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Baan Hom Samunphrai A Herbal Health & Training Centre Chiangmai, Thailand |
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Address:
93/2
Moo 12 THAILAND
tel.
053-817-362
(English)
Address:
93/2
Moo 12 THAILAND
tel.
053-817-362
(English)
tel.
053-817-362
(English) |
TRAINING COURSES Baan Hom Samunphrai offers training courses in Thai Traditional Massage and related herbal therapies at all levels in both Thai and English. Whether you're a complete beginner or an advanced practitioner, our teaching is very hands-on and personal, the teacher often instructing the student to work on her own body so that the exact pressure, position and sequence of the hands, elbows, knees etc. can be adjusted to perfection. Maw Hom also encourages the individual to discover his or her own strengths and strategies, as every healer is individually built and uniquely endowed. Age matters too, as do cultural habits--some 'Nuad Boran' positions are physically impossible for many westerners, for example, but that doesn't mean they can't be adapted to western talents. Indeed, if you're one of those who fear you may not be able to do it, come to us for support and encouragement. Equally, if you're a professional with years of experience come to us for renewal, tuning and, so important to all in-depth body-work, inspiration that really touches the earth!
Maw Hom
teaches many aspects of Thai Traditional Medicine. Left to right.
1.) She teaches professional therapists who
are
preparing to take the new Courses are arranged in 5 day, 10 day or far longer periods if you have the time at your disposal, and restricted to a maximum of 8 students. The day begins at 7am with one hour of 'Rasidaton,' an ancient yoga-like warm-up based on the essential Thai Massage movements, followed by 6 hours of classes from 9am-12 and 1pm-4pm. Students can either live at the Centre in our full room & board accommodations or, if they are already established in Chiang Mai, join one of our daily courses. The rates vary considerably depending on the number of students in each class. Maw Hom welcomes Private Students, for example, but the charge must be higher because such students get her all to themselves and require a model too. One of the most productive options is to work as a 'Private Couple.' The cheapest option is from 3 to a maximum of 8 students working with Maw Hom and her Assistant Teachers. Indeed, students on tight budgets should try to find at least 2 others to launch the optimum class at the cheapest possible rate--the savings can be dramatic. To facilitate the forming of groups, which is not at all easy for back-packers and others who are traveling alone or in couples, Maw Hom schedules Special Reduced Rate Courses each month in which every student is guaranteed the minimum student rate. Click here to see our CALENDAR & EVENTS page for more details on these and other special courses.
The day begins at 7am with the students chanting a Pali
invocation asking for help and protection from the Buddha and his
personal doctor, Maw Chiwok--the Beginners often ask how much they can achieve in a particular course, whether 5 days or 10 days or more, and Maw Hom always answers in the same way--it depends on you. She does not follow a prescribed syllabus but tailors each and every lesson to your own needs--your age, your background, your physical type. She is also very strict about practice, and will never let you go on until you have shown her you have already mastered what has been taught, so you are unlikely to flounder or become discouraged. Students who have already done other courses are rarely disappointed, and true professionals, even those with years and years of experience in Thai Traditional Massage, come away with a new sense of confidence and inspiration. The series of photos below were taken on the last day of a 10 day course in Thai Traditional Massage. Maw Hom is regularly assisted by her brother, Ajarn Vichian (in white), and 2 sister-in-laws, Ajarn Bang (in black) and Ajarn Nit (floral pattern)--even when there are only 2 or 3 students in the class. In the top right photo the student's hands are being adjusted both by Maw Hom behind him and by his model, Ajarn Nit, i.e. two teachers are working with a single student at the same time. This degree of personal attention is rare as most massage schools have 15 or 20 students in a class with a single teacher--the only person who you touch, what is more who touches you, is just another student!
Baan Hom Samunphrai Live-in Training Courses range from Bt 2000 to Bt 2400 ($57.00 to $69.00) per day depending on the number of students and the type of accommodation selected--there's an additional webpage describing the accommodation options. Whatever fee is paid covers full room and board (3 meals) and 7 hours of yoga, training and supervised practice each day. A unique ingredient is Maw Hom's new 64 page Baan Hom Samunphrai Nuad Boran and Rasidaton Practitioner's Notebook with its 319 photos and diagrams. Students in training are also welcome to use the centre's facilities free of charge, including the pool, the two steam baths, and our bicycles. Free transportation to Chiang Mai is provided once a day, and extra 'day-off' outings to the Botanical Gardens, a Medicinal Herb Market, or a Village Healer, for example, can be arranged. Finally, two full-length Training DVDs of Maw Hom demonstrating both Nuad Boran and Rasidaton are available to her students at 300 baht ($8.60) each--invaluable support when you're trying to master the finer points of the art all alone at home!
NEW
LIVE-IN TRAINING COURSE RATES
per person per day
NEW
*
Dollar rates are calculated at 33 baht = $1.00. Maw Hom welcomes students who
have special interests and/or prefer to work one-on-one. The
daily rate for a PRIVATE STUDENT is Bt 4200 ($127.00) per
day. For TWO STUDENTS (or, as is often the case, a
COUPLE), the cost is Bt 2400 ($73.00) per person per day
in their own private suite or house with full room and board, the use of
all the facilities and, of course, the full attention of the whole
staff. For professionals, working alone with Maw Hom can be a whole
new lease on life, and rarely a season goes by without someone booking with her one-on-one
from 1 to 10 day, or more. Maw Hom also has a number of individual
students who aren't Thai Massage specialists at all but come to her for
other reasons: a Dutch architect who wanted to validate his kundalini
yoga experiences, a Reiki healer who wanted to touch the energy lines in
a different way, a researcher writing a book on Nuad Boran who
wanted specific demonstrations of the more subtle aspects of the method
while at the same time talking about them in detail, a successful
painter
who at 56 wanted to explore another art.
NEW NON LIVE-IN TRAINING COURSE RATES per person per course NEW We also offer Training
Courses in both Thai and English for those who already have accommodation
in Chiang Mai. Fees include teaching materials, 6 hours of instruction &
practice per day, and a healthy Thai lunch. Daily transportation is also included
free of charge for 3 or more non-live-in students. All the Center's
facilities including the Pool and Steam Baths are also available at no extra
charge for any student enrolled in a training course.
* Dollar rates are calculated at 33 baht = $1.00. The Baan Hom Samunphrai car picks up non-live-in students in Chiang Mai at either 6.30 am or 8.30am (not both!) --each day begins with yoga at 7am followed by the class at 9am. The class ends at 4pm with an hour off for lunch. Non-live-in students are also welcome to stay on after class to practice or to have steambaths at no extra charge. Our driver takes 3 or more non-live-in students home free of charge as well, but only once each afternoon. For less than 3 students he charges a total of 150 baht for a morning pick-up or an evening return.
Those non-live-in students who wish to join the Rasidaton (Thai Yoga)
warm-up must arrive by 7 am. Breakfast at 8am (fresh yoghurt, muesli, toast, fruit, 'kaow
tom' etc.) can be had by non-live-in students at the special rate
of 150 baht .
CLICK HERE
to see a
CALENDAR of Baan Hom
Samunphrai |
