woven body courses
Continue your studies with Thai Healing
Courses are taught by Woven Body Healing Arts Founder & Instructor of Thai Massage, Damion Bond.
For each course, we require registration and a deposit of $100;
Remainder of class fees are due on or before the first day of class.
Introduction to Reusi Dat Ton - Practitioner Self-Care and Thai Massage
Our live 40 hour course is an anatomical investigation of the body from the cultural perspective of Thai medicine, and includes self care for practitioners and Thai massage techniques for proper alignment during stretches, strengthening muscles and increasing range of motion.
Reusi Dat Ton was born out of North India, Sri Lanka, South East Asia and Thailand’s ascetic practices and is an investigation, stimulation, and relaxation of the muscles, nerves, blood and tissue. Following tradition as closely as possible, we will practice the chanting, breathing techniques, massage, stretches, meditations, and daily habits of practitioners of this style of Buddhist medicine. These techniques allow for healthy adjustments to digestion, breathing, mental states, and help to strengthen and open flexibility of the self and the client.
For those studying Thai massage, RDT is the origin of the massage practice, and through studying it we are able to better understand the proper application of pressure, the layers of the anatomy, safe alignment during stretches, how to open mobility in the joints, and will be able to better assign aftercare… all from the Thai perspective. With this understanding, our massage effectiveness becomes clearer, our use of Thai massage more appropriate, and our bodies more conducive to continue working into old age.
Class Dates: April 6th-10th, 2021
Class Hours: 9am-5pm
Location: Richmond, VA
Tuition: $700
Registration: $100 to hold your place, $600 due on the first day
Internship: Interns are welcome from Yogi’s retreats and online class for $300
NCBTMB CEUs: submitted and pending
Thai Massage- Reusi Stretches
Our two day, 16 hour Thai Massage stretching course offers over a dozen stretching postures to effectively relieve pain in the body. The technique of Reusi stretches involves a sustained posture held for an effective period of time allowing nerves to calm, muscular tension to dissolve, and circulation to balance through the joint. These slow moving maneuvers were established over centuries from a long line of reusis, Thailand’s traditional doctors. From these teachings, students will learn proper alignment during stretches, proper breathing and proper aftercare for their clients. In addition, lectures will be given on Thai medicine history, lineage, and traditional self-care practices.
Class Dates: April 11th-12th, 2021
Class Hours: 9am-5pm
Class Location: Richmond, VA
Tuition: $350
Registration: $100 to hold your place, $250 due on the first day
NCBTMB CEUs: 16 (submitted and pending)
Thai Abdominal Massage
This Thai massage course is a 32 hour investigation into effective release methods, focusing specifically on the abdomen. Taking care to reset the body's core, we will rejuvenate the low back, spine and abdomen through identifying and manually addressing each layer of the abdomen. Students will learn a traditional Thai homage to the teachers, the components of the elements as they relate to anatomy, will chart the abdominal cavity, and learn the five roots of Thai medicine. Abdominal massage ends with a short series of gentle stretches, which relax the smaller muscular connections around major joints creating relief in the distal body as well as long lasting relaxation. The purpose of this course is to address tension in body's core, provide aid to the postpartum body, relief to the low back, balance to the digestive and nervous system, as well as addressing ailment in the hips and legs.
Class Dates: April 14th-17th, 2021
Class Hours: 9am-5pm
Class Location: Richmond, VA
Tuition: $700
Registration: $100 to hold your place, $600 due on the first day
NCBTMB CEUs- 32 (submitted and pending)
Other Classes Offered upon Request
Thai
Bodywork
Essentials
Our five day, 40 hour course is devoted to the foundational study and practice of Thai therapeutics. Students will receive a well rounded introduction to the Thai massage method with lectures on Thai healing culture, history, medical theory, ethics, Theravada Buddhist history and practice, along with an introduction to the Thai self-care system, called Reusi Dat Ton. Throughout our workshop, we will focus on learning an effective 90 minute routine, which students will be able to perform by the final day. This course offers a focused view of this medicine system and provides tools which deeply aid pain relief for both the practitioner and client.
Thai Bodywork
Modifications for
Addressing Ailment
Modifications is the second half of our Thai Massage Essentials. This 40 hour intensive is designed to teach practitioners effective ways of addressing the ailments of their clients using the Thai medicine theory. Using information from the Essentials course we will turn our focus to the body layers theory, advance stretching maneuvers, body walking technique, side laying massage, and introduce the abdominal release technique.
With these methods, students will work more effectively while also exerting less energy by slowing their practice down and precisely targeting ailment.
Thai Herbal Remedies:
Compresses,
Saunas & Teas
This course compliments your Thai massage, table massage, deep tissue, or home relaxation routine!!! Held over two blissful days, our 16 hour course presents the basic principles of Thai healing herbs and compresses. Introducing this wonderful new topic to beginners, lectures will cover the foundations of Thai herbs, the composition of northern compresses, simple external uses of Thai herbs, and suitable herbs for aiding muscular tension. We will build healing compresses from scratch using both fresh and dried herbs and study how to use these compresses during a bodywork session. We will also construct and use an herbal sauna tent. No Thai Massage experience is necessary.
CLASS POLICIES
Registration will only be accepted with the registration fee, unless otherwise agreed to by Woven Body and the student. All registration deposits are non-refundable. The full registration fee is due no later than three days from the start of a course unless otherwise agreed upon between Woven Body and the student. Notify Woven Body directly if you want to send a late registration form and payment. Once the course begins, the course fee is non-refundable. If a student must leave in case of emergency, registration and day by day fee will be due. Students who terminated courses may not practice information from a class from which they have been terminated. All classes must be fully completed to receive Continuing Education documentation and grant to practice the information taught.
CLASS CANCELLATION
If a course is cancelled by Woven Body, your full payment will be reimbursed. Class registration and/or full payment of a course will not be returned if a student fails to attend a class for which they have preregistered and paid for and/or miss a day of class. Should a student miss a day of class, they will be required to attend that day either through attending a future class which covers the information that was missed or by booking a private study day with Damion. Study days are available at an additional fee of $200 per day. Students who do not complete a course due to absence are held accountable for full class payment. In the case of medical emergency, students are required to share a letter of excuse from their medical professional. If a medical note is not obtainable, the student will still be held responsible for full class payment.