In this two day in-person workshop students will learn:
• Use of Thai herbal balms, liniments and poultices for injuries and tension
• Thai scraping; a traditional technique with similarities to Chinese gua sha and Vietnamese “coining”
• Use of Thai hot herbal compresses that will transform your practice, I promise.
• Use of pow ka ma (ผ้าขาวม้า) scarves for compression and traction

Upcoming Workshops

Dates: February 15th-16th, 2025
(back up snow date of March 15th-16th - if flying from out of state please get traveler insurance in case of extreme weather)
Where: Gresham Oregon, just minutes outside of Portland
When: 10 am - 5:30 pm PST
CEs: 12

Pre-requisites: None. Previous study of Thai massage and Thai medical theory is helpful but not required.

Instructor: I am Naj; your primary instructor for this program. I am the director, founder, instructor, and dish washer of The Naga Center, which I started in 2005. Basically, I am the Naga Center (and much of this website is written first person, in my voice). I have been a massage therapist since I was 21 years old (born in '69, so you can do the maths), and have been traveling to Thailand regularly since 1998 to study traditional Thai Herbal medicine and bodywork and lived there for two years while writing my books on Thai medical theory and herbalism.