The study of this ancient healing art is open to any life-long learner who is interested in taking better care of his or her body, mind, and spirit.

Jon's students have come from all walks of life - ranging from artists to educators to health care professionals, and from factory workers to small business owners.

Licensed massage therapists seeking continuing education hours for professional development will receive NCBTMB-approved certificates of completion.

Jon is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider (#450352-07).

Dear prospective students,

After three years of offering the 200-hour Practitioner Certification Program,
followed by a year-long offering of teachings honoring Pichest Boonthumme,
I am led now to pass on the wisdom of this ancient healing practice primarily
through the medium of private instruction.

Individual students will receive an integrated approach to learning this traditional therapy (mind, body, spirit & nature) which emphasizes the importance of self-care through enhanced breath awareness and gravity-based body mechanics - while also cultivating a capacity to sense and address energetic blockages within the body.

Instruction will be tailored to the unique learning styles and abilities of each student.

Interested students may contact me via email at info@therathai.com to make arrangements for an initial interview.

I have adopted the former Natural Health Institute's private instruction policy - whereby one hour of private learning is equal to three hours of classroom learning. Using this 1:3 learning ratio, students may apply all accumulated hours towards an NCBTMB-approved certificate of completion for any of the following courses:

Thai Massage Practice Day

This one-day 8-hour NCBTMB Approved Provider workshop gives Thai massage enthusiasts and would-be practitioners an introduction to this ancient healing art through hands-on, experiential learning; gives current Thai massage practitioners
an opportunity fine tune their skills through supervised practice; and gives former students of Thai massage out of practice an opportunity to refresh their knowledge.

"Taste of Thai" Workshop

This two-day 15-hour NCBTMB Approved Provider workshop gives current massage therapists, Thai massage enthusiasts and would-be Thai practitioners the essentials for practicing this ancient healing art through hands-on, experiential learning. Participating students will receive a solid foundation for understanding and applying the Thai principles that form the basis for this traditional form of manual therapy.

Thai Massage Foundations - Level I

This 30-hour NCBTMB Approved Provider course is the first in a series of therathai courses designed to give participants a deeper understanding of this ancient healing art. Students will receive a more thorough introduction to the theoretical knowledge base and practical applications involved in giving a traditional Thai massage session.

Thai Massage Foundations - Level II

This 30-hour NCBTMB Approved Provider course will build upon the foundation formed in the Level I course by integrating more dynamic Thai yoga postures and stretches into the students existing knowledge of ancient Thai practices. Students taking this course will learn how to use traditional Thai movements and techniques
in order to give a more comprehensive and therapeutic Thai massage treatment.

Students may also receive NCBTMB-approved hours for the advanced courses
offered within the Practitioner Certification Program (Levels III, IV and V)
should the contents of these courses be covered during private instruction.