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AYURVEDIC MASSAGE TRAINING & COURSES




The AAS offers the following courses - all part of the Ayurvedic Massage Track:

  1. Ayurvedic Massage Intro Module
  2. Ayurvedic Massage Module 1
  3. Ayurvedic Massage Module 2
  4. Ayurvedic Marma & Marma Channel Module
  5. Ayurvedic AyurWellness Module - optional, only in Dutch at this moment)

There will be a Dutch language course starting in our AAS dependance in Hengelo in March 2012, dates to be found in this
downloadable PDF doc.

Voor de Nederlandstalige massagecursus module 1 die in maart 2012 start, zie hier de downloadable PDF doc.

Massage training

The introductory module on Ayurvedic Massage is the perfect way to learn the basics of Ayurvedic Abhyanga for yourself, your family and your friends. This module will go into some theory as to why oil application is extremely important according to Ayurveda. Also it will introduce the basics of Vata, Pitta and Kapha in relation to Abhyanga, oil application. The three days will consist of simple hands on instructions and extensive time to practice, with immediate correction where necessary. Some attention will go to simple methods on how to manage your Prana, as this is the ultimate secret for a good ayurvedic massage capacity, regardless of which specific technique.

The Ayurvedic Massage module 1 will deepen the basics of Vata, Pitta and Kapha in relation to Abhyanga, and related massage techniques. This module will consist of extensive instructions and even more extensive time to practice, with immediate correction where necessary, on all facets related to ayurvedic massage of body, hands, feet, face and head. Much attention will go to simple and advance methods on how to manage your Prana, as this is the ultimate secret for a good ayurvedic massage capacity, regardless of which specific technique. Learning these techniques in this Module 1 will enable you to give simple but thorough ayurvedic massages to clients. In case you want to deepend your examination and all roudn ayurvedic skills, it will be good to also learn more about nutrition, lifestyle and prevention.

The Ayurvedic Massage Module 2 will build on Module 1, with review and deepening the therapeutic aspects of massage for the three doshas, as well as specific and advanced techniques and treatment modalities. Some advanced oleation techniques will be discussed, explained and practiced. But also other techniques like dry powder massage will be part of the curriculum of this module. In this module there will be renewed and deepening exercises for working with Prana, both for your own benefit as well as for the client.

The advanced Marma and Marma Channel Massage Module will teach you the basic instructions on what Marma and Marma Channels are, from which specific traditions they stem, and how to work with them safely and responsibly in a therapeutic way. Marma partly belongs to a secret tradition. In this course the point of focus are techniques to specifically work with Marma Channels and ways to massage these channels to unblock stuck energies in these channels.

Options for continuation:
Full Nutrition Course

If you do this full Ayurvedic Massage Training, you can supplement this track with another 270 Ayurveda contact hours from other tracks plus MBK, in order to get a B-registration for the ANVAG (Netherlands only).
Subjects Massage Training

  • Introduction to ayurvedic massage
    • Foundations of oil usage and Abhyanga
    • Vata, Pitta and Kapha in massage, basics
    • The importance of Prana in massage
    • Abhyanga of back of the body
    • Abhyanga of front of the body
    • Simple head & face massage

  • Basic principles ayurvedic massage
    • Introduction and theory Ayurveda
    • Ayurveda and Prakruti
    • Dhatus (tissues) and Srotamsi (systems), basics
    • Prana and Mantra
    • Breathing exercises
    • All aspects of oil usage and Abhyanga
    • Vata, Pitta and Kapha in massage
    • Simple dosha examination
    • The importance of Prana in massage
    • Abhyanga of back of the body
    • Abhyanga of front of the body
    • Head & face massage
    • Hands & feet massage
    • Case studies, explanations and discussions

  • Specific treatment modalities
    • Local Snehana & Svedana
    • Mamsa Dhatu and western anatomy
    • Nadis, marma and marma channels, basics
    • Different Abhyanga modalities
    • Pindasvedana, Navarakizhi
    • Mardana & Samvahana
    • Udvartana
    • Udgarshana
    • Shirodhara & Shiroabhyanga techniques
    • Case studies, explanations and discussions

  • Pancha Karma Treatments Kerala Style
    • Marma theory and practice, basics
    • Broad Marma Channel Massage
    • Tailas, Remedies
    • Advanced Snehana and Svedana: Pindasveda, Taila’s, Remedies
    • Nasyam and other head and neck treatments
Overview:


Miriam Alberts
Assistants
Others
Prices
Intro Module: € 270 plus € 25 oil supplement & reader
Module 1: € 1080 plus € 50 oil supplement & reader
Module 2: € 1080 plus € 75 oil supplement & reader
Marma & Marma Channel Massage Module: € 540 plus € 50 oil supplement & reader

Hengelo cursus biedt Intro en Module 1 aan in één traject: kosten € 1350 plus €75 supplement olie en readers

Locations
1) Amsterdam, see link
Academy of Ayurvedic Studies
WG Plein 255
Amsterdam

2) Hengelo, see
www.ayurveda-hengelo.com-
Ayurveda Praktijk Na'an, also AAS department
Enschedesestraat 129A
Hengelo



Language

The classs will be
1) in English in Amsterdam
2) in Dutch in Hengelo

Registration
To register, please click here: online registration.

For more information or trouble with online registration please call: + 31 - 20 - 840 1887 (please leave a message if answering machine responds)

Upon receiving your online and your registration fee of €100 (which is inclusive in the total price) on our bank account, your registration is final and your place is secured. At that moment your registration is binding.


For the dates 2011-2012 (only Intro and Module 1) of this course, click here to see or download PDF

Voor de Nederlandstalige massagecursus module 1 die in maart 2012 start, zie hier de downloadable PDF doc.