Thai Herbal Compresses

Monday  June 24, 2024 
9:30am – 12:30pm, PST  |  $108
3 hours Zoom, 1 hour pre-workshop video
4 total Contact/Supervised CEs

If you’ve never experienced Thai herbal compresses, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without them. A generous handful of herbs bundled in a cloth, steamed, and used on the body to melt even the most stubbornly bound tissue – compresses require almost no effort to use and work very very quickly. And they smell fantastic.

For this class we’ll be using pre-made compresses from Thailand, and practicing on ourselves (compresses are, by far, the easiest and most effective self-care tools I’ve run across).

This workshop will include a one hour video (to be viewed before class time), an overview of the Thai Medicine Taste Systems, and the ins-and-outs of using them on yourself and your patients. We’ll also talk about the pre-made compresses that are available, as well as how to go about making your own (easier than you would think).

Here’s what you’ll need:

• A Zoom account (free).
• At least 2 compresses, like these. (Contact me if you have questions about securing compresses for class.)
• A way to steam the compresses. This is the steamer I use, but anything similar (including a stovetop steamer) would work.
• A couple of hand towels/dish towels to wrap the compresses while they’re steaming hot.