Sacred Bodywork offers advanced massage training so therapists already proficient in Western massage techniques can broaden their available techniques into Thai or Hawaiian traditions. Our Spa Staff Certified Programs are suitable for any spa wishing to enhance the services they offer their guests. Participants in our program will become familiar with the Eastern philosophies of massage and can graduate from our continuing education program with the ability to perform a wide variety of sessions based on Thai or Hawaiian techniques. These treatments can be used alone or in combination with other massage therapy techniques.

Our training program is tailored to the specific needs of your site and is based on authentic Thai and/or Hawaiian techniques. The content of the program depends on what types of services you would ultimately like to be able to offer your guests. For example, if you want a "flavor of Thai" or some new and interesting techniques to use in your existing Deep Tissue/Sports massages, the Thai massage on the Table program might be ideal for you. But if you want to create a new menu of offerings, the entire Thai program might be the right answer. And any spa would benefit from our Sacred Stone class, which uses Hawaiian and other techniques to give participants five different protocols for working with stones.

We keep our Spa Staff Training Program as simple and flexible as possible because we understand the operational needs of your spa; regardless of the program or programs you choose, our goal is for members of your staff to leave our training classes with the skills necessary to immediately begin practicing their new techniques. We know the more skills and broader diversity of skills your staff has, the better your bottom line results.

All trainings are conducted personally by Jairo Cardona, LMT, NCBTMB, and Dennis Stovall, LMT. NCBTMB, Thai teachers, both founders/directors of Sacred Bodywork LLC - Approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider # 450670-08 and by Florida State continuing education provider # 50-9043.

The Thai course requirements are as follows:

Thai Massage Level I- Front Position - 24 hours
Thai Massage Level II- Sitting Position- Back Position - Sidelying Position 24 hours
Thai Massage Level III- All four positions plus 12 hours Thai Massage Treatments

Specialized Training Certificates:

Thai Herbal Compress Massage - 6 hours
Thai Detox Massage - 4 hours
Thai Facial Massage - 4 hours
Thai Specific Healing Protocols - 6 hours
Thai Massage on the Table- 16 hours

Many of the Thai techniques can be applied on the massage table, giving you new tools to enhance the guest experience without making changes to your existing treatment room setup. Again, it all depends on what services you would like to offer; based on that, we can adjust the training program to your needs.
Mandatory 2 -1 hour - Massage Clinics per student - 2 hours
Total continuing education hours required for completion of the full Thai Massage Training Program: 80 hours

The Hawaiian Lomilomi course requirements are as follows:
Lomilomi Massage Level I- Basic Protocol - 16 hours
Lomilomi Massage Level II- Advance Protocol - 16 hours
Sacred Hot Stone Massage- 16 hours
Total continuing education hours required for completion of the full Hawaiian Massage Training Program: 48 hours

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:

1. 100% attendance
2. Completion of at least 2 scheduled clinic sessions
3. Paid in full

Completion of any course will entitle participants to Florida State and/or NCBTMB continuing education hours. Based on this, some spas request that their therapists contribute toward the cost of the training.

Upcoming Event:
Massage Envy Staff Training Program
Hot Stone Massage 16 NCBTMB and Florida CE Hours
December 8-9/2008, Boca Raton, F