Explore Thailand :: Learn Thai massage at Bangkok's Wat Po temple

23/06/2015

The training school for masseurs at the temple in the Thai capital has been in business 60 years and is one of the best places to learn the art

C'mon, c'mon. I'm stressed and in a hurry, what is this?Somewhere just for you, as it happens; one of the best places in the world in which to learn traditional Thai massage - and how to ease up a bit.

OK, I'm listening … The school was founded in 1955, when King Rama III charged Wat Po, a historic temple and monastery, with establishing Thailand's first centre for domestic arts and knowledge. Also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (below, far left), Wat Po pre-dates 1782, when King Rama I established Bangkok as the capital of Thailand. Today, the school is managed by Serat Tangtrongchitr, the grandson of its founder, and most of the teachers are second- or third-generation practitioners of Thai massage.

Credit and view full story at South China Morning Post

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