Shiatsu & Thai Massage Training Scotland

Abdominal Massage for Fertility, Detox & Digestion

In collaboration with FHT. Non-members can attend and will receive a certificate of attendance for their CPD (pre-requisite of a massage/bodywork qualification of level 3 or above).

This highly effective massage treatment combines techniques from energy work, acupressure and breath work, together with myofascial release and lymphatic drainage, to support optimum digestion, fertility and reproductive health.

Focusing on the abdominal organs, it is a deeply relaxing and restoring treatment that promotes a sense of peace, calm and wellbeing as well as supporting detoxification of the digestive, reproductive and eliminatory systems, and helping reduce inflammation.

This treatment is beneficial not only for fertility, but also menstrual issues, the menopause, improving digestion and detoxification of the abdominal organs and supporting the integrity of the pelvic floor.

It can be useful at any time in our life. It helps us to tune into and connect with the very centre of our being on a deeper level which can be very grounding and healing.

You learn self care techniques for you, as well as how to teach your clients to care for themselves, drawing both from latest research and from principles that reach back to ancient Taoist traditions. It’s a great preparation for the spring, when the energy of the Liver is at the height of renewal and detoxification.

We include study of the digestion, the enteric nervous system, and how our organs respond to emotions and stress (the intelligence of the belly), which is important for holistic well-being and for abdominal health.  

Suitable for all levels of experience from beginner to professional massage therapist and also of interests to those working in fertility pregnancy and birth.

Due to the popularity of this course the extended version will be programmed for later in 2025. It will include all the elements mentioned below, plus acupoints, Shiatsu techniques, and further massage techniques. Dates to be confirmed! Please sign up to the newsletter and keep an eye on Social media for the dates being announced.

Part 1 – Morning session in person or on Zoom: No need for a practise body, please wear loose comfortable clothing:

Discovering the abdomen through Self care massage. We will be learning the essentials of abdominal massage by working on our own bodies, so that we can guage how to touch the abdomen sensitively, and discover the effects of touching the abdomen. We will be touching through our clothing, which helps us to learn about working with the energy of the Hara as well as learning the locations of the organs. We’ll discuss digestion and detoxification of the abdominal organs, and also fertility, menstrual issues, the menopause, and supporting the structural integrity of the lower back and pelvis.

Part 2 – Afternoon session in person and on Zoom: You’ll need a practise body, working with oils/wax directly on the skin of their abdomen.

We’ll reflect together on our experiences of massaging ourselves, looking at the theory of the enteric nervous system, and how our organs respond to emotions and stress (the intelligence of the belly), which is important for holistic well-being and for abdominal health. We’ll also learn more about fertility and women’s reproductive health.

We’ll also discover how we might teach our clients to care for themselves in ways that are appropriate and relevant to them and their lives.

IN this afternon session you’ll be working on a friend or relative, learning how to massage someone else’s abdomen.

Testamonials:

“I feel so satisfied and nourished, enriched and better educated on a personal and professional level. Wonderful course, wonderful teacher. Thank You!” Rona, Acupuncturist.

“The theory and practical were very interesting and offered a different perspective on health/self care and self worth“

“A truly wonderful way to deepen understanding of yourself and learn to look after yourself, giving your body the respect and appreciation you deserve.“

More about Eastern Abdominal Massage:

Known also as Hara Massage, Chi Nei Tsang, and Ampuku, there is no clear delineation between Thai, Chinese, Japanese, or other traditional Asian styles. Each borrows from the other so that it is hard to define which is which!

The belly is a revered centre of personal energy in Buddhist cultures, we only need to see the likenesses of Buddha and his sometimes enormous belly to get an isight into this! Martial artists are familiar with coming from the hara awareness of the Dan Tien or One Point area. Cultivating the power of this area is what eastern martial disciplines rely upon for effectiveness. It is the centre of our energy from where our instinctive responses stem, a place where we connect to ourselves, away from the chatter of the mind.

This course not only earns you CPD points with FHT but is also a lovely opportunity to get in touch with the core of ourselves, to explore the belly and how to massage it deeply but safely & gently, with the due respect deserved by one of our most personal and powerful body areas. You will learn touch techniques to perform both on yourselves and on others, through the clothing and also directly on skin using oils or compresses. 

Thai massage, Shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang are incorporated. We learn about energy work and principles of abdominal massage that reach back to ancient Taoist traditions. Also about the importance of good digestion, and the enteric nervous system, (the intelligence of the belly), and how our organs respond to emotions and stress.