January SomaVeda® Fundamentals of Thai Yoga Class, Dracut, MA, USA
Level 1 Class Dates: January 16- 18, 2026
Level One: Fundamentals of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga, (18 CE Hours) SomaVeda® Fundamentals of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga: Level One on the Mat, Dracut, MA USA
At the Rooted Wellness Company
Class Schedule:
Friday: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (1-hour lunch break) Sunday 9am-5pm
Description
This class is open to all persons and students from any background or level of training.
No massage license or bodywork experience is required!
PLEASE NOTE: This is an intensive, hands-on training class. Students will be expected to stand, sit, kneel, squat, and support their body weight for up to two hours. Regular participation in a movement activity (I.e., yoga, fitness, martial arts, dance, sport, Skiing) before registering is recommended.
This course covers the basic concepts of hands-on healing in a balanced session using SomaVeda® Thai Yoga. This traditional, Indigenous medicine-derived system gives the practitioner a three-dimensional perspective on facilitating and participating in another person’s healing process.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Perform a complete 19 Asana beginner Vinyasa or flow with a partner and a 1-hour SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy session (Thai Yoga massage).
- Understand the essential elements and theory of Classical Thai & Classical Indian Ayurveda Energy anatomy and physiology as it applies to the body.
- Understand Basic Theory: Seven Chakras, Ten Sen or Prana Nadis, Wind Gates, Asana or therapeutic postures, Meridians, and Acupoints.
- Understand the concept of bodywork as a meditation.
- Understand the Five Traditional Treatment Attitudes of the Body.
- Understand benefits and contraindications for specific postures and applications for use in the clinical or professional treatment environment.
- Understand and be able to perform the basic protocol and principles of the SomaVeda® BET/Bio-tapping technique (Emotional Freedom Technique) for balancing and clearing negative emotions.
This is an introductory course to the SomaVeda® Certified Thai Yoga Practitioner program (CTP1). Graduates of SomaVeda® Fundamentals of Thai Yoga Level 1 are not professionals of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga. Students who complete this Level 1 course will receive a certification of completion and be able to practice learned techniques legally. Students must complete an entire CTP course (164 hours) to become certified SomaVeda® Thai Yoga practitioners authorized to practice with the N.A.I.C.
What is SomaVeda®?
American College of Natural Medicine (A.C.N.M.) and Thai Yoga Center were founded under the Native American Indigenous Church (N.A.I.C. Inc.) by Ajahn Dr. Anthony B. James, who incorporated the traditional teachings of various schools in Thailand with other conventional and eclectic modalities to create an effective healing protocol used by practitioners throughout the United States and world. More information about training programs can be found at www.thaiyogacenter.com
Who is the teacher?
Dr. Elizabeth Miller DSNM, LCHT is a SomaVeda® Certified Thai Yoga Practitioner (2021), Certified SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Teacher (2023), Certified Ayurveda Life Style Consultant, and Ayurveda Health Counselor. She graduated with her Doctorate of Sacred Natural Medicine degree in 2025 with the American College of Natural Medicine and is a Licensed Commissioned Holistic Therapist. She is an ordained minister and her religious ministry, Bodhi Sanctuary, is a branch of the Native American Indigenous Church (NAIC). Kru Miller was voted “Best SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Practitioner of the Year 2022“.
Born and raised north of Boston, Dr. Elizabeth holds a master’s degree in Education from Merrimack College and spent ten years teaching in the public school system. She has also been a USA Gymnastics Competitive coach and has completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training with Frog Lotus Yoga.
Khru Dr. Elizabeth loves everything that involves movement and is an active rock climber, snowboarder, and Yogini. She has traveled the world as a Peace Corps volunteer and enjoys local trail hikes with her Bernese Mountain and rescue dogs.
Included with the course:
N.A.I.C. Authorized Participant Membership (NAIC APM)
SomaVeda® Fundamentals of Thai Yoga Training Manual
NCBTMB CE for Licensed Massage Therapist: 18 Credit/CE hours NCBTMB (Native American Indigenous Church: NAIC)
$525.00 Regular price
Limited space for previous students to retake/review the course: $350/person with permission from the instructor
There is a dress code policy; Uniforms are required! (Go to BeardedMedia.com to order Uniforms)
Description: SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy is based on Traditional Thai Medicine and Ayurveda. It is an indigenous traditional healing style of Yoga Therapy, bringing health and wellness to the Spirit, Mind, and Body. All Certified Teachers have Authorized NAIC Tribal Organizations, Indian Health Care Ministers, and Providers.
Even if you’re NOT a Massage professional, SomaVeda® Thai Yoga, under our N.A.I.C. Legal Shield program, practitioners can legally practice anywhere in the US!
Certified Teacher: Khru Dr. Elizabeth Miller DSNM, NAIC-LCHT, TCP
Where? Rooted Wellness Company • 155 Broadway Road, Dracut, MA 01826
Certified Teacher: Khruu Elizabeth Miller
Where? Dracut, Massachusetts
Email: elizabeth@BeFreeThaiYoga.com or call (978) 996-7237 to register.
Website: www.befreethaiyoga.com
No previous experience is necessary!
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