Daoyin Tao International - Chinese Face Neck and Shoulder Massage

Welcome to the Daoyin Tao website. My name is Julie Crossman and I am the proprietor of Daoyin Tao, providing both treatments and training courses in this and other therapies.

Since its conception and launch 10 years ago by the Founder; Anna-Louise Haigh, DYT has become practised all over the UK. Over the last few years Anna-Louise has changed direction with her own practise. Choosing to focus on other areas including writing.

As a result of these changes in Anna-Louise’s practise, I have taken over the ownership of DYT. I was one of the first graduates of DYT, and became a tutor in the early days, travelling the length and breadth of the country with Anna-Louise, launching, DYT. I have lectured, taught and examined since its conception, and am very excited at the prospect of taking DYT on in to the future.

For those who don’t know me, my name is Julie Crossman. My background was initially in business. Up until 1992, I was the sales and marketing manager of Ulster Television. I then helped set up a family business in retail. Following the birth of my third child, I started to train in the field of complementary therapies.

Today, I have a practice in Ripon, North Yorkshire, providing treatments in Daoyin Tao, Reflexology, The Bowen Technique, Massage and Reiki. I also work one day a week in The Holistic Cancer Centre at the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough and two days a week in the Haematology department at the same hospital. This is the biggest hospital in the country. In addition to this I do one day a month in The Macmillan ward at Harrogate Hospital. Within my practice I have also done a lot of work with The MND and the Multiple Sclerosis society.

I am a qualified teacher and teach reflexology, Daoyin Tao and The five elements at The Seven Wellbeing Centre, part of the Butterwick hospice in Stockton On Tees. As you can see, I have a wealth of knowledge and expertise on which to draw. Courses are fun, informative and well delivered. Any profits made from courses run at this venue, don’t go to individuals but go to supporting the Hospice, which is for both adults and children. The Hospice and therapy school have an excellent name, and carry out over 5000 complementary treatments a year. Studying with me at this location will have a positive impact on your CV.

It is my intention to restructure the DYT course. Previously a five-day accredited course, with both written and practical exams, it involved a lot of theory to get through in a short space of time. In future, the practical course will run across 3 days, 2 consecutive, followed a month later by 1 day practical follow up, presentation of case histories and short assessment.

The course will cover the history of DYT, contra indication and safe practice, meridians and relevant acupoints in the contact area, plus a large amount of practical work. There will be no written exam.

The course is a postgraduate, advanced massage course, from which graduates will gain CPD points. Course requirements for this remain the same. Students will require an A&P qualification and a body therapy. This does not have to be in massage though, reflexology, for example will suffice.

In addition to the practical course, a separate course will be offered on The Five Elements. This will be a 2-day course. Such restructuring will enable this hugely fascinating aspect of the course to be covered in far greater depth than previously.

Course content will cover; link between the cycles of our season and body moods, Qi, Meridians Yin and Yang, heaven and earth, the three treasures, five elements extending in to constitutional types and how these affect us within each element, our interrelationships, character, best/worst time of the day, behaviours, issues, organs, diagnostic tools of colour, odour, sound, emotion, as well as body language facial, postural gestures. The theory will be linked not only to every day life, but also how practitioners can use this knowledge to improve their treatments, be they DYT, massage, reflexology, reiki and so on. This course is therefore open to anyone who has an interest in this subject. It is not a compulsory requirement to the DYT practical course, though is recommended. In fact, you don’t need to be a practitioner to apply, it is a good way to start, and spark a new interest and way of approaching life’s problems.

There will also be 1-day refresher courses available, where extra acupoints as well as Face Walk and additional effleurage movements will be included. This will be informative and lots of fun. Hopefully you will see some old friends and make some new.

If any one has any other ideas, I will be happy to hear them. If you are interested in further information, keep an eye on the website, or contact me.

Julie Crossman