Thailand is known as the land of smiles, but it is also the land of beautiful faces. Here is a stunning visual presentation of one the most endearing aspects of Thai culture, the naturally beautiful faces of the Thai people.

Elaborate Version of a Spirit House in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Anyone who has traveled in Thailand has probably noticed a little “toy house” near most buildings. Those are spirit houses. Thailand is a Buddhist country, but the Thais have retained quite a few of their animistic beliefs that stem from pre-Buddhist times. So Thai Buddhism is mixed with a spirit based religion.

The Thais hardly ever talk about their spirit beliefs with foreigners. It is almost like a well kept secret, and the only obvious evidence is the omni-present spirit house. The idea is that there are spirits everywhere, and some like to cause trouble for the humans. Therefore they have to be appeased so that they leave the humans alone. One way of doing that is to build them a separate little miniature home which is just for them only. Read the rest of this entry

I have spent the last eight months developing a unique Thai massage video course. It enables anyone to learn Thai massage from home in a gradual and relaxed way over a period of a few months. I had to focus all my energy on the development of this massage video course. 35 course modules, 15 hours of Thai yoga massage video training, written course manuals, and the creation of an entire website to support this video course – lots of work, but the result brings Thai massage training to a whole new level. Read the rest of this entry