Traditional Thai Massage and mindfullness: a practical experience

• Data: September 3 and 4, 2011
• Times: 12.00 - 18.00 hrs
• Teacher: Richard Gold (USA)
• Language: English
• Held at: Amersfoort, Berghotel
• Kosten: € 235.00
• Recognized by: Zhong, VNT, NWP, NVA will be re-applied for (code A)
• Required education: minimal 1 year of TCM-study or senior Shiatsu-student
• Certificate of participation

Two Day Course for Qing-Bai  Academy
Submitted by Richard Gold Ph.D., L.Ac.  from San Diego, Ca. USA

This course will be a combination of theory and practical hands-on techniques.

Main topics to be covered are:

- Blood formation: an integrative theory
- Blood and Lymph
- The Omentum: theory, awareness, invigorating
- Blood & lymph stagnation: aging and decline of vitality
- Practical techniques from Traditional Thai Massage (Nuad BoRarn)
- Emphasis on deep abdominal work
- Further Thai Massage stretching techniques: Mindfulness & Metta
- Strategies for relieving blood stagnation

Dr. Richard Gold graduated from Oberlin College with a BA Degree in World Religions in 1972. He graduated from New England School of Acupuncture in 1978. Since then he has devoted himself to studying, practicing and teaching in the field  of oriental & integrative medicine. He has participated in advanced studies in Shanghai, China in 1980 and studied Seitai Shiatsu in Osaka, Japan in 1986. He holds a Doctorate in Psychology. In 1989, Dr. Gold graduated from the program in Nuad Bo-Rarn at the Old Medicine Hospital, the Foundation of Shivago Komparaj, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Currently, he is a senior instructor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the International Professional School of Bodywork (I.P.S.B) in San Diego. In addition, he is a founding Board member of  the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine with accredited campuses in San Diego,  New York City and Chicago. He is the author of. ‘Thai Massage: A Traditional Medical Technique’ first published in 1998 and with a second edition published in 2007.