Thai Hand

We are qualified teachers certified and recognized by ITM (International Training Massage School of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand). Thai Hand aims to train professional masseurs and anyone interested in this preventive and curative art of massage, still unknown in the west. To achieve this, we have the support of one of the most highly qualified schools of traditional Thai massage in Thailand. Students who follow Thai Hand€™s courses will receive certificates that are approved and authorised by ITM, acknowledged by the Department of Health and Education of Thailand. Thai Hand has been founded by Manuel Luque Aguilera and Nicole van Zurk, who both have a professional corporate background. In search for a career change, they got acquainted with Thai massage. Captivated by this preventive and therapeutic technique they decided to leave their jobs and learn more about Thai massage in Thailand. In Chiang Mai, northern Thailand they joined one of the most highly qualified schools of traditional Thai massage; ITM (International Training Massage School), acknowledged by the Department of Health and Education of Thailand. To become a certified teacher in the Nuad Bo Rarn technique (a traditional Thai massage of northern Thailand) they followed the intensive teacher training program, CAPT (Certified Advanced Practitioner and Teacher Training Program). In Spa Mantra they added their curriculum by taking up extra courses in Thai Foot Reflexology, Hot Stone Healing Massage, Aroma Herbal Oil Massage, Herbal Hot Compress and Tok Sen Ancient Thai Therapy. To get a more in-depth knowledge about the muscles used when practising Thai massage, they studied basic anatomy at the medical faculty of the University of Chiang Mai. In addition they taught level 1 and level 2 of Nuad Bo Rarn Thai massage at ITM School in Chiang Mai and at the Suksa Song Kroh School in Chiang Mai. Additionally they have experience in giving the different techniques of Thai massage to a variety of customers, from children to elderly people