Baan Hom Samunphrai; Calendar, Courses & Activities

HOW TO MAKE A RESERVATION

1.) If you want to join a class, use the PayPal Buttons to the right of each course below to put down a deposit.

2.) If you already have a deposit with us you can use it for any course or amount. You just have to tell us what course you want and you will be fully booked in.

3.) Deposits are non-refundable, but if you have to cancel we will be pleased to hold them for any class in the future. We refund deposits only if we can fill your place.

4.) There is a Transfer Fee for all wire services, including PayPal, and the fee is your responsibility. But don't worry if you don't know exactly how much is deducted--we will credit you with whatever we receive.

5.) "LIMITED PLACES" beside a course means it has 8 or more deposits -- we close most of our massage classes at 12.

6.) "FULL" means we have received 12 deposits and the class is closed. If more than 12 we make that very clear on the Calendar.

7.) There are inevitable cancellations, and if you are still interested you can join our WAITING LIST by e-mailing us at baanhom@homprang.com. The List is strictly 1st-Come-1st-Served, and if you are Number One and there is a vacancy, we will get in touch with you immediately.

8.) For more information on Fees, Deposits and Payments, you can click on HELP FOR NEW STUDENTS which is at the bottom of this page.

COURSE SERIES 2025.

The Courses can be taken individually or as many as you like in a row.

SONGKRAN/EASTER SERIES: February to June 2025 .

LOI KRATONG/CHRISTMAS SERIES; September to December 2025

You can CLICK On Each Title in the Calendar below for a Course Description.

	2025 CALENDAR
DATE	COURSE	STATUS	DEPOSIT
January 3rd to 27th, 2025	150hr ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE COURSE (Live-in: 22 study days + 3 days off = Bt 56,400. 25% Deposit = Bt14,100) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION This class is for Professional Therapists who have already taken Homprang's 150hr Special Therapeutic Course at least once, have been using the techniques they learned from that experience in their own practices, and would like to be involved with Homprang and other professional colleagues in the development of further techniques and therapies. Thai Massage is not just an ancient codified ritual but an evolving art, indeed all serious therapists know how much can be learned from one's own humble, patient, evolving practice. A substantial number of Homprang's students have now become professional colleagues, and she regards this class as more a Peer-group 'Lab' than a Training Program. A copy of the new 2024 edition of the 150hr Therapeutic Massage Manual with illustrations by Ariana Dietze will be the starting point -- her new drawings are a vigorous feast in themselves. And Homprang will be developing the book yet further with Ariana, her Team, and all the rest of you!	IN PROGRESS	Click PayPal button to pay 150hr Advanced Therapeutic Massage Course DEPOSIT of Bt 14,100 THB (Thai Baht) If you already have a Deposit of any sort it is applicable for this course as well. Please remind us if we forget.
Jan. 30th to Feb. 5th, 2025	6 day FOOT REFLEXOLOGY WORKSHOP with Ajarns Bang & Homprang (Live-in: 6 study days + 1 day off = Bt 15,600. 25% Deposit = Bt3,900) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION 8 students in 4 reclining chairs in Baan Rom Yen with Acharn Bang assisted by Homprang & Up Chaleekanha..	2 PLACES STILL OPEN	Click PayPal button to pay 6 Day Foot Reflexology DEPOSIT of Bt 3,900 THB (Thai Baht)
Feb 8th to 15th, 2025	Elodie Bonnet, Escale Yoga en Thaïlande, hiver 2025 https://labaladedelodieb.wordpress.com/2024/04/10/escale-yoga-en-thailande-hiver-2025/	Contact Organizer	elodiebonnet yogamassage@ gmail.com
	SONGKRAN/EASTER SERIES: February to June 2025 .
Feb. 19th to March 15th, 2025	150hr COMPLETE THAI MASSAGE COURSE (Live-in: 22 study days + 3 days off = TOTAL Bt 56,400. 25% Deposit = Bt14,100) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION At the beginning this course concentrates on the fundamental parts of the Thai Traditional Massage, the legs, arms and trunk along with the different positions. The second half of the course introduces the energy points and sen lines, and moves on to the shoulders, head and abdomen. There is a written as well as a practical exam at the end. Suitable both for beginners and advanced students, Homprang is assisted by her much respected sister-in-law, Ajarn Bang and her niece, Anne, and everybody gets the practical attention they need at their own level. A very intense course, there is a great deal to master by participants at all levels, and everybody is encouraged to practice in the evenings and on days-off.	ONE PLACE LEFT	Click PayPal button to pay 25% 60hr Womblifting Course DEPOSIT of Bt 10,400 Thai Baht If you already have a Deposit of any sort it is applicable for this course as well. Please remind us if we forget.
March 19th to 28th, 2025	60hr WOMBLIFTING, POSTPARTUM CARE & RELATED HERBAL THERAPIES (Live-in: 9 study days + 1 day off = Bt 22,800 baht. 25% Deposit = Bt5,700) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION One of Homprang's most intense courses, students must be prepared to concentrate every minute during the hours in class and then practice, practice, practice. Includes both intricate acupressure work and abdominal manipulation as well as herbal compresses, traditional steam treatments, postpartum care for mothers and babies, and herbal preparations as they are needed. This course is often taken more than once by students who would like to practice Womblifting professionally as a single course is rarely enough. The course is also of great interest to professional midwives and doulas from all over the world -- working together in a class with such a diversity of students is an education in itself! There are a surprising number of men who take the course as well -- it deals not only with male problems associated with the abdominal area, the prostate in particular, but is of huge benefit to any professional massage therapist, male or female, working with their own clients. It is also a very good preparation for Therapeutic Massage in general.	LIMITED PLACES	Click PayPal button to pay 25% 60hr Womblifting Course DEPOSIT of Bt 5,700 Thai Baht If you already have a Deposit of any sort it is applicable for this course as well. Please remind us if we forget.
April 23rd to May 2nd, 2025	60hr HERBAL WORKSHOP with FOOD AS MEDICINE (Live-in: 9 study days + 1 day off = Bt 22,800 baht. 25% Deposit = Bt5,700 CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION You can click on the title for more information on Homprang's herbal work, and you can also have a look at the section of Related Photos on the Homepage. In addition there is a Sample Program -- it was written in collaboration with her Bhutanese intern, Jamtsho Sonam -- he was educated in France and has a strong academic as well as practical background in Plant Medicine. Students must remember that Homprang herself is a Traditional Doctor, mid-wife & herbalist, and has no academic background to distract her. That is why no two classes of hers are ever the same, and why her work is always so fresh and relevant. The exact content of the course will be determined not by a formal syllabus but by the season, the climate, social as well as natural, and above all by the interests of the specific group. And those interests are always refreshingly diverse from formidable specialists to what are sometimes the best-informed particpants of all, people who just love herbs!	LIMITED PLACES	Click PayPal button to pay 25% Herbal Therapies Course DEPOSIT of Bt 5,700 Thai Baht If you already have a Deposit of any sort it is applicable for this course as well. Please remind us if we forget.
May 7th to 19th, 2025	80hr THAI MASSAGE COURSE (Live-in: 12 study days + 1 day off = Total Bt 30,000. 25% Deposit = Bt 7,500 CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION Topic: Thai Traditional Massage (Nuad Boran) and Rasidaton (Thai Yoga). This course concentrates on the classic two hour Thai Massage: legs, arms, side, prone and sitting positions. Because technique with fluency is the focus, the stomach, face, and head are less the focus than the simple grace of touch and flow over the whole body. Hardworking beginners can learn the full Thai Massage 'set' in this course, while professionals can improve their technique, refine their touch, and learn how to look after both themselves and their clients even better. Rasidaton (Thai Yoga) is included in all of Homprang's courses, but it's particularly important in this one.	OPEN	Click PayPal button to pay 25% 80hr Thai Massage Course DEPOSIT of Bt 7,500 Thai Baht. If you already have a Deposit of any sort it is applicable for this course as well. Please remind us if we forget.
May 23rd to 31st, 2025	60hr WOMBLIFTING, POSTPARTUM CARE & RELATED HERBAL THERAPIES (Live-in: 9 study days + 1 day off = Bt 22,800 baht. 25% Deposit = Bt5,700) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION One of Homprang's most intense courses, students must be prepared to concentrate every minute during the hours in class and then practice, practice, practice. Includes both intricate acupressure work and abdominal manipulation as well as herbal compresses, traditional steam treatments, postpartum care for mothers and babies, and herbal preparations as they are needed. This course is often taken more than once by students who would like to practice Womblifting professionally as a single course is rarely enough. The course is also of great interest to professional midwives and doulas from all over the world -- working together in a class with such a diversity of students is an education in itself! There are a surprising number of men who take the course as well -- it deals not only with male problems associated with the abdominal area, the prostate in particular, but is of huge benefit to any professional massage therapist, male or female, working with their own clients. It is also a very good preparation for Therapeutic Massage in general.	OPEN	Click PayPal button to pay 25% 60hr Womblifting Course DEPOSIT of Bt 5,700 Thai Baht If you already have a Deposit of any sort it is applicable for this course as well. Please remind us if we forget.
	SUMMER BREAK *Renewal, Maintenace & Development*
August 2025	Details Coming Soon -- EARTHA SU'S SUMMER PROGRAM
Sept. 8th to 11th, 2025	Details Coming Soon -- HERBAL WORKSHOP w/ ANDREA from COLUMBIA
	LOI KRATONG / CHRISTMAS SERIES: September to December 2025 .
Sept. 15th to 26th, 2025	80hr THAI MASSAGE COURSE (Live-in: 12 study days + 1 day off = Total Bt 30,000. 25% Deposit = Bt 7,500 CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION Topic: Thai Traditional Massage (Nuad Boran) and Rasidaton (Thai Yoga). This course concentrates on the classic two hour Thai Massage: legs, arms, side, prone and sitting positions. Because technique with fluency is the focus, the stomach, face, and head are less the focus than the simple grace of touch and flow over the whole body. Hardworking beginners can learn the full Thai Massage 'set' in this course, while professionals can improve their technique, refine their touch, and learn how to look after both themselves and their clients even better. Rasidaton (Thai Yoga) is included in all of Homprang's courses, but it's particularly important in this one.		PayPal Buttons will be posted in Jan 2025.
October 1st to 10th, 2025	60hr WOMBLIFTING, POSTPARTUM CARE & RELATED HERBAL THERAPIES (Live-in: 9 study days + 1 day off = Bt 22,800 baht. 25% Deposit = Bt5,700) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION One of Homprang's most intense courses, students must be prepared to concentrate every minute during the hours in class and then practice, practice, practice. Includes both intricate acupressure work and abdominal manipulation as well as herbal compresses, traditional steam treatments, postpartum care for mothers and babies, and herbal preparations as they are needed. This course is often taken more than once by students who would like to practice Womblifting professionally as a single course is rarely enough. The course is also of great interest to professional midwives and doulas from all over the world -- working together in a class with such a diversity of students is an education in itself! There are a surprising number of men who take the course as well -- it deals not only with male problems associated with the abdominal area, the prostate in particular, but is of huge benefit to any professional massage therapist, male or female. It is also a very good preparation for Therapeutic Massage in general.		PayPal Buttons will be posted in Jan 2025.
Oct. 15th to 24th, 2025	60hr HERBAL WORKSHOP with FOOD AS MEDICINE (Live-in: 9 study days + 1 day off = Bt 22,800 baht. 25% Deposit = Bt5,700 CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION You can click on the title for more information on Homprang's herbal work, and you can also have a look at the section of Related Photos on the Homepage. In addition there is a Sample Program -- it was written in collaboration with her Bhutanese intern, Jamtsho Sonam -- he was educated in France and has a strong academic as well as practical background in Plant Medicine. Students must remember that Homprang herself is a Traditional Doctor, mid-wife & herbalist, and has no academic background to distract her. That is why no two classes of hers are ever the same, and why her work is always so fresh and relevant. The exact content of the course will be determined not by a formal syllabus but by the season, the climate, social as well as natural, and above all by the interests of the specific group. And those interests are always refreshingly diverse from formidable specialists to what are sometimes the best-informed particpants of all, people who just love herbs!		PayPal Buttons will be posted in Jan 2025.
Oct. 30th to Nov 6th, 2025	THE HEALING TOUCH OF THAI MASSAGE with DAVID ROMA A Travelling Workshop at Baan Hom Samunphrai Contact Organizer for Retreat Registration Form	Contact Organizer	e-mail: Romathaiyoga@gmail.com or TEXT: 561-714-1584
Nov 12th to Dec. 6th, 2025	JANET PEACOCK GROUP 150hr THAI MASSAGE COURSE. This will be the 9th Annual Advanced Study Group from Salt Lake City-- the students have already done substantial Thai Massage Training Courses with their well-known and much loved teacher, Janet Peacock, who will be there beside Homprang in class.	Contact Organizer
Dec, 10th to 19th, 2025	60hr WOMBLIFTING, POSTPARTUM CARE & RELATED HERBAL THERAPIES (Live-in: 9 study days + 1 day off = Bt 22,800 baht. 25% Deposit = Bt5,700) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION One of Homprang's most intense courses, students must be prepared to concentrate every minute during the hours in class and then practice, practice, practice. Includes both intricate acupressure work and abdominal manipulation as well as herbal compresses, traditional steam treatments, postpartum care for mothers and babies, and herbal preparations as they are needed. This course is often taken more than once by students who would like to practice Womblifting professionally as a single course is rarely enough. The course is also of great interest to professional midwives and doulas from all over the world -- working together in a class with such a diversity of students is an education in itself! There are a surprising number of men who take the course as well -- it deals not only with male problems associated with the abdominal area, the prostate in particular, but is of huge benefit to any professional massage therapist, male or female. It is also a very good preparation for Therapeutic Massage in general.		PayPal Buttons will be posted in Jan 2025..
	2026 CALENDAR
DATE	COURSE	STATUS	DEPOSIT
Jan. 3rd to 27th, 2026	150hr THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE COURSE (Live-in: 22 study days + 3 days off = Bt 56,400. 25% Deposit = Bt14,100) CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION The 150 Therapeutic Massage Course introduces cutting-edge acupressure techniques that are used to treat serious conditions including migraine, numbness, stroke damage, intractable back conditions, and many other ailments not usually addressed by Thai Massage. A background in Thai Massage is very helpful but not essential, and the course is open to any Professional Therapist with a strong background in energy work, Shiatsu for example. Indeed, the most important qualifications are substantial, hands-on experience of working with serious conditions and a desire to go ever farther in alleviating the suffering of those who carry them. This is definitely not a course for the faint-hearted. It is for committed therapists who work just as hard on themselves as they do on others!		This PayPal Button will be posted in June 2025. Let us know if you are interested...
Jan 30th to Feb. 8th, 2026	HAKOMI 2026		Details Up Soon

HELP FOR NEW STUDENTS

2025

Live-In Students are charged Bt 2,400 per study-day. This includes everything: a room of your own with 3 meals a day, 1 hour of Thai yoga plus 6 hrs of teaching, a Training Notebook, Herbal Steam Baths after class, and the use of all our facilities including bicycles and wifi.

When should students arrive? As the Rasidaton (Thai Yoga) is at 7am on the first morning, students must arrive the afternoon before the class begins. (We offer free airport pickups on the day before a class begins -- just give us the Time, Airline and Flight Number.)

When does the course start & end? The herbal steam bath at 5.30pm and dinner at 7pm the night before the course begins are part of the 1st Day which includes the Rasidaton at 7am the next morning and the first full day of class.

The night before the last class ends belongs to the Final Day, and continues to the end of the class at 4pm on the final day.

Days-off. There is one Day-off for every week of class -- exactly when is arranged during each class. The charge is Bt 1,200 per day and includes full room & board (full pension) and the use of all our facilities.

Extra Days. Many students choose to stay on after the class ends at 4pm on the Final Day -- that's what we call 'Extra Days.' The charge is Bt 1,200 per day for full Room & Board.

Missed Meals. There is a refund of Bt 100 for a missed lunch and Bt 200 for a missed dinner on Days Off and Extra Days. There is no Refund for Students on Study Days.

When & how should students pay? We would like to be paid in Thai baht during the first 3 days of the class, and you must decide how you are going to pay us before you arrive. For more information on how to get Thai Baht in the easiest, safest and least expensive way, please CLICK HERE .

1.) If you are already in Thailand you can bring your Thai baht to us in cash. That will be the cheapest as well as the easiest way for you as well as for us.

2.) If you are coming straight out to us after you arrive in Chiang Mai, we will take you to a good place to exchange your Bank Notes, use your ATM Card, or get cash at a Bank with your Credit Card. We will drive you there at 4.30pm on the 1st or 2nd day after the class has begun.

3.) If you are going to use PayPal (always a very safe and easy option) you should have opened an account with PayPal before you come to Thailand. With PayPal there is always a Transfer Fee of 4.7% -- any transfer fee on any payment is your responsibility.

4.) You must inform your Bank that you will be here in Thailand before you arrive, otherwise none of your cards will work. Indeed, your Bank will assume your card has been stolen!!!)

We welcome Guests and non-studying Partners as long as we have room, and the charge is Bt 1,200 per day. Meal Refunds on all days exist for Guests and non-studying partners, but you must tell us by 9am for lunch (Bt 100) and 1pm for dinner (Bt 200).

[Exchange Rate (December 20th, 2024) - $1.00 = Bt 34.44; €1.00 = Bt35.77]

FAQs ABOUT PAYMENT

DEPOSITS. Our classes are closed at 12 and often fully booked. We ask for a 25% Deposit to reserve a place, insuring that nobody is turned away when there is still space remaining. We refund deposits but only if a cancelled place can be filled before the beginning of the class. Indeed, we keep a WAITING LIST just for this purpose.

You should click on the PayPal BUTTONS to the right of each course above to pay the deposit, which includes 4.7% to cover the Transfer charges. To pay with your Credit Card you can click on the PayPal Button and then click on Pay with my credit or debit card. If you have a PayPal account of your own you can use that as well.

FULL PAYMENT The rest of your student fees should be paid within the first 3 days of the course. Please note that we do not have Credit Card facilities on our Bank Account, and if you want to pay by Credit Card with PayPal you must set up an account of your own before you come.

For the easiest and cheapest source of cash, we would suggest you use your ATM card while you are here. But you must inform your bank that you are in Thailand or they will assume your card has been stolen!

For more advice on CHANGING MONEY you can click here.

LIVING-IN.Most of our students live here with us -- the place is beautiful, the food delicious, the company good, and above all the students get to spend a whole lot more time with Homprang and her family. Traditional medicine differs widely from region to region all over the world, and those differences have arisen not out of ignorance but out of the enormous variety in the cultural patterns, religious beliefs, family structures, diets, and climates of each region. We strongly recommend you immerse yourself in this training as deeply as you can by living here with us. And in the end that will be cheaper than living in a guesthouse in town anyway!

REFUNDS FOR MISSED MEALS. A refund of Bt100 for a missed lunch or Bt200 for a missed dinner can be claimed by those who are here as Room & Board Guests and by Students on Days-off, but you must tell us by 9.00am for a lunch and 1.00pm for a dinner. There is no meal-refund for Students on Study-Days.

NON-LIVE-IN STUDENTS (SUSPENDED post-COVID -- but it's changing, so do ask us about this.) Of course we understand that some students already have a place of their own in Chiang Mai and/or a significant-other who works in town, or whatever. And we'll look after you well anyway, don't worry. (Non-live-in students must pay the same deposit as live-in students, but everybody is credited for the whole sum that we receive on their final bill, so nothing is wasted or lost.)

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