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Course: Advanced Thai Medicine Theory
Duration: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 6:00pm (40-hours CE)
Course Fee: $795 ** Includes FREE Lifetime Learning Internship
Prerequisite: None
Instructors:
Pierce Salguero
Schedule: August 9-13, 2010; August 8-12, 2011.
 This is the only course of its kind anywhere in the world. It is based on current academic research into Thai medical history and practice, and is the most comprehensive course on Thai medicine available at any school. The material covered in this course is equivalent to a college-level course on Thai medicine. (Minus the homework, that is!)
Thai medicine is an ancient and complex healing tradition, and traditional physicians (mo boran) go through a 4-year training program. This course will introduce students to this entire medical system — not as a spa therapy, but as a serious medical discipline. Throughout the class, we treat Thai medicine on its own terms. Some Thai medicine is rooted in Ayurvedic tradition, but it is not interchangeable with Indian medicine. It is also quite separate from Chinese medicine. This course will explore Thai medicine for the indigenous cultural heritage it is, and will open up for participants a whole new vista onto the complexity and depth of the Thai tradition.
The course will focus on the theory and practice of three branches of Thai medicine:
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Thai herbal medicine. In this part of the course, we will learn Thai Four Element theory, traditional methods of client assessment, and other basic theories of traditional Thai medicine.
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Thai therapeutic massage. Students will learn how a Thai therapist treats diseases and disorders by working on the sen to correct imbalances of the four elements. We will take an in-depth look at the theoretical underpinnings of the system of meridians and acupressure points, as well as the customization of therapeutic massage routines for specific disorders bas end on sen principles
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Thai spiritual healing, is also covered in this course. We will introduce students to Theravada Buddhism and traditional Thai animism, the two dominant religious traditions of Thailand, as well as a range of healing practices associated with each practiced in traditional Thailand.
In addition to the clinical components, we also will survey the current academic research into Thai medicine. This part of this class will focus in-depth on Thai medical philosophy, its historical evolution out of Buddhist ideas, its Indian and Chinese influences, and its application in modern Thailand by folk and Ayurvedic doctors.
This course is accepted by NCBTMB for 40 continuing education hours.
Advanced Thai Medicine Theory Schedule
This class introduces the theory and practice of Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM) over the course of five days. After an orientation day introducing the major themes and broad outlines of TTM in history and contemporary practice, the following four days each concentrate on a particular branch or facet of TTM. Each day we explore the cultural influences that contributed to this branch of TTM, but we always emphasize the specifically Thai modification of these theories and their applications in contemporary Thai medical practice. By the end of the fifth day, the class participants will have been introduced to the entire gamut of medical practices prevalent in modern Thailand, and will have a broad understanding of this diversity in both theory and practice. On the final day we will pull these threads back together and discuss the question of unity and diversity in TTM.
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Day 1 — Orientations
- Ceremony honoring Jivaka Komarabhacca
- Thai medicine in context: Overview of Eurasian medical traditions
- Analysis of “holistic medicine”
- Overview of Thai medical history from Ancient to Modern times
- Introduction to the different lineages and schools
- Homework: Readings from Buddhist sutras on medicine
Day 2 — Thai Buddhist healing
- Introduction to Buddhism
- Theravada Buddhism: Basic practice and theory
- History of Buddhist medicine
- Meditation workshop
- Homework: Jean Mulholland’s overview of TTM theory
Day 3 — Thai Ayurveda
- Medicine in Vedic
- India
Indian Ayurvedic medical theory
- Thai herbal medicine theory: comparison with Ayurveda
- Thai medical diagnosistics
- Exercises in Four Element diagnosis
- Homework: Jivaka Komarabhacca biography from the Pali Vinaya
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Day 4 — Thai Yoga
- Overview of Chinese medicine theory
- Overview of Tantric theory: vessels and energies
- Yoga theory: asana, pranayama, bhanda
- Thai massage theory
- Exercises in Thai Sen diagnosis
- Homework: Selected readings on exorcism, possession, and healing
Day 5 — Thai Animism
- Modern Thai medicine: pluralism and multiculturalism
- The Thai spirit world
- Jivaka Komarabhacca
- Diversity and unity in TTM
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* This is required for the Thai Institute of Healing Arts Teacher Training Program.
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A course deposit of $249 will hold your place in a class. 30-days prior to the start of the class you will need to pay the remaining balance to be confirmed in the class. Course fees are non-refundable however can be applied to any future course.
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