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The duration of the Thai massage course is 12 days. The duration of the Keralite massage Chavutty thirummal is 8 Days.
PLEASE NOTE: We depart for the village, from the meeting point in Chiang Mai, one day before the course starts and we return to Chiang Mai in the afternoon of the last day of the course. (i.e. if the date of the course are 10th to 21st May, we depart from the meeting point in Chiang Mai on the 9th of May and we return in town on the 21st around 3pm). Meeting point time is at 12,30pm
The cost of the course is 19.500 THB.
It includes simple food (3 rice based vegetarian meals a day),bamboo hut style accommodation , the course material and transport from the meeting point in Chiang Mai to the village and back. It also includes an optional (recommended but not compulsory) Vipassana Meditation and Yoga(or Tai Chi) program ( on courses from November till May).
Repetition of the class in the Lahu village, reduced fee, THB 14.500
For registration just send us an email whenever you are sure and we will put you on the list. Send a Email: click here
No advance payment is necessary!
The time to pay for the course in on the day of departure, at the meeting point, when you finally sign the registration form.
The temperature vary depending on the time of the year. During the winter (November to February) the days are generally quite pleasant with temperature around 20-25 C. Night temperatures can drop to 7 or 8 C. We do recommend a sleeping bag and you need some warm clothing for the evenings/nights during these months.
From March to June temperature during the days are high with up to 35C. Night temperatures can drop to around 15C. We do recommend a light sleeping bag and some warm clothing for the evenings/nights also during these months.
The cost is 300 Bath per day and includes three meals and simple accommodation (same as what students are provided).If a friend or your partner wants to stay in the village with you during the entire duration of the course, the price is slightly cheaper; for the 12 day, it will be 3900 Baht , including food , accommodation and transport, to and from the village. You can share accommodation with your friend or partner as well.
We do not have internet in the village (that's still a blessing!!).
There is no telephone land line as well.
There is mobile telephone signal, from Thai GSM 1-2-Call, DTAC and TRUE MOVE providers, right in the village (when the antennas work!!).
It is possible to use the mobile phone to connect to the internet when in the village.
You need:
✓ a smart phone or a mobile phone;
✓ a SIM card either from AIS 1-2-call or DTAC (we do not know how good TRUE MOVE works, so we do not advice this network).
✓ to activate an internet package with the provider. They now tend to sell a volume based package, a certain amount of Mb of data, to be used in different length of time, ie. one day, three days, one week, one month)..
We do provide vegetarian food.
We include proteins such as tofu, yellow mung beans, "soy meat", and eggs (eggs can easily be avoided if you do not eat this kind of proteins). Bananas and papayas are served throughout the year. Other kind of fruit can be found in the village shop.
Occasionally we serve wheat but this can also be easily avoided.
There are two small shops in the village where you can find bottle drinking water, fruits, thai sweets, soy milk, Coke, thai yogurt, soap, batteries etc. What is not there, they will try to get it for you!
We have a water filter in the school compounds. This provides us with drinking water as well as with water reservoir. Bottled drinking water can be bought in the local village shop.
We do have two hot showers in the school compound.
Yes. It is possible to have single accommodation if you prefer. If you are coming with a friend or with your partner,you can have shared accommodation.
Yes. Your partner/friend can stay in the village while you are doing the course. The cost for food, accommodation and transport for the 12 day is 3900 Baht.
We do not recommend you to join the course later. However, we accept students that arrive in the village on the day the course starts.You will have to make you way to the village by yourself.
We do not recommend to leave the course before it has ended. However, you can leave the course but you will have to arrange your transport back to Chiang Mai
This depend on the teacher and you will have to contact him/her by yourself.
We do recommend a sleeping bag specially for the winter season (November to February). However we do have a limited number of light sleeping bags, in the village, that we hire for 50Bath for the course.
You do not need blankets as we do provide them.(unless you want to have your own one).
We do recommend you to bring a torch with you.
You do not need a mosquito net in the village.
Yes, we do issue a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the course.The validity of the certificate depends on the regulations in your own country.