Baby Massage can help to stimulate an infant’s muscular and nervous system, help prevent any malformation, and can assist in a healthy development of the child’s body, mind and spirit.
Moreover, Infant Massage calms the child by reducing anxiety and stress, improves immunity and self-esteem, stimulates better sleep, relaxation, focus, appetite, and reliefs children common ailments such as abdominal and stomach discomfort, fever, or excessive crying.
Learning Thai Baby or Infant massage is especially interesting for parents, because the gentle, caring and warm touch of a parent strengthens the bond between parents and child.
It can also be an excellent opportunity for Western-style birth or postpartum doulas and midwives to expand their knowledge and practice, and learn another type of Infant Massage.
Infant Massage is often applied using relaxing or soothing oils and creams. With older children, a Thai Massage without oils can become more suitable. Mind that young children often have less ability to concentrate or focus for a longer period and massage sessions generally are much shorter than those given to teens or adults.
There are not many Thai Massage schools in Thailand offering specialized Thai Baby or Infant Massage courses, but for those interested in this modality there are certainly a few options. Below you’ll find a list of the schools we’ve encountered.
Thai Baby Massage Courses and Workshops
Academy of Thai-Yoga Massage | Naga Indigenous Natural Therapy
PLACES IN THAILAND
Chiang Mai, Koh Chang Trat
OTHER COUNTRIES
Japan, New Zealand
OTHER PLACES
Whakatane, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Yokohama
Ong’s Thai Massage School
PLACES IN THAILAND
Chiang Mai
Training modalities range from Thai Massage, Herbal Compress Massage, Reusi Dat Ton (Thai Yoga), Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Massage, Foot Massage, and so on, to Western Spa training modalities such as Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Nail Painting, and Waxing, and more.
Prawphai Thai Massage and Spa Training Center
PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
Spa Mantra
PLACES IN THAILAND
Chiang Mai
Thai Massage School of Chiang Mai | TMC
PLACES IN THAILAND
Chiang Mai
Unfortunately, TMC School Thailand has been officially closed in April 2022, basically as a result of the pandemic. Nevertheless, all interest learners of genuine Thai Massage may take classes from TMC Teachers around the world.
The TMC School Website will remain running to be the link between TMC Teachers and the public. The TMC Teachers are qualified and have acquired all teaching materials from TMC School Thailand according to TMC’s course descriptions.
The School of Massage for Health | SMH
PLACES IN THAILAND
Chiang Mai
Timmy’s Thai Massage Training Center
PLACES IN THAILAND
Chiang Mai
Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School
PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi
The school is closely connected to the Wat Pho temple and situated in the old center of Bangkok near the Wat Pho temple grounds.