of Thai massage as medicine, and because of this my classes contain Thai massage knowledge that you won’t typically find in the west or even in schools in Thailand that are geared for the tourist. Traditionally, Thai massage is one part of several therapies that aim to heal the whole person; body, mind, and spirit. Some of these therapies include working the layers of the body (skin, tissue, sen, bone and organs) according to Thai anatomy, sen work, neuromuscular release points, range of motion, therapeutic (and fun) stretches, wind gate work, arterial compressions, Tok Sen, compressions, scarf work, loving kindness practice and the Brahmaviharas, Buddhism, Reusi Dat Ton, breath, mantra, meditation, and more! While I often teach using a sequence, I encourage my students to eventually let the sequence go and trust their intuition to meet each person they touch with skilled, healing presence. I have a strong background in meditation, both Buddhist and secular, and Hatha yoga, all of which are part and parcel of my massage practice and teaching. Thai massage is my favorite bodywork modality, and I am so deeply happy to be able to share it, and my practice, with you.
CLASS INFO
Class size is limited to 6 students. Class is held in an intimate setting allowing you to ask questions and receive personalized feedback that will help you to feel confident in your practice of Thai massage. Classes are taught on comfortable mats on the floor with both giver and receiver fully clothed. Please either be comfortable with being on the floor for long periods or be willing to form a new relationship with being on the floor. These classes, while chock full of information and technique that will allow you to practice Thai massage, are but a toe dip in the deep pool of study that is Thai massage and medicine, so know that to truly practice Thai massage it is a life long journey!
Papillon Bodywork is a residential massage studio in a very private, peaceful, semi-rural location that is an ideal space for learning. The studio is very near the Tanque Verde and Bear Canyon intersection in NE Tucson. Complete class details, including the exact studio location, will be emailed to you one week before class. Lunch will be 90 minutes each day, there are plenty of great, locally owned restaurants nearby and you will have access to a small fridge, small toaster oven and microwave. There is ample on-site, off street parking. Both LMT’s and non-LMT’s are welcome. LMT’s will receive NCBTMB approved CEU credits*. There is no smoking allowed anywhere on the premises.
(*Please note, according to the NCBTMB rules you must attend the full class to receive any CE.)
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTS
To register with a full payment click here. Full payment is appreciated at registration, but please contact me if you need to make payment arrangements. For payments I ask for a deposit of half the class cost, with the full payment due 2 weeks before the start of class. For other classes please contact me to make payment arrangements. Payment options include Zelle, cash, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, etc. You may register for class up to 3 days before class starts.
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY
Refunds No refunds will be given if you cancel registration 14 days or less before the workshop start date. The amount paid to secure your registration can be transferred to another workshop offered by Papillon Bodywork. It may not be used for CE workshops offered by visiting teachers. The amount may also be transferred to another individual with approval by Papillon Bodywork. Credit must be used within 2 years of cancellation or any remaining amount will be forfeited.
If registration in a workshop is canceled 14 days or more before the workshop date, the registration amount less a $25.00 administrative fee, per workshop, will be refunded within 14 days of your cancellation.
Other Cancellations. Should the event or program attendance not meet the minimum capacity required to adequately and effectively facilitate and instruct the workshop, or the workshop is canceled due to existing or pending natural causes that may affect the safety of the participants or jeopardize appropriate facilitation, or a family or medical emergency should occur, 100% of the registration amount including deposit amount can be transferred to another workshop offered by Papillon Bodywork. The amount may also be transferred to another individual with approval by Papillon Bodywork. Credit must be used within 2 years of cancellation or any remaining amount will be forfeited.
No Call/No Show Should you not call/not show up on the day of your scheduled CE workshop, no refund or transfer of the registration fee will be offered.
MORE IMPORTANT INFO:
Considerations and contraindications: Thai massage is contraindicated in the first trimester of pregnancy. If you are in your first trimester please attend the class at a different time. You may contact me and I’ll add you to the wait list for the next class. Abdominal massage is contraindicated for pregnancy, some forms of Ehlers-Danlos, and those with a history of blood clots or strokes. To practice Thai Massage you must be able to get up and down from the floor for hours at a time, so make sure you have healthy and happy knees.
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