What it's about
Massage Thai 1, subtitled "the art of touch", is the first part of the basic Thai massage course of the Lulyani school and covers the foundations, principles and structure of traditional Thai massage. The school presents touch as a dialogue with the other person and Thai massage as a meditation in movement.
The teaching covers the principles of touch, such as combining softness and power and moving fluidly on the floor, and a complete 90-minute sequence designed for Western clients, given in three of the four traditional positions (supine, prone and side-lying), with its indications and contraindications. Participants work with hands, feet, elbows and knees, stretch muscle chains with long levers and learn to locate and work the energy lines.
There are no prerequisites; the course is open to newcomers and to professionals such as masseurs or physiotherapists. It is taught by Cécile Hérault, who assists David Lutt and teaches for the school, from 19 to 24 September 2027 at the Maison d'Amis in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes near Orange. The course is residential: it starts at 18:00 on the first day and ends between 14:00 and 15:00 on the last, with teaching from 09:30 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:30 in between, in French and/or English. Tuition is €650 (€350 for a repeat). Accommodation and organic vegetarian meals are extra.