Thai Foot Massage Online Course
A wonderfully relaxing treatment that can be offered to your clients as a ’stand alone’ therapy or you can integrate it into your existing skills!
Upcoming Course Dates
This is an ongoing online course that can be booked and started anytime
About this Course
Thai Foot Massage
We all have clients that love having their feet massaged!
Thai Foot Massage consists of working on the feet and lower legs, and is performed with both the hands and with a Thai foot stick. The treatment is both relaxing and invigorating and has the aim of balancing the body and encouraging good health.
Thai Foot Massage is a relatively new concept in the UK, but has been practised for hundreds of years in various forms, both in Thailand and beyond. It is believed to have originated over 2000 years ago and has its roots in India, Korea, Japan and China.
The aim of this online course is to give you new add-on skills which will enable you to offer this lovely treatment to your clients or to blend in with your existing treatments.
Course Duration
Online - 12 months to complete
Entry Requirements
Minimum Level 3 Reflexology certificate AND/OR L3 Body massage certificate i.e. swedish, holistic, aromatherapy or sports massage
Course Audience
Massage Therapists and Reflexologists
Location
Online Course
Enrollment & Tuition
£115
Points Awarded
5 CPD Points
Syllabus
Thai Foot Massage is a wonderfully relaxing treatment that can be offered to your clients as a ’stand alone’ therapy or you can integrate it into your existing skills; Massage or Reflexology – we all have clients that love having their feet massaged!
Thai Foot Massage consists of working on the feet and lower legs, and is performed with both the hands and with a Thai foot stick. The treatment is both relaxing and invigorating and has the aim of balancing the body and encouraging good health.
Thai Foot Massage is a relatively new concept in the UK, but has been practised for hundreds of years in various forms, both in Thailand and beyond. It is believed to have originated over 2000 years ago and has its roots in India, Korea, Japan and China.
The aim of this online course is to give you new add-on skills which will enable you to offer this lovely treatment to your clients or to blend in with your existing treatments.
Here’s how your online course works
Once you have paid the course fee we will send you your course manual along with instructions on how to get started by email & your Thai Massage Stick will be posted to you – first class!
Course Manual – You will need to study this – at your own pace
Quiz/written assessment – This is a list of questions that you will need to complete & submit to your course tutor – Read the manual thoroughly & you’ll ace this!
You will receive access to the video tutorial which is comprehensive & contains all of the skills that we teach in the classroom – you can watch this as often as you need to, play it while you practice on a friend/family member & progress at your own pace.
Once you feel confident with your practical skills you will arrange your assessment with the course tutor – here are your options:
Zoom Session – Your tutor will send you a link to open at an agreed date & time & you will have one to one time with her to demonstrate your skills & have an opportunity to ask any questions that you have
If you live within an hour travel time to Newport, South Wales you can arrange to see the tutor in person for assessment & all Covid19 precautions will be taken – if you are able to visit her you will need to take your own therapy table.
If you have a therapy room, live within 1 hour of Newport, South Wales & would like the tutor to visit you for assessment this can be arranged – there will be an additional fee for her travel which will be dependant on your location
To receive your FHT Accredited certificate you need to fully read the course manual, successfully complete the written assessment/quiz & pass the practical assessment
So Get Started – Enjoy & Good Luck!
Course Tutors
Marie Lloyd
Marie Lloyd has been working in Healthcare for over 30 years in many roles such as Support Worker, Activities & Lifestyle Project Manager, Drug and Alcohol Detox Practitioner, Care Home Manager, Health & Social Care Trainer & IQA/assessor and Dementia Practitioner/Specialist. In 2000, Marie became a Holistic Therapist, qualified in Aromatherapy, Holistic Facials, Thai Foot Massage, Hot Stones, Hopi Ear Candle Therapy, Reflexology, Swedish Massage, Advanced Massage, Sports Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Indian Head Massage, Maternity Reflexology, Music Therapy, Story Massage, Baby Massage, Mindfulness & Counselling. Marie’s aim was to provide therapies and training in Healthcare services to promote individual’s health & wellbeing. This bespoke training was acknowledged by various Healthcare organisations around the UK. Marie won Adult tutor of the year 2004. For the last 10 years, Marie has been providing qualifications, training and workshops in all aspects of Health & Social Care & Holistic Therapies in the Workplace, Colleges & Community Centres around the UK. As a Healthcare and Wellbeing Practitioner & Trainer, Marie delivers training and support in Dementia Care services, Mental Health services, Drug and Alcohol projects, Domestic Abuse projects, Childcare services and Third Sector organisations.
