THAI Approved Schools, Instructors & Practitioners                                        (last update July,2007)

To contact an (RTT) Registered Thai Therapist to arrange for a treatment, or to hire an Approved Instructor to teach Thai massage at your location, write to: info@thaihealingalliance.com

Key to study & experience of THAI members = Practitioner (minimum 120 hours);  Adv. Practitioner ( 240 hours +);  Instructor (350 hours +) Basic Members are not yet endorsed as Registered Thai Therapists.

UNITED STATES

Schools

Registered Thai Therapists

California

  • Elyse Briggs, RTT - Glendale (Instructor)
  • Briana Caldwell, RTT - Nevada City (Practitioner) 
  • Richard Gold, RTT - San Diego (Instructor)
  • Tim Holt, RTT - Sebastopol  (Instructor)  www.eastwestmassageschool.com
  • Consuelo Mero, RTT - Oakland (Practitioner)
  • Anne Thrall-Nash, RTT - Belmont  (Practitioner)
  • Janice Vitavec, RTT - Nevada City  (Instructor) 
  • Shawn Jimenez, RTT - Modesto (Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Erica Hardin, San Diego; Elaine Morgan, Vacaville; Jessica Dollarhide, Panorama City; Steven Harank, Folsom; John Houston, Ukiah;

Key to study & experience of THAI members = Practitioner (minimum 120 hours);  Adv. Practitioner ( 240 hours +);  Instructor (350 hours +) Basic Members are not yet endorsed as Registered Thai Therapists.

Colorado  

  • Susan Lorenz, RTT - Delta (Practitioner) 
  • Hillary Olsen, RTT - Denver (Practitioner) www.texturedmotion.com

Connecticut

  • Rick Haesche, RTT - Chaplin (Practitioner)

Delaware 

  • Jill Roberts, RTT - Milton (Practitioner)

Florida

  • Karen Foote, RTT - Orange Park (Practitioner)
  • David Roma, RTT - Palm Beach  (Advanced Practitioner)
  • Mark Goldstein, RTT - Key West  (Advanced Practitioner)
  •  Basic Members - Dean Ribaudo, Sharpes; Carl Stewart, Rockledge; Cheryl Martin, Key Largo; Colleen Connolly, Sebring;

Georgia

  • Basic Members - Emily Farmer, Valdosta;

Illinois 

  • Paul Fowler, RTT - Chicago (Instructor)

Iowa

  •  Basic Members - Jo Jensen, Armstrong

Maryland

  • Gregory Oed, RTT - Baltimore  (Practitioner)

Massachussets

  • Marilyn Hart, RTT - Lake Pleasant  (Practitioner)
  • Anne Marie Rodriguez, RTT - Cambridge  (Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Eric Twickler, Worcester;

To contact an (RTT) Registered Thai Therapist to arrange for a treatment, or to hire an Approved Instructor to teach Thai massage at your location, write to: info@thaihealingalliance.com

 Minnesota

  • Tanya Boigenzahn, RTT - Minneapolis  (Instructor)  www.thaiyogabodywork.com
  • Chris Gordon, RTT - St. Paul  (Advanced Practitioner)  www.bigriverbodyworks.com
  • Basic Members - Jenn Posterick, Stillwater; Rebecca Hagman-Torkelson, Litchfield; Katie Daniels, Minneapolis; Alysha Stalsworth, Dassel; www.indigomoonyoga.net/thai.html   Heidi McAllister, Stillwater; Amber McCornack, Albert Lea; Diana Makens, Sunfish Lake; Mary Harris, Minneapolis; Marnie See, Minneapolis; Katherine Pagels, Minneapolis; Prasanga Lokuge, Minneapolis; Ana Killingstad, Orono;

Missouri

  • Erica Beichley-Stevenson, RTT - Raytown (Practitioner)

New Jersey

New Mexico

  • James Peckham, RTT - Santa Fe (Instructor)
  • Erin Crawley-Woods, RTT - Santa Fe (Practitioner)
  •  Basic Members - Jody Ford, Albuquerque;

Nevada

  • Adrienne Snow, RTT - Reno  (Practitioner)

Key to study & experience of THAI members = Practitioner (minimum 120 hours);  Adv. Practitioner ( 240 hours +);  Instructor (350 hours +) Basic Members are not yet endorsed as Registered Thai Therapists.

New York

  • Martin Misenhimer, RTT - Canandaigua  (Instructor)
  • Al Turner II, RTT - New York  (Instructor)
  • Naomi Brisman, RTT - Brooklyn  (Practitioner)
  • Rene Deaver, RTT - New York (Practitioner)
  • Kim Cramer, RTT - Houston, TX (Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Sean Folster, Bronx; Rhonda Shute, LaFayette; Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz, New York;
  • Associate Members - Medical Aesthetics, New York

North Carolina

  • Bob Haddad, RTT - Chapel Hill  (Instructor)
  • Basic Members - Kyra Russell, Cullowhee; Danielle Rainville, Chapel Hill;

Ohio

  • Basic Members - Vickie Radovanic, Beachwood;

Oregon

  • D’vorah Swarzman, RTT - Ashland  (Instructor)
  • David Weitzer, RTT - Beaverton  (Instructor)  www.traditionalthaimassage.org
  • Jessica Layton, RTT - Bend  (Practitioner)
  • Allison Longstreth, RTT - Portland  (Adv. Practitioner)
  • Elizabeth Normand, RTT - Portland  (Practitioner)
  • Jerrie Parpart, RTT - Keizer  (Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Amanda Braun, Portland; Meg Turner, Sandy;

To contact an (RTT) Registered Thai Therapist to arrange for a treatment, or to hire an Approved Instructor to teach Thai massage at your location, write to: info@thaihealingalliance.com

Puerto Rico

  • Basic Members - Cristina Muñoz-Gandara, San Juan;

South Carolina

  • Basic Members - Charity Vera, Beaufort

Tennessee

  • Basic Members - Rebecca Neal, Nashville; Melissa Rye, Memphis; Tatyana Eaves, Antioch

Texas

  • Souri Sisavath, RTT - Houston (Instructor)  www.nuatthai.com
  • Josh Scoggins, RTT - Austin  (Adv. Practitioner)
  • Kim Cramer, RTT - Houston (Practitioner)
  • Amy Ell, RTT - Houston  (Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Stacy Handelman, Houston; Lee Raymond, Spring;

Virginia

  • Catherine Goodrum, RTT - Warrenton

Washington

  • Eric Spivack, RTT - Seattle  (Instructor)  www.soaringcranemassage.com
  • Kay Rynerson, RTT - Seattle (Instructor)  www.learnthaimassage.com
  • Sue Pfendler, RTT - Vancouver (Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Willie Buchanan, Vancouver; Melanie Foust, Redmond; Amy Goetz, Seattle; Janice Moon, Poulsbo;

Key to study & experience of THAI members = Practitioner (minimum 120 hours);  Adv. Practitioner ( 240 hours +);  Instructor (350 hours +) Basic Members are not yet endorsed as Registered Thai Therapists.

West Virginia

  • Valarie Dunlevy, RTT - Lost Creek  (Practitioner)  www.naturaltouch.org
  • Edward Kearney, RTT - Lewisburg  (Practitioner)

Wisconsin

CANADA

Registered Thai Therapists

Alberta

  • Kath Rutland, RTT - Millarville, Alberta (Practitioner)

British Columbia

Schools

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Kristin Nuttall, RTT - Whistler, BC (Instructor)  www.ancientthaimassage.ca
  • Francine Petit, RTT - Nelson, BC (Adv. Practitioner, provisional)
  • Basic Members - Lynx Guimond, Maple Ridge; Keeley Higgins, Whistler;
Ontario
  • Emily Weber, RTT - Little Current (Adv. Practitioner)
  • Basic Members - Robert Halley, Unionville;

To contact an (RTT) Registered Thai Therapist to arrange for a treatment, or to hire an Approved Instructor to teach Thai massage at your location, write to: info@thaihealingalliance.com

ARGENTINA

Schools

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Egle Puca, RTT  - Buenos Aires (Instructor)  www.brillodelsol.com.ar
  • Luis Eduardo Musa, RTT - Buenos Aires (Advanced Practitioner)
  • Javier Levis, RTT  - Buenos Aires (Practitioner)

AUSTRIA

  • Basic Members - Volker Nogradnik, Sulmeck-Greith

CROATIA

Schools

  • Udruga Kuca Sunca - Sunshine House Croatia (Institution)

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Davor Haber, RTT - Zagreb (Instructor)

ENGLAND

Schools

Key to study & experience of THAI members = Practitioner (minimum 120 hours);  Adv. Practitioner ( 240 hours +);  Instructor (350 hours +) Basic Members are not yet endorsed as Registered Thai Therapists.

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Sarah Bainbridge, RTT - Totnes (Practitioner)
  • Catherine Barnes-Holt, RTT - London (Advanced Practitioner)
  • Jaycee LaBouche, RTT - London (Practitioner)
  • Sally Legg, RTT - Axminster (Practitioner)
  • Ralf Marzen, RTT - London (Instructor) www.muditathaiyoga.com
  • Niclaire Skye (Mann), RTT -  Devon (Instructor)  www.thaimassage-yoga.com
  • Fiona Smith, RTT - Stamford  (Instructor)
  • Basic Members - Jane Rossetter, London; Kamonchat Inthachomchuen, Buckinghamshire; Sue Moyers, Wiltshire; Karen Stanberry, Dorset; Christine Kirby, Hertfordshire;

FRANCE

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Charles Breger, RTT - Savignies  (Instructor)
  • Junnon Merigoux, RTT - Perpignan (Practitioner)

To contact an (RTT) Registered Thai Therapist to arrange for a treatment, or to hire an Approved Instructor to teach Thai massage at your location, write to: info@thaihealingalliance.com

GERMANY

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Hans Luetz, RTT  - Bonn (Instructor)
  • Ralf Marzen, RTT - Saarbruecken (Instructor)  www.muditathaiyoga.com
  • Basic Members - Ralph Suba, Stuhr/Moordeich;

GREECE

  • Nikolaos Christodoulou, RTT - Korinthia (Advanced Practitioner)

JAPAN

Schools

  • Academy of Thai Yoga Massage - Tokyo

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Kaori Endo, RTT - Tokyo (Instructor)

NETHERLANDS

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Basic Members - Peter de Munter, Amsterdam;

NEW ZEALAND

Schools

Key to study & experience of THAI members = Practitioner (minimum 120 hours);  Adv. Practitioner ( 240 hours +);  Instructor (350 hours +) Basic Members are not yet endorsed as Registered Thai Therapists.

SCOTLAND

Schools

Registered Thai Therapists

To contact an (RTT) Registered Thai Therapist to arrange for a treatment, or to hire an Approved Instructor to teach Thai massage at your location, write to: info@thaihealingalliance.com

SERBIA

Schools

Registered Thai Therapists

SPAIN

  • Nabila Welk, RTT - Lanzarote

SWEDEN

  • Clara Blennow-Nilsson, RTT - Stockholm

THAILAND

* Schools marked with an asterisk are approved by the Thai Ministry of Education

Schools (active members of the Thai Healing Alliance)                                                                                       
  • Shivagakormapaj Foundation (Old Medicine Hospital) - Chiang Mai *
  • Sunshine Massage School (SMS) -  Chiang Mai *
  • International Training Massage School (ITM) -  Chiang Mai *
  • Lanna Thai Massage School -  Chiang Mai *
  • Loi Kroh Thai Massage School -  Chiang Mai   www.loikrohmassage.com
  • Nerve Touch Massage School / (Mama) Lek Chaiya -  Chiang Mai
  • Aum Massage School - Chiang Mai *
  • Chiang Mai Thai Massage School (TMC) - Chiang Mai *
  • The School of Massage for Health, Sripoom - Chiang Mai *    
  • Phussapa Thai Massage School - Bangkok *                                                                                                             

Teachers (active members of the Thai Healing Alliance)

  • (Mama) Nit Chaimongkon - Chiang Mai *
  • (Mac) Therdchai Chumphoopong - Chiang Mai 
  • (Pichet)  Pichest Boonthumme - Hang Dong                                                                                                                                        

Associate Members

  • Santitham Guest House - Chiang Mai www.santitham.com
  • YMCA International Hotel, Chiang Mai

Registered Thai Therapists

  • Jirapa Anusri (Noo), Chiang Mai
  • Pawana Jaroensukmanee (Boom), Chiang Mai
  • Kamol Kulta (Mon), Chiang Mai
  • Poy Luang Or (Yen), Chiang Mai
  • Boonsri Marat (Sri), Chiang Mai
  • Pojanart Paenthai (Jack), Chiang Mai
  • Thanaphorn Saebun, Chiang Mai
  • Chulaluck Setthakorn (Kate), Chiang Mai
  • Sutthiruk Sitthisoonthorn (Liz), Chiang Mai
  • Prasit Srivilai (Boy), Chiang Mai
  • Titima Supap (Koong), Chiang Mai
  • Pikul Termyot, Chiang Mai
  • Niwat Thongchai (Nui), Nondindaeng
  • Kuru Winyan (Berm), Chiang Mai

Honorary members whose courses are acknowledged by THAI

  • (Poo) Itthidet Manarat - Chiang Mai
  • Asokananda (deceased)
  • Chaiyuth Priyasith (deceased)

Other schools whose courses are acknowledged by THAI

  • Wat Po -  Bangkok *
  • Ayurvedic College -  Bangkok *
  • Chetawan Thai Traditional Massage School - Chiang Mai *
  • Chetawan Thai Massage School -  Nonthaburi *
  • Chetawan Thai Massage School -  Bangkok *
  • Hang Dong Thai Massage School -  Hang Dong *
  • Intellectual Development Institute (IDI) -  Chiang Mai *
  • Phussapa Thai Massage School - Bangkok *
  • Tao Massage School, Doi Saket - Chiang Mai *
  • Thailand Thai Massage School -  Chiang Mai *