Soon after my first learning experiences in Thailand, I received private instruction from Kira at her school in London. She was the first person in the West to help me integrate the Eastern approach to learning that I had received in Thailand, and I am grateful to have received her expertise early on in my studies.

My experience with Kira led me to pursue studies with her teacher, Asokananda, who did much to preserve traditional Thai medical practices. Sadly, he passed away just weeks before holding his workshops in Montreal. Two of his most senior teachers were sent in his place, and I was fortunate to learn from them.

After Asokananda's sudden passing, I decided to go back to Thailand to visit the Lahu hilltribe village where he had conducted research and taught courses. There, I had the privilege of assisting Itzhak in a beginner course, and through this experience I learned the value of taking on the mind of a beginner when teaching and practicing this therapy.

It was Itzhak who first told me about this blind therapist working in Chiang Mai. So, after my time in the village, I went to experience Khun's work for myself and then began to study with him privately. His heightened degree of sensitivity and precision in applying this form of therapy has had a profound impact on my approach as a practitioner.

When the timing was right, I returned to Thailand again to be in the presence of this Thai Master, and I was blessed to receive the wisdom of his fully integrated approach - body, mind, spirit, and nature - to the practice and teaching of this branch of traditional Thai medicine.
I am honored to call him my teacher.