Basic Thai Medicine & Self – Care Retreat is a program provide knowledge on basic Thai Medicine for self – care and family care practice. This program include learning of how to treat illness and promote health using Thai herbs, massages, healthy diet. It also includes learning how to prepare self – care products such as massage oil, massage balm, essential oil based products.
Addition to this practical knowledge and practices this course also include yoga sessions and sound bathing sessions.
what you will take away from the course
- know the basic philosophy of Thai medicine which based in the concept of balancing the elements. This concept you can use as a guideline for general or daily self – care
- know how to treat simple and commonly found illness and symptom such as headache, fever, cold and flu, cough, stomach problem, etc.
- know how to do the basic of foot bath, foot massage and body massage
- know to make self – care product such as massage balm, massage oil, aromatic products and know how to apply them correctly
- Know how to prepare some healthy food & drinks
- We are sure you will walk away with so much more sense of self – love and motivated to apply what you learn to yourself and your loved ones.
- feel recharged and energized by the course and by the beautiful and peaceful energy of Gaia Ashram.
Course Schedule
Day 0 : Arrival Day
Day 1 :
6.00 – 7.15 am : Yoga
7.30 – 8.30 am : Breakfast
8.45 – 10.30 am : Introduction to Basic of Thai Medicine
10. 30 – 10. 50 am : Tea Break
10.50 – 12.00 am : Classical Thai Herbs, their properties and how to use them.
12.30 – 14.00 am : Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30 pm : Sound Bathing
15.30 – 17.00 pm : Garden Walk to collect herbs and prepare to be used to make healthy dishes and drink for dinner
17.30 – 18.30 : Yoga
19.00 – 20.00 : dinner
20.00 – 20.30 : deep relaxation activity
Day 2 :
6.00 – 7.15 am : Yoga
7.30 – 8.30 am : Breakfast
8.45 – 10.30 am : Foot Bathing
10. 30 – 10. 50 am : Tea Break
10.50 – 12.00 am : Foot Massage
12.30 – 14.00 am : Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30 pm : Sound Bathing
15.30 – 17.00 pm : Body Massage
17.30 – 18.30 : Yoga
19.00 – 20.00 : dinner
Day 3 :
6.00 – 7.15 am : Yoga
7.30 – 8.30 am : Breakfast
8.45 – 10.30 am : Self- care products 1
10. 30 – 10. 50 am : Tea Break
10.50 – 12.00 am : Self – care products 2
12.30 – 14.00 am : Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30 pm : Sound Bathing
15.30 – 17.30 pm : Collecting herbs & herbal sauna
19.00 – 20.00 : dinner
20.00 – 20.30 : deep relaxation activity
Day 4 :
6.00 – 7.15 am : Yoga
7.30 – 8.30 am : Breakfast
8.45 – 10.30 am : Food & drink as medicine
10. 30 – 10. 50 am : Tea Break
10.50 – 12.00 am : Food and drinks as medicine
12.30 – 14.00 am : Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30 pm : Sound Bathing
15.30 – 17.00 pm : Food and drinks as Medicine
17.30 – 18.30 : Yoga or Sauna
19.00 – 20.00 : dinner
20.00 – 20.30 : deep relaxation activity
Day 5 :
6.00 – 7.15 am : Yoga
7.30 – 8.30 am : Breakfast
8.45 – 10.30 am : Q&A/Wrap up
10. 30 – 10. 50 am : Tea Break
10.50 – 12.00 am : Q&A/Wrap up Closing
12.30 – 14.00 am : Lunch
Departure after lunch
course dates
May 27th – 31st 2023
September 19th – 23rd 2023
November 22nd – 26th 2023
Course fee
8,500 THB
Early bird fee 7,500 THB(When book and pay before 28th February)
Food & Accommodation included.
Food & Accommodation
Included in the fee is accommodation in our dormitory, 3 vegetarian/vegan meals per day, tea breaks, as well as yoga and meditation.
We also have private accommodation available that can be booked for an additional fee.
- Accommodation: Dormitory, hostel style. Mosquito nets, cushions, bedding, and blankets are provided.(included in the course fee)
- Single rooms, for one guest, 300 THB/nigh extra fee.
- Double room, 2 guest 500 THB/night extra fee.
- Family house, 4 guest, 1000 THB/night extra fee
classroom
Common Space for sessions: Indoor sessions will be held in our naturally built sala or our mini sala out of bamboo. Practical sessions will be happening on the land.
Toilets & Showers
We provide share compost toilets and showers for men and women. There is no private toilet & shower.
Compost Toilet and
About the instructors
Team of Certified Thai Medicine and massage therapists. Certified by Thailand Ministry of Health.
How to Register
Step 1 : contact us to check for availability. You may contact us by email, WhatsApp, Line or WeChat
Email : gaiaschoolasia@gmail.com
WhatsApp(+66)805791006
Line :0805791006
WhatChat : gaiaashram
Step 2 : fill in the registration form
Step 3 : pay the full course fee to secure your spot
cancelation policy
If Gaia Ashram cancel the program We will fully refund you.
If you cancel your attendance at least 45 days prior to the course starting date We will fully refund the course fee.
If you cancel your attendance at least 30 days prior to the course starting date We will refund 70% of the course fee.
If you cancel your attendance at least 15 days prior to the course starting date We refund 50% of the course
If you cancel your attendance less than 14 days before the course starting date there will be no refund of the course fee.