Resources for Students, Practitioners, and Teachers of Traditional Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine

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TaoMountain is a resource for teachers, students, practitioners, and academic researchers of Thai massage and traditional Thai medicine. Our mission is to educate the wider community about these modalities as serious traditional medical disciplines. Our Members Area maintains a virtual library of research into the history, theory, and practice of Thai healing traditions, and keeps the Thai practitioner and teacher community up to date on relevant articles, publications and multimedia materials.
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10% of all member fees are donated to the Shivago Fund charity.

Web	www.taomountain.org

Our website is full of information on Thai massage, traditional herbal medicine, Buddhism, and other facets of Thai culture. Feel free to poke around!

What's with TaoMountain ?

Feb. 27, see new article on "yadom" inhaled herbs.
Feb. 7, see new article on Thai medicine from Massage & Bodywork.
Feb. 1, new teachers added to our directory.
Jan. 30, see TM's new Google group and del.icio.us page.
Sept. 3, see Pierce's article on the history of Ayurveda from Journal of the American Herbalsts Guild and see Yoga Magazine feature article on Pierce Salguero and TaoMountain (.pdf format).

Also look for in our Member's Area for updated content!

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Introduction to Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine

Read about the history, theory, and practice of Thai massage, Thai herbal medicine, and Thai spiritual traditions.

Thai Medicine and Healing Culture Reading List

See the TaoMountain bookshelf to find must-read titles on Thai massage and traditional herbal medicine, Ayurveda, Yoga, Chinese medicine, and more.

Tao Mountain's Free Google Group

Newsletter with periodic updates with information on Thai massage, Thai herbs, healing culture, Buddhism, and more. Plus discussion board and online community tools. Visit the group, join the discussion, see back issues, or adjust your settings here.

Or, keep up to date through these other methods...
	TM's MySpace page
	TM's Facebook Group
	TM's Blogger Page

Educational Materials from TaoMountain

Attention teachers, students, and practitioners: TaoMountain produces educational materials for use in traditional Thai massage and herbal medicine practice and education. How can we help you to introduce more Thai culture, traditional medical theory, and historical accuracy in your practice and/or courses?

	Correspondence Courses At-home courses in Traditional Thai Medicine, Buddhism, history, and other topics in Asian healing.
	Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine Books Educational books and workbooks on all aspects of traditional Thai massage and herbal medicine. Order wholesale here.
	Reference Charts Easy to use durable sen charts and acupressure atlases demonstrate specific treatments for specific symptoms. Bulk pricing.
	Multimedia Instruction in Thai massage, Thai herbal medicine, Thai medical history, and more.
	Academic Materials on Thai Medicine Anthologies of articles and excerpts from books collected together in the same place for the first time. Intended for the serious student or teacher of Thai healing traditions. Cover topics in Thai culture, history, Buddhism, folk healing, traditional medicine, related topics.
	...and more.
Secure Online Payments	10% of our proceeds from sales of Pierce's books are donated to the Shivago Fund to finance charitable activities in Thailand.

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Jivaka.net

Pierce Salguero's website with academic resources for the study of Buddhism and medicine. Bibliographies, primary sources, and links.

Shivago.org

We are an association of Southeast Asian massage and herbal medicine instructors and schools. Our strong belief is that those Westerners earning money from indigenous medicine have a moral responsibility to give back to SE Asian people in gratitude for sharing their wisdom with us. Through the Shivago Fund we engage in charitable activities like village healthcare and our Tsunami Relief Project. See www.Shivago.org to contribute, or to apply for a grant for your own project.

Courses with Pierce Salguero

Since 1997, Pierce has been dedicated to studying and teaching traditional Thai massage and medicine. He is an author of five books on Thai healing and is a Ph.D. candidate researching the history of Asian medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical School. Pierce offers private and group courses in the theory, history, and practice of traditional Thai massage and medicine, Chinese medicine, Yoga, and Ayurveda. His courses are backed by over 10 years of academic research and experience as a teacher, practitioner, and academic researcher. Look at the current schedule to join a class, or set up your own class.

Correspondence Courses - At-home courses in Thai Medicine, Yoga, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Buddhism, and other topics in Asian healing.

Private and Group Instruction - Host a course on Thai massage, Thai herbal medicine, History of Chinese Medicine, Buddhist philosophy and meditation, Ayurveda, Yoga philosophy, or develop your own curriculum.

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