GUEST Workshops

THAI MASSAGE: ASSESSMENT, SENSING, FLOW & INTUITION

Dates: Fri-Sun, July 21-23, 2023
Time: 9-4:30pm daily
Cost: $425 ($475 after May 21)
Teacher: Bob Haddad, RTT
Location: Devanadi Yoga – 4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
CEs: 20 with NCBTMB and THAI
Pre-requisite: At least 90 hours of previous study and considerable practice are required

Please read our Cancellation Policy below before registering.

• How to assess your clients through visual inspection, touch validation, traditional Thai element theory, and body language
• Practice ways to cultivate graceful flow from one technique to another
• Learn and practice new techniques for upper and lower body, with special emphasis on using intuition, breath awareness and good body mechanics
• Use distraction techniques and transitional movements to help relax your clients
• Learn and practice sensing techniques to dissipate energy blockages
• Incorporate resting poses into your sequences…and much more

THAI FOR THE TABLE TRAINING

Dates: Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023
Time: Thurs-Sat: 8am-5:30pm | Sun: 8am-3:30pm
Cost: $525 ($600 after June 10, 2023)
Format: Live/In person
Teacher: Jenn Posterick, RTT, LMT, ERYT500, YACEP
Location: Devanadi School of Yoga & Wellness – 4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
CEs for LMTs: 30 with NCBTMB

Please read our Cancellation Policy below before registering.

​DETAILS & DESCRIPTION
TAKE YOUR THAI BODYWORK TO THE TABLE!
Join Jenn Posterick, certified Thai Yoga Bodyworker, licensed massage therapist, yoga and massage teacher in her training on how to take the wonderful techniques of Thai Bodywork to the Massage table. This course is excellent for both Thai Bodywork therapists and LMTs, as we will cover a wide variety of topics based on the professional makeup of the student group.

In this course, you will learn how to take your Thai Bodywork to another level – onto the massage table! Thai Bodywork is typically offered on the floor on a padded futon. In this course, you will learn how to effectively and gracefully offer Thai Bodywork on a massage table. For LMTs, you will learn how to weave Thai bodywork skills into your sports and relaxation massages to take them up a level and reinvigorate your approach to how you treat your clients. Further, offering Thai Bodywork on the massage table can be an excellent way to manage your own physical well being, as it allows you to use your own body differently, whether you are a traditional Thai Bodyworker or an LMT.

Being skilled in offering Thai Bodywork on the table also allows you to work in spaces where a Thai floor futon might not fit, such as in shared offices where there is already a massage table in place, or in outcall situations where you are working in your client’s home. It is also an excellent way to offer Thai Bodywork and/or clothed hybrid bodywork at public events, such as athletic competitions or fundraisers.

Topics covered will include learning how to choose an effective table height, how to effortlessly move on and off the table, how to work on the table alongside your client, and ways to weave these methods in with the bodywork you already offer. You will learn a full treatment sequence that uses a variety of positions.

This course is excellent for both Thai Bodywork therapists and LMTs, as we will cover a wide variety of topics based on the professional makeup of the student group.

Jenn, the teacher for this course, has a long history of teaching Thai on the table, and also uses it on a regular basis in her work with clients. She’s excited to share her enthusiasm for it with you!

WHO IS THE TRAINING FOR?
Massage Therapists and LMTs, Thai Yoga Bodywork Therapists, or anyone seeking to learn a deeply healing and restoring therapeutic therapy rooted in the Thai healing tradition, register now!

WHAT TO BRING:
massage table
sheets

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.

THAI HERBAL COMPRESS THERAPY TRAINING

Dates: Friday-Sunday, July 26-28, 2024
Time: Fri-Sat: 9am-5:30pm + Sun: 9am-2pm
Cost: $315 ($360 after May 26, 2024)
Format: Live/In person
Teacher: Jenn Posterick, RTT, LMT, ERYT500, YACEP
Location: Devanadi School of Yoga & Wellness – 4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
CEs for LMTs: 18 with NCBTMB
+ materials fee (total ~$70 once confirmed) 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.

​DETAILS & DESCRIPTION
INFUSE YOUR THAI BODYWORK PRACTICE WITH AN HERBAL COMPRESS TREAT
Come join Jenn Posterick, certified Thai Yoga Bodyworker, massage therapist, yoga and massage teacher about the the growing art of Thai Herbal Compresses! Thai herbs and roots are wrapped into compresses called luk pra kob, which are steamed and applied to the body in order to relieve stress, ease tension, and bring about a calm state of mind. Medicinal properties of the herbs are discussed, and all herbs and rhizomes are prepared, mixed and wrapped on the premises.

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
apron (optional)

HERBAL COMPRESS BASICS & BEYOND
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!

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.

TOK SEN TOOLS FOR BODYWORKERS

Dates: 3 days TBD
Time: Days 1-2: 9am-5:30pm + Day 3: 9am-2pm
Cost: $315 ($360 after TBA)
Format: Live/In person
Teacher: Jenn Posterick, RTT, LMT, ERYT500, YACEP
Location: Devanadi School of Yoga & Wellness – 4401 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
CEs for LMTs: 18 with NCBTMB
+ materials fee (total ~$100) paid directly to Jenn (Venmo or PayPal) covers handmade wooden Tok Sen tools

Please read our Cancellation Policy below before registering.

​DETAILS & DESCRIPTION
LEARN THE ART OF TOK SEN, AUTHENTIC TOOLS TO USE IN THAI BODYWORK PRACTICE
Devanadi welcomes Jenn Posterick, certified Thai Yoga Bodyworker, massage therapist, yoga and massage teacher, in this unique and authentic tool-based set of techniques that comes directly from Thailand and its amazing Thai Yoga Bodywork modality.

Open to ALL massage therapists and Thai Yoga Bodyworkers!

Tok sen, or “tapping the sen,” is a method used in Thai bodywork. A wooden mallet is used to rap against various wooden wedges held against the tissue, which gently stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and release tension as techniques are applied to the sen lines, acupressure points, and areas of tightness and congestion in the body.

Tok sen can be used as the central element of a bodywork session or combined with other massage and bodywork techniques such as passive stretching, tissue manipulation, and energy work. The deep vibration and rhythmic tapping of the tools improve the energetic, emotional, and physical wellbeing of the receiver.

In this class, Jenn will introduce you to the modality in its Thai medicine context, and also teach you how smoothly it integrates into whatever style of bodywork or massage you already offer; it is a key component in her sports and recovery massages in addition to Thai yoga bodywork sessions done on the mat.

Your materials fee covers your own set of tok sen tools to take home. The tools are handmade, wooden tools made with love and care sent directly to Jenn.

WHAT TO BRING:
Thai Bodywork futon and supplies
pillow
blanket
and/or bolsters

WHO IS THIS TRAINING 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!

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.