ThaiVedic Bodywork Level 1
6 Day Immersion Training
Decades of Research, Combining ANCIENT Principles with SCIENCE.
Creating RESULTS that Will Blow You and Your Clients Away.
Imagine a revolutionary new form of bodywork, that could fast track your personal evolution and healing. A unique holistic approach that integrates Ancient & Modern Methodologies...
Receive an introduction to the Ayurvedic 5 Element System and how to apply the system for balancing lifestyle, diet and bodywork sessions
Experience many bodywork techniques as they are categorised into each of the above elements
Learn to diagnose an individual’s state of dosha (disease tendency) and understand which techniques are best to balance each dosha
As the emphasis in this module is on balancing Vata (the source of almost all disease), you will learn a full-body sequence for balancing Vata
Course Overview
This Thaivedic Bodywork Training teaches you to help your clients heal through touch therapies and lifestyle guidance. This training is unique as it teaches you no only another modality, but in addition, a holistic framework where all modalities can be understood and used more effectively.
Drawing wisdom from the timeless traditions of Ayurveda and Thai Buddhist Medicine, you will come to understand the benefits and weaknesses of different healing techniques and the most effective time and place to apply them based on the individual and the causative factors you observe. Our instructors are committed and devoted practitioners of their crafts, and their teachings are deeply informed by their clinical practice.
Thai Buddhist Medicine
Is a complete holistic system that has been used in Thailand for more than a thousand years and has many roots leading back to India. It integrates 5 branches of therapy: internal, external, divination, spirit sciences, and buddhist psychology.
ThaiVedic draws from the wisdom of this unbroken tradition and particularly the branches of: external medicine with therapeutic touch and buddhist psychology, e.g. in the form of practices that promote divine states of consciousness. This enables therapeutic touch to be far more than just physical healing.
Ayurveda - Timeless Wisdom
Ayurveda is the world’s oldest recorded system of healing. Used for more than 5,000 years by thousands of doctors on millions of patients, it is a proven system of both prevention and healing.
In modern times, Ayurveda has grown immensely and is now used by doctors all over the world. This is not just because of the effective therapies that it offers but more specifically the way that it views disease and therapy. The 5 element and 3 dosha system is profound for understanding the deeper causes behind superficial symptoms and can be used to balance all areas of life.
Course Objectives of this Bronze Medallion Level 1 Training
To provide an inspiring and enriching learning environment for you to advance your skills as a holistic therapist.
To support a transformative journey enabling you to learn about your individual nature and how to create a life of healing and balance.
To infuse our practice and time together with spiritual values and meritorious conduct.
To welcome you into our close family of worldwide graduates: a group of people you will be able to grow with for years to come.
IPHM Accreditation
This training is recognised by the IPHM, (International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine), the largest leading independent professional accreditation board worldwide, specialising in certifying alternative therapists, practitioners, healers, and training providers who practice holistic and alternative therapies.
This enables our graduates to receive insurance and practice in many countries around the globe.
Who is this for?
For complete beginners, this course offers a solid foundation grounded in safety and efficiency, ensuring both the giver and receiver’s optimal wellbeing and longevity.
For professional bodyworkers, this curriculum presents a multitude of intellectual, practical and intuitive methodologies, enabling a greater degree of holistic diagnosis and individualised healing for your clients.
Regardless of your level of experience as a bodywork therapist, this course offers a platform from which to build a successful healing practice framed in a holistic view and rooted in traditional wisdom.
Example Day
(Timings are approximated and subject to change if we feel the group dynamic will benefit.)
6:30am - Morning yoga (optional)
8:30am - Breakfast
9:15am - 12:15pm - Morning session (theory and practice): Understanding and treating Kapha Dosha. Practicalities of identifying kapha within an individual. Continuing with bodywork sequence: side position and shoulder gestures
12:30pm - Lunch
1pm - 2:45pm: Free time to swim, walk in nature or rest
2:45pm - 5:45pm: Afternoon session (theory and practice): Intro to energy body and meridians. How to record case studies and link superficial symptoms to deeper causative factors. Practical of bodywork sequence: locating specific pressure points, seated position with neck massage and stretches
6pm - Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm - Community program time (optional)
On the first day of the course, we will be starting at 2:30pm. Please arrive as early as you need to settle in, have some time for yourself and arrive at our training space on time. On our final day, we finish at 12:30pm, and you are welcome to stay for lunch before heading off.
Meet Your Facilitator
Kimmana Nichols is recognised as a visionary in the field of holistic healing. Having taught his unique methodology in 17 countries, Kimmana's transformative curriculums have been translated into 7 languages, reflecting his commitment to sharing healing wisdom worldwide.
As a student, Kimmana’s advanced talent resulted in three Australian Naturopathic Collages inviting him to teach before he graduated. He has since trained globally with 46 of the worlds greatest and most renowned bodywork and health practitioners. This resulted in Kimmana developing the ThaiVedic System to fulfill his dream of helping people all over the world to rediscover health and vitality.
ThaiVedic Medicine shares the most useful parts of authentic and timeless healing traditions fused with highly effective modern therapies.
KIMMANA NICHOLS
Before booking, please have a look at our Code of Conduct. If you are dealing with any physical or mental health issues, please also check our Are you ready page.
Testimonials for Kimmana's work
KIERA LOUISE DOUGLAS
Zen Thai Shiatsu Therapist, Zen Thai Flow facilitator
“If you are curious about how to maintain optimal physical health… or have a fascination in these traditions… then I’d highly recommend Kimmana’s trainings".
GWYN WILLIAMS
FOUNDER OF ZEN THAI SHIATSU
“There isn't much Kimmana doesn't know. Continually learning and refining, his exceptional workshops and classes are a product of his wide, in-depth and ever growing educational base. Kim’s expression and teachings have been a big inspiration for me."
SHY SAYAR
blogger
“I firmly believe that he will soon be seen as one of the greatest health and wellness luminaries of our generation".
Cost & Payment
Early Bird Deal: Save $240 off the below prices if you book more than 2 months in advance
The investment below includes: tuition, 3 meals/day and accommodation of your choice.
Commuter: AU $1130
Camping (Tent): AU $1320
Camping (Van): AU $1340
Budget Single Room: AU $1490
Bunkies: AU $1665
Lotus Pod Room: AU $1665 OR AU$1440 each (2 people)
Bhakti Guest House King or Queen Room with Ensuite: AU $1790 OR AU$1502 each (2 people)
Private Cabin with Ensuite: AU $1790 OR AU$1502 each (2 people)
Payments - We require a $200 deposit to hold your spot in the course. The full payment is due no later than 6 weeks prior to the start of your course. Please read our Terms and Conditions for more information.
Choose your date to make your booking
On the first day of the course, we will be starting at 2:30pm. Please arrive as early as you need to settle in and arrive at our training space on time. For a relaxed experience, you have the option to add an extra night and simply enjoy the Krishna Farm, yoga classes and maybe a massage before the course begins. On our final day, we finish at 12:30pm. You are welcome to stay for lunch before heading off.
Accommodation
Krishna Village is located on a beautiful organic farm in the scenic foothills of Mt. Warning, half way between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. The closest town is Murwillumbah, and the nearest airport Coolangatta (the Gold Coast airport).
Our Retreat Center is spread out across a beautiful natural farm setting, which means that some of our facilities and accommodation require a bit of walking. We offer a range of accommodation options from camping spots to creatively renovated container rooms, private pine cabins set in the hills overlooking the valley and more.
Delicious Vegetarian Meals
The Krishna Farm has been producing organic veggies since the 1980s and is well established to grow a variety of high-quality produce, free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We grow as much of our own food as we can, and otherwise buy locally wherever possible.
All our food, whether served at the village is prasadam - sacred food prepared in a consciousness of loving service. Like in other cultures, we offer our food before we eat to say Grace and thank the Divine for the sun, the rain, and all the visible and invisible blessings necessary to co-create a delicious meal. Feel free to sing along with us, or just listen and enjoy…
About the Krishna Farm
Nestled in the foothills of the Wollumbin National Park in the heart of the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, the Hare Krishna Farm “New Govardhana” is a 1000 acre certified organic property with orchards, syntropic vegetable gardens, cows, horses, streams and swimming holes in abundance.
New Govardhana serves as an ashram to a community of yogis who aspire to live according to their deepest vows and commitments on their path of service, spiritual contentment and happiness (Bhakti Yoga). Their service and dedication make this location a beautiful place of growth, healing and spiritual awakening. The temple is the beating heart of the community at New Govardhana and we encourage all who visit the property to come along and experience the lifestyle and philosophy reflected by the practice of Krishna consciousness.
