Resources for Students, Practitioners, and Teachers of Traditional Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine |
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| 10% of all member fees are donated to the Shivago Fund charity |
Free Resources
Our website is full of free information on Thai massage, traditional herbal medicine, Buddhism, and other facets of Thai culture. Feel free to poke around!
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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. |
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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. |
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From the Director to the Thai Massage community on the state of the field of Thai medicine in the West, by Pierce Salguero ©2005 (.pdf file) |
Tao Mountain's NewsletterFree newsletter with periodic updates with information on Thai massage, Thai herbs, healing culture, Buddhism, and more. Visit the group, join the discussion, see back issues, or adjust your settings here.
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TaoMountain's Store
We've (literally) looked all over the world to bring you the best Thai medicine products available anywhere. Contact us for wholesale pricing on bulk orders for use in classes or your own practice.
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Everything you need to get started in Thai herbal massage practice... steamer, compresses, essential oils, and more, plus the #1 guide to Thai medicine in print. |
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Pre-wrapped and bulk herbs for Thai herbal compress massage. Bulk pricing! |
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Top-quality fisherman pants, T-shirts, acupressure sticks, and more! |
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Easy to use durable sen charts and acupressure atlases demonstrate specific treatments for specific symptoms. |
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? 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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At-home courses in Traditional Thai Medicine, Buddhism, history, and other topics in Asian healing. |
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Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine Books Educational books and workbooks on all aspects of traditional Thai massage and herbal medicine. Order wholesale here. |
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Instruction in Thai massage, Thai herbal
medicine, Thai medical history, and
more. |
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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. |
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Our Member-only website has tons of information
for students, teachers, practitioners,
researchers, and other professionals invoved
with traditional Thai medicine, Thai massage,
and related disciplines. You can preview
the site or sign
up to join the conversation! |
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Pierce Salguero's website with academic
resources for the study of Buddhism and
medicine. Bibliographies, primary sources,
and links. |
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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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