GUEST WORKSHOPS

Continue your study of Thai Yoga Bodywork/Thai Massage with our renowned guests! Unless noted, these workshops vary and are generally open to those with some Thai Yoga Bodywork training. Most courses offer CEs for Massage Therapist. Check below to see what’s coming, and book now!

Upcoming Workshops:
Thai Oncology Training
Thai Herbal Compress Training

THAI ONCOLOGY TRAINING: Touch Therapy and Massage for People Dealing With Cancer

Just a few spots left! Sign up now!

Dates: Monday-Friday, April 7-11, 2025
Time: 9am-4pm daily w/1hr lunch
Cost: $650 ($750 after Feb 1, 2025)
Payment Plan: If you need a different payment structure other than paying in full, please contact us with your plan to see if we can make it work.
Teacher: Roni Gilboa
Location: Devanadi Yoga – 4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Admission Requirements: Open to all massage practitioners and/or Thai Yoga Bodywork therapists and have at least one year experience.

Please read our Cancellation Policy below before registering.

Limited to 14 students. This will fill! Sign up now!

TRAINING DESCRIPTION

This course is dedicated to understanding and practicing integrated palliative care for people dealing with cancer through touch therapy and trauma release.

We will talk honestly and without fear about issues characteristic to the oncology environment – what is cancer; what happens to the body when cancer strikes; what are the emotional, mental and spiritual aspects; what are the standard and innovative courses of treatment in conventional medicine; what are their side effects; what do cancet patients experience; how we process healing, how we deal with loss, what is palliative care.

But mostly the course is based on hands-on practice of touch therapy techniques that apply to the oncology environment, treating various side effects, trauma, pain management, lack of sleep, neuropathy, etc.

In this course we will explore the fascinating and intriguing opportunities that present themselves when Eastern traditions integrate with modern methods like Fascia Manipulation.

We will practice attentive presence, therapeutic intent and flexibility. Navigate through the integrative approach, dance, meditate, exercise Qi Gong and explore our own therapeutic stance when facing life threatening illness.

What Will You Learn:

What is cancer?
How does it affect the body, mind, soul and heart of a patient?
What is my therapeutic stance?
The “do”s and “don’t”s – contraindications and basic principles for treatment of cancer patients
Conventional medicine treatment and side effects
Palliative care – The five stages of grief – The healing crisis
The future of conventional cancer care
Practical massage applications in the oncology environment
Re-discovering, revisiting and readjusting our therapeutic tools.
Grounding and intent- from “fight or flight” to “rest and digest”
Attentive presence – how to be effective, alleviate pain, discomfort, side effects, strengthen the body’s healing forces.

About Roni Gilboa:

Roni is a Shiatsu and Thai Massage therapist. Through the years she has incorporated other techniques such as OsteoThai and Fascia work into her toolbox.

Roni has more than 20 years experience treating cancer patients at the hospital and at the community clinic. She works with evidence based treatments practiced at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and integrates her knowledge and experience of east and west Touch Therapies

Cancellation Policy: No refunds. This training requires 2 weeks notice of cancellation by phone or email. You will receive a studio credit, less $100 cancellation fee per registration. If cancel within 2 weeks, your payment is forfeited, and no studio credit will be given. No shows will receive no credit.

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Thai Herbal Compress Therapy Training
with Jenn Posterick, RTT, LMT, ERYT500, YACEP

LIVE IN PERSON
Save $50 when you book by March 15!

Dates: Monday-Wednesday, May 12-14, 2025
Time: Mon-Tues: 9am-5pm w/1 hour lunch + Wed: 9am-1pm
Cost: $365 ($415 after March 15)
Location: Devanadi School of Yoga & Wellness – 4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
CEs for LMTs: 18 with NCBTMB
+ materials fee (total ~$75) paid directly to Jenn (Venmo or PayPal) covers ingredients and materials for making compresses, and also a steamer to take home with you.

Please read our Cancellation Policy below before registering.

TRAINING DESCRIPTION
Herbal medicine plays a key part in many different healing traditions, including Traditional Thai Medicine. In this three-day, 18-hour workshop, you will learn the benefits of using herbal compresses on the body, how to make compresses, and methods to use them topically.

We will discuss properties of a variety of plants, and use ingredients common in traditional Thai compresses and also learn how to use indigenous plants in our herbal therapies. This hands-on class will allow participants to make and use steamed herbal compresses, and learn ways to integrate them into bodywork treatments.

What to bring:
• yoga mat
• cutting board
• knife and/or kitchen shears
• large towel
• large bowl
• apron (optional)

FOR: Massage Therapists, Thai Yoga Bodywork Therapists, or anyone seeking to learn a deeply healing and restoring therapeutic therapy rooted in the Thai healing tradition, register now!

CEs for LMTs: 18 with NCBTMB

Cancellation Policy: No refunds. This training requires 2 weeks notice of cancellation by phone or email. You will receive a studio credit, less $100 cancellation fee per registration. If cancel within 2 weeks, your payment is forfeited, and no studio credit will be given. No shows will receive no credit.

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