Thai Foot Massage Certificate Course (FHT CPD course)

Looking for something unique to offer your clients? Come and learn an authentic Thai Foot Massage routine. You’ll learn how to apply massage and stretches, use the stick, and wrap the foot with a towel in the Thai traditional style. After practise the routine can be performed in an hour long appointment, or blended into your massage or reflexology session. You will also learn about the history and context of the massage, along with guidelines on contraindications and precautions. Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and if you are a qualified therapist to level 3 you will be issued with a certificate at the end of the two day training, which qualifies you to offer this skill at professional level. This is an accredited Short Course with the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT CPD). Suitable for beginners and qualified therapists alike.

We have introduced an online option as well as in person for all our trainings. So wherever you are all are welcome to join this 2 day course!

Next 2 day course is available both in person and to attend online: Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th November 2022 10:00-16:45

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This course taught by Lesley Lewis and Lucy Trend at Shiatsu and Thai Massage Training, Standard Buildings, 94 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6PH in Glasgow City Centre beside Glasgow Central Station

Entry Requirements No previous qualification is required. However if you intend to practise professionally in the UK and require certification, you should have a recognised level 3 qualification in massage or reflexology, including Anatomy & Physiology.

Cost £175 per person or £150 each if reserving two or more places at the same time. Cost includes the rosewood stick for you to keep, a small bottle of massage oil/wax and a workbook. Class numbers are limited to ensure individual attention. 50% discount if you have done the course before and wish to repeat for revision purposes. Please refer to students private FB group for discount code.

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Testamonials: ‘Another fantastic course by STMTS – great value for money, and good resources given. A relaxed learning environment makes the experience really enjoyable’ Claire Coulter, Massage therapist & Yoga teacher. Student in September 2017

‘I have really enjoyed the course and feel I have learned so much in such a short space of time!’ Di Finn, student in September 2017

About Thai Foot Massage This therapy involves stretching and massage of the feet and lower legs, and a rosewood stick is used to stimulate reflex points on the soles of the feet. It is a very popular treatment for balancing the energy and stimulating the organs, & is pleasantly restorative. Thai Foot massage has been practiced in Thailand for 2000 years and has a rich history. Some techniques used originated in India, Japan, China, and Indonesia, which made their way along the silk roads and became integrated with the traditions of Thai medicine. In Thailand today it is practised by Buddhist monks in the sacred environment of the Temple, and also can be enjoyed in clinics or by the roadside at the market. It is a simple yet rewarding treatment that can be learned in one day.

Benefits of Thai Foot Massage

Reduces stiffness, improves flexibility
Improves circulation and toxin removal
Assists the immune system & lymph drainage
Promotes relaxation and restful sleep
Clears the mind

Taught by Lesley Lewis and/or Lucy Trend

Spring News 2022

Posted on 20/03/2022 by Lucy Trend STMTS

The force that through the green fuse drives the flower
Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees
Is my destroyer.
And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose
My youth is bent by the same wintry fever.

Dylan Thomas

On first glance this poem speaks of youth, hope and strength, a force for growth, like the arrival of spring, energising nature to re-emerge after winter. The poem expresses how this insistence toward growth may sometimes be matched with a resistance, or a sense of being stuck. When this arises, gently orienting towards yielding and flexibility allows the path toward growth to unfold and be revealed in it’s own time.

Springtime energy needs to flow, to get moving after the winter of stillness, and this may cause us to feel stiffness or tension in our bodies more keenly. Or, we may be inspired to take positive, renewing action in our life, but feel blocked, uncertain how to follow through. We can then experience frustration or fatigue in the face of these difficulties that seem to hold back progress.

This is the energy of the liver and gall bladder meridians in Shiatsu. Spring is the time to promote the smooth flowing of these powerfully creative and decisive energies. Gentle stretching, flexibility of mind, and opening of the heart can help. Eastern bodywork such as Shiatsu and Thai Massage include stretches and acupressure, which help to promote ease and flow, and bring us back to our natural inclination to growth and renewal in this season.

Lucy Trend 08/03/22

Shiatsu & Thai Massage Training Scotland

Treatments and training for all. Also specialising in Women's health.