The Balinese Massage Experience
"For the Balinese, massage is a way of life, from birth until passing over."
Learn the cultural and healing significance Balinese Massage within this unique course, designed for spa professionals and wellness adventures. Experience JAMU wellness traditions with this full body massage protocol, which also includes sacred foot soak and tropical back scrub experiences.
A Rhythmic, Holistic Touch Rooted in Healing Tradition
The Balinese Massage Experience is a rich, immersive bodywork modality that blends time-honored healing practices with modern wellness understanding. Drawing from Indonesian, Chinese, and Indian influences, Balinese massage weaves long, rhythmic strokes, acupressure, gentle stretches, and aromatherapy into an experience that restores body, mind, and energy in one seamless flow.
For therapists and bodyworkers, this training offers more than technique — it’s a philosophy of touch that honors tradition and cultivates presence.
What You’ll Learn:
This course takes you step-by-step into the heart of Balinese bodywork, including:
Cultural Foundations & Philosophy
Understand how Balinese massage reflects the island’s wellness ethos, where touch, energy, breath, and intention are inseparable from healing.
Techniques & Rhythm
From medium to firm pressure work to the long, fluid strokes that define this style, you’ll master the movements that make Balinese massage both grounding and energizing.
Proper Body Mechanics & Self-Care
Learn not just what to do, but how to do it sustainably with self-care routines and alignment tips that protect your body over years of practice.
Benefits & Contraindications
Explore the purpose behind each technique: ways it supports circulation, calms the nervous system, and mobilizes muscle and connective tissue, plus when to modify or pause work for safety.
By the end of the course, you’ll be prepared to give a full Balinese massage with confidence and skill, enriched by cultural context and grounded in long-established traditions.
Student Reviews
"I thoroughly enjoyed Kim coming into our spa on Thursday. Very generous and kind of her to offer her time with us! I loved receiving from her. It was a good 'refresher' for myself and not to mention really relaxing yet invigorating. She has wonderful energy and her pressure was spot on, medium to firm. I felt by receiving from Kim I was able to truly understand the concept of the Balinese Waves and also fine tune my abilities to give to my guests. Thank you, Kim! You are truly amazing person and feel so blessed to have been able to be a part of your training!" -- Elizabeth
Student Reviews
"What a blessing it was to have you in the spa refreshing our providers on the techniques of Balinese Waves. It is clear the time was incredibly valuable. Looking forward to more opportunities in the future." -- PAULA
Student Reviews
"I’m so glad I got to experience Kim’s technique. My time with her was extremely helpful and beneficial! It really is an amazing treatment. Feeling it changed my perspective on it. I now see how it’s a great option for those who want deeper pressure. I would perform the correct sequence but she showed me ways to make it more beneficial for the client. And it helped me understand how to set the tone and tempo with the rocking compressions. I think future trainings would really benefit from feeling the techniques from Kim, even if it’s just a couple minutes just to get a proper feel for them. I’m so grateful she took the time to show her guidance and support." -- APRIL
In-Person Training
Om Swastiastu
A Balinese Traditional Greeting, which translates as "peace in your heart and in the world."