Entries by theremedy

Blind Massage Training

June 18, 2018 /4 Comments/in , /by

Today we started the first day of anatomy training for Nika’s Seeing Eyes Massage Therapy Center.

With the assistance of Nika & Sreypov, we began training with anatomy, indications for treatment & treatment techniques of the rhomboid muscles.

I’ve never had the opportunity to provide lessons to the visually impaired but I feel that I learned more from them during our time together than they learned from me. 

It was truly humbling to be with people who were so keen to learn but also to just observe how they had creatively found ways to learn around their impairment. Its really amazing to see & they should all be extremely happy with how they went.

I’m very grateful to Nika & her team for allowing me to share in that experience with them & I look forward to our ongoing training sessions.

Meeting with Nika

June 13, 2018 /4 Comments/in , /by

We recently spoke with & organised a face to face meeting with Nika.

Nika is the proprietor of Nika’s Seeing Hands Massage Therapy Center. She has a team of 9 (soon to be 10) visually impaired therapists, working in a professional setting & receiving fair wages.

Nika has had nearly 4 1/2 years of training and 23 years of clinical experience. 

The purpose of our meeting was to meet with Nika & discover how the visually impaired received training & help provide possible solutions to the problems that they were facing.

Following this meeting, we all determined that providing her therapists with further technical training would be beneficial for her therapists, the patients that they serve & improve the level of quality for the wider blind massage community.

We excitedly look forward to working with Nika on this training program.

Website has gone live!

May 28, 2018 /23,902 Comments/in /by

After a few months of planning & long work hours, our website has been launched!

Here we’re able to share all our news on both volunteer opportunities & the community projects we’re running.

Read all about who we are, what we’re doing, how your can get involved and share it with your friends!

Meeting with One-2-One

May 3, 2018 /24,700 Comments/in , /by

We recently got to meet with One-2-One National Director Mr Huy Ly & his team of Khmer doctors. 

One-2-One is a non-profit organization that has medical, nursing, dental and maternal Health Clinics situated in the slums of Phnom Penh.

The objective of this meeting was to explore the opportunity for our physical health care volunteers to accompany One-2-One doctors on rural treatment missions.

Following our meeting & discovering that both parties have similar visions & values, we are glad to announce that in partnership with One-2-One, our volunteers will be able to provide physical health treatments to disadvantaged communities in rural Kompong Thom province.

We are excited to able to share this opportunity with our volunteers & contribute to improving continued access to health services for Khmer people.