Thai herbal steams, herbal saunas, herbal baths and herbal soaks are a rather common form of treatment in Thailand applied in Thai spas, salons, massage parlors, Buddhist temples, and saunas, but certainly also by individual [ Read more … ]
Thai Lanna Detox Massage or Ched Haek (alternatively written as Ched Hak) is an ancient Lanna detoxification technique that generally uses claws of animals (which died naturally and without suffering) in the procedures of the [ Read more … ]
The Pancha Kosha concept — also written as Panchakosha — often appears in relation to Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) in general and Thai Traditional Massage in particular, notably when it comes to understanding the Sip [ Read more … ]
The Old Medicine Hospital, located in Chiang Mai and officially called the Thai Massage School Shivagakomarpaj & Old Medicine Hospital, has been the leading Thai Medicine and Thai Massage institute in the North of Thailand [ Read more … ]
When you look for Thai Massage courses or treatments in Thailand, you may have encountered the phrase Lanna Thai Massage. In this article, we’re going to explore what “Lanna” stands for, and what exactly is [ Read more … ]
In 2007, the Profession Commission of the Branch of Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) from the Thai Ministry of Public Health issued a study curriculum of 330 hours to educate Thai Traditional Medicine Assistants. Up to [ Read more … ]
As most people interested in Thai Massage — aka Nuad Thai — and Traditional Thai Medicine already know, Wat Po is a Buddhist temple complex in the heart of Bangkok. Also known as the Temple [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) is defined by law as “the medical processes dealing with the examination, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, or prevention of diseases, or promotion and rehabilitation of the health of humans or [ Read more … ]
Thai Traditional Midwifery treatments and care consist of the knowledge and practices of holistic healthcare and the wisdom handed down by Thai ancestors. The practice itself is called Pradung Kahn and the Thai traditional midwives [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, Traditional Thai Medicine is taken seriously. Quite a number of universities and colleges in the country offer Alternative and Traditional Medicine undergraduate and graduate programs, and there are various national associations and organizations [ Read more … ]