The school is situated in a quiet, leafy, residential neighborhood in the Northeastern part of the city. Public transportation easily is available to and from school, either by taxi, tuk-tuk or bus and it is walking distance from the Tapae Square. This is a safe and easy town to get around and many of our students hire push bikes to travel to and from the school. There are many tasty restaurants nearby, in particular a great vegetarian restaurant that is just a 5 minute walk from the school.

There is a wide variety of accommodation available from inexpensive guesthouses to luxury hotels to suit every budget and requirement. Chiang Mai is a wonderfully safe city that is full of people ready to help and advise the novice traveller and for a small city it is able to cater for all tastes and needs. For the precise location of the school, and for specific directions for arriving by taxi, here is a printer friendly page: the map.

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In late 2002, Max made a commitment to start a Thai massage school in Chiang Mai to offer Thai Massage classes using Asokananda’s teachings. Max began soliciting the funds needed to build the school from the existing Sunshine Network members and people that had worked with Asokananda. Contributions went well, but more money was needed before construction could begin. One of Asokananda teachers Robert Henderson spoke to Max about Jasmine, a well-known spiritual worker and builder. Max quickly became convinced that she was the right person to manage the project to have the school built,, but he couldn’t understand how she could possibly construct the school with the limited funds they had available. Within two weeks, Jasmine had arranged bank financing for the balance of the construction expenses, and had prepared an architectural plan for the building. Construction of the school was completed in five months and the school opened on 1 November 2004.

Our students often comment that the two-story building that houses Sunshine Massage School has excellent energy. It is beautifully constructed in traditional Thai style architecture; with old teak plank flooring used in the training & practice rooms and with open spaces surrounding the courtyard on the ground floor. Fresh air flows naturally around the building bringing with it fresh free-flowing energy.

TEACHING SECTION:

Air is the newest member of the teaching team. She has experience in Thai Massage and has just completed her training at Sunshine to fully integrate the methods of Asokananda in order to pass this unique healing art on to our students.

Dot is one of our longest-standing teachers at Sunshine and is known for her gentle Thai massage teaching style and broad knowledge of herbs and their healing abilities. Her loving warm nature is the embodiment of Metta, and her humble intuitive ways ensure that each student receives what they require all the time.

Mint has also been at the Sunshine School for some time and is now a freelance teacher. Her dedication to developing her own Thai massage teaching style allows each class to naturally grow together in the learning experience.

Ohm has been with the school since its inception and is a highly experienced teacher of Thai Massage. With joy and incredible skill, she can relay this Asian treatment to the western mind so that the student can clearly understand and apply this form of massage with confidence.

Sicha is one of our original teachers, who prefers to have the freedom of being freelance. It is a privilege to be able to rely on her to return whenever we need some extra help, as her skills as a teacher are vast.

ADMIN SECTION:

Diow is our secretary and takes good care of our students' needs. He is familiarwith the daily routines of the school and can offer assistance with many administrative issues.

Jane keeps our school feeling fresh and clean, making sure that the classrooms are maintained and properly supplied. She is a very important member of our staff, picking up after students who lose things or need a towel to take a shower, ensuring the beauty and health of our school is maintained at the highest standard.

Manoon is the principal of our school and also a Thai massage practitioner, he has taught basic courses at the school and sometimes assists in our advanced courses.

Wuth is the school director of business operations.