Biography Of Ray Flaherty

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1. COVID-19 Government Training. 
2. Working With Vulnerable People Registration 2025
3. Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT52015. 
4. Certificate in Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury.
5. Diploma of Introduction to Physiotherapy.
6. Diploma in PTSD Awareness. (Post-traumatic stress disorder)   
7. Diploma in Cupping Therapy.
8. Certificate in Dementia.
9. Certificate in how to Treat Spinal Torsion with deep tissue massage.  
10. Certificate In Pregnancy Massage.
11. Certificate 4 Massage Practice HLT40307.
12. Certificate Full Body Relaxation Massage. 
13. Certificate Deep Tissue and Common Injuries: (Injury-specific massage course including contractural tendon release) (CTR)
14. Certificate 4 Allied Health Exercise Programs HLT42507. (Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy assistant units in exercise for recovery)
15. Assist with the development and maintenance of the client's functional status.
16. Conduct group sessions for individual client outcomes.
17. Exercises for seniors are an effective way to stay active. 
18. Assist in the rehabilitation of clients.
19. Support the fitting of assistive devices.
20. Myotherapy Release Therapy.
21. Myotherapy Trigger Point Therapist. 
22. Myotherapy Cupping Therapy.
23. Active Release Therapy.
24. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) 
25. Provide First Aid HLTAID011.
26. Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HLTID009. 
27. Provide Basic Emergency Life Support HTLID010.
28. EMMETT Technique (Easy Muscle Management) 
29. Certificate 4 disability (Unit in dementia care) 
30. Certificate 4 TAA Trainer And Assessor.
31. Certificate 4 TAE Trainer and Assessor updated.
32. Certificate 4 In Occupational Health and Safety.  
33. Trigger point therapy. (Australia, New Zealand and Asia)

Holistic Training

1. Diploma in Ayurveda.
2. Diploma in Mindfulness Instructor. 
3. Diploma in Mediation Instructor. 
4. Diploma in Counselling Skills.
5. Diploma in Acupressure.
6. Diploma in Pilates.

What Ray learnt within the Tantra diploma.

· Historical Roots of Tantra

· Tantra and Hinduism, Buddhism and Other Religions

· Importance of Goddesses

· What Can Tantra Offer?

· It’s Not All Sexual

· The Effects of Misconceptions

· Where is Tantra Today?

· The Effects of Tantra on Society

· The Main Elements of Tantra and Their Presence in our Bodies

· Representation by Prime Colour and Geometric Shape

Tantric Yoga

· Tantric Yoga and understanding the body

Kundalini Yoga

· Understanding Kundalini and Kundalini Yoga Positions

Meditation

· The Physical and Energy Body

· Dimensions of the Energy System

Tantra Practices

· Tantra is a Way of Life

· Opening the Doors of Your Personality

· Sharing your Experiences

· Starting Your Own Tantra Classes

Master's Level In Tantra

1. Master's Certificate In Tantra Couples Intervention Therapy (2017)
2. Australian Head Tantra Certified Master Practitioner Level 10 (2015)

Martial Arts Training

1. Ray has been training in the martial arts since the age of 12 years in Judo, Wing Chun under different high-level students, Sensei and Sifus, Muay Thai,  Arnis, Tai Chi (Yang Style and a session with Master Fu Sheng Yuan in Canberra in 1993 from China) Chi Kung. Ray trained under Master Tze Lung Chan through his family's Self-defence system within the Chin Na and Dim-Mak technique, along with different styles within Japanese and Chinese mixed Martial Arts and Healing as a close-door student for many years......
2. Women's self-defence instructor for many years.
3. As a private student, Ray trained under Sensei Mark Greville in the 80s in Shorin Ryu, Shorinkan Okinawan Karate. (Ray fixed Sensia's Marks' 4-wheel drive bodywork for private lessons)
4. Diploma of Karate, Black Belt Shotokan (Graded by 7th Dan Murakami Sensei from Japan, with Yuki Senpai on their trip to Australia in 1992.   
5. Ray trained under Master Kanazawa, 10th Dan, when he came to Canberra from Japan.
6. Trained under Sensei Tim Duffy, 3rd Dan North Canberra Shotokan Karate, Ray was hand-picked to run his one-day class in Sensei Tim's dojo.
7. Grandmaster Chan Tze Lung (Chinese family name) from Japan has graded Ray to a higher black belt level. Ray has trained under Grandmaster Chan and his wife, Master Yoko, for over 30 years and still does to this day. This is a multi-style training within the family. This is also where Ray learnt the healing arts over 30 years ago and still does as a closed-door student. (This is not a commercial martial art like Karate and Kung Fu.)

Overseas Training &Teaching 2018, 2019, 2024, & 2025

Back from Asia 3rd of July 2025 with training and a grading to 6th Dan.

In 2024, I returned from my overseas trip to Asia for a brief break, also for training and meeting with my international police and sports clients. Got back on 16/07/24. 

Back again from Thailand, learning new skills on 6th October 2019 and also massaging overseas clients with my pain management sports massage and stretch therapy. Hong Kong training was cancelled due to the unrest in Hong Kong.

Came back on the 7th of July 2018 from my Asia trip, learning new skills and teaching my pain management to massage therapist friends in Hong Kong, Thailand and martial arts training in Japan and a grading to 5th Dan.