Join us for a most nourishing weekend Thai Massage Training and Retreat with David Roma
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A 5-day immersion at Sanctuary by the Sea
April 29 – May 3 • Point Pleasant, NJ • Limited spots
If you’ve been craving new skills you can actually use right away, this is for you.
This week is equal parts craft + care: smart technique, clear sequencing, trauma-informed pacing, and a whole lot of “oh wow… my body can do that?” moments - for you and for your clients.
You can join us for the full retreat (best value + full progression) or choose a standalone training.
Join HereWith over three decades of experience in Thai massage,Â
David blends proven modalities with compassionate therapy. David has guided hundreds of practitioners and clients worldwide toward sustainable lifestyle changes through movement and mindfulness.Â
INTRODUCING...
Hands Free Thai
Hands Free Thai Massage training enables therapists to master techniques using forearms, elbows, knees, and feet to reduce joint strain and burnout.
April 29- May 1
Course Highlights
Extend Your Career Longevity
This course teaches you how to protect your hands, wrists, and shoulders. By reducing the wear and tear on your joints, you can practice for years longer without burnout or repetitive strain injuries.
Alternative Tools
You will learn to effectively use your feet, legs, elbows, and knees to deliver massage instead of relying solely on your hands.
Deep & Broad Pressure
These techniques allow you to provide deeper, broader pressure that can be more satisfying for the client while requiring less effort from you.
Body Mechanics
The course covers essential body mechanics and general principles to ensure the techniques are applied safely and efficiently.
Key outcomes include delivering deeper, more effective pressure, improved career longevity, better body mechanics, and the ability to work on larger clients with less effort.Â
 Technique Application:Â
Proficiency in using forearms, elbows, knees, and feet for, deep, broad, and focused pressure.
Body Mechanics & Safety:Â
Understanding of proper body mechanics to protect wrists, hands, and shoulders from injury, thereby extending career longevity.
Treatment Versatility:Â
Ability to perform deep tissue work on clients while using minimal, efficient effort and capacity to adapt pressure to various client needs, including working on larger clients.
Pha Khao Ma
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Includes Pha Khao Ma Fabric Cloth
Cancellation Policy: Unless the event is cancelled, all fees are non-refundable but fully transferable to another individual of your choosing.
Participants will receive 12 CE credits upon completion of the course.
The Pha Khao Ma Massage Certification is a 2-day in-person training that offers a new way for massage therapists to work sustainably, pain free and avoid burnout. Learn a unique Thai cloth technique to protect your body, deliver deeper results for you clients with less effort, and differentiate yourself in the market place. Experience the uniqueness of Thai Massage using Pha Khao Ma.
This comprehensive course equips you with a complete treatment system and the skills to elevate your practice and extend your career. The practice allows for more leverage and control, enabling deeper stretches, improving flexibility, and relieving muscle tension in a variety of muscle groups, such as the shoulders, back and hips. Offering a uniquely grounding experience that enhances traditional Thai massage by reducing strain on the therapist and deepening relaxation for the client.
Includes Pha Khao Ma Fabric Cloth
Cancellation Policy: Unless the event is cancelled, all fees are non-refundable but fully transferable to another individual of your choosing.
Participants will receive 12 CE credits upon completion of the course.
NCBTMB Approved
ABOUT DAVID
David Roma first discovered Traditional Thai Massage while on assignment piloting for a prominent communication company in the mid 1990's. Â Based in Bangkok, flying a private jet, David began teaching yoga within the city limits. It was then that he began to experience Thai Massage as a healing modality to the body and a blissful state of well being.
David is a Nationally Board Certified Licensed Massage Therapist, a member of AMTA, Thai Healing Alliance, Certified Yoga Instructor and an Instructor for the Sunshine School of Massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
NCBTMB symbolizes commitment, dedication and expertise. Massage therapist who are Board Certified have gone above and beyond licensure.
He has choreographed classes with profound techniques allowing the practitioner to be present and use their body effectively by using less energy while practicing the art of slowness.Â
To become a true Thai massage practitioner, it is imperative to be mindful in listening to your heart, use your intuition and move with good intention.
David is honored to share and provide beautiful flowing transitions. In his bodywork practice, he is continuously elevating himself, always learning how to become a true artist from within.
“David is a kind, humble and compassionate person and gathered an astonishing knowledge about traditional Thai massage.”
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Karen
“If you're looking for an intelligent and in-depth training to learn Thai massage technique or up-level your bodywork practice, I highly recommend this.”Â
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Marissa
​Embrace the path of a Thai massage practitioner Â
 and with each breath and every pose, empower yourself to transform lives and create a ripple effect of positive change.
Cancellation Policy: Unless the event is cancelled, all fees are non-refundable but fully transferable to another individual of your choosing.