Thai Traditional Massage Training

THAI TRADITIONAL MASSAGE

Traditional Thai Massage Or 'Nuad Boran'

Another important factor in our favor is that there is no heavy industry in the North of Thailand. The people are largely farmers, and they are the ones who make the smoke as they traditionally burn the rice paddies after the harvest in February and March. In addition, the Hill Tribe people burn parts of the forest to prepare new areas for cultivation, an ancient jungle practice called ‘slash-and-burn agriculture.’ The smoke and dust in March, April and May can be a problem, but it’s not the perennial ‘smog’ that hangs over most of the urban and industrial centers in more developed parts of the world.

At Baan Hom Samunphrai, Thai Traditional Massage is at its purest and most authentic. We offer three forms: the technically rigorous ‘Foot Massage’ which takes about an hour, the ‘Full Set’ which takes up to two hours, and the Full Therapeutic Massage which is open-ended and may last two hours or more depending on your needs, your flexibility, and the stage of your injury or problem. Manipulation of the so-called ‘acupressure points’ and ‘energy lines,’ for example, is not part of the ordinary Thai Massage, and many foreigners will not have experienced this kind of massage before.

The Atmosphere Is More Serious In Our Massage Sala

Needless to say, yet there is still that ease and intimacy that makes Thai massage such a profound experience. Baan Hom Samunphrai is very small, just four therapists all from the same family, and that is very much part of our special quality too. Thai massage has always been a family art practiced by people you know and trust.

There are many schools of Traditional Thai Massage in Thailand, and of course developments are coming back to Thailand from abroad all the time as well. On the left, Maw Hom is working with real Thai patients at a busy local clinic in town — no spa trappings here, and at a negligible price — but the very same art. The partner on the right is a yoga teacher and therapist from Paris who teaches at a well-known Massage School for foreigners. Indeed, Nuad Boran has become global, and Maw Hom is a touchstone for people from all over the world who want to learn more about it at its source. Because Thai Massage remains an essential peoples’ way of healing in Thailand even as it becomes a more and more important ‘Alternative’ practice in the West.

THAI TRADITIONAL FOOT REFLEXOLOGY

Foot Massage is an elaborate ritual as well as a profound healing strategy–it is particularly poignant in those hot places in the world where shoes are left outside the door (look on the left and you’ll see!). On the left, the massage therapist is Acharn ‘Bang,’ Maw Hom’s sister-in-law — the two little children are Up and Pop, her children, who are now therapists at Baan Hom Samunphrai School as well.
On the right Katja Mögler and Acharn Bang are involved in a 6 day workshop in Bang’s studio beside our pond. Foot Reflexololgy requires great concentration, and you obviously must be able to see what is happening, so our classes are restricted to a maximum of 8 students. Ajarn Bang has designed our Reflexology Notebook with its 243 photos taken by her husband, Vichian Chaleekanha (Homprang’s brother), and she has also made a 40 minute Demonstration DVD . She has been showing it to these students on the iMac just behind her.

Our Treatments

FOR LIVE-IN GUESTS & STUDENTS ONLY.

We apologize to our many friends, colleagues & clients, but for the moment our STEAM BATHS & TREATMENTS are not available to outsiders.

TREATMENT COSTS

New Rates as of March 1st. 2024.

Foot Massage

Duration: about 1 hour

Bt 600