©2005-2009 Pierce Salguero
In This Newsletter:
LAST CHANCE FOR LIFE-TIME MEMBERSHIP UPGRADE
THAI-HERBS.COM RELAUNCH
SHIVAGO.ORG GRANT COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED
WHAT’S NEW WITH TAOMOUNTAIN?
Members, please post your comments, questions, and replies on our interactive forum:
http://taomountain.ning.com
Dear friends,
Happy Spring!
Please take a minute to note the following change: You have always been able to visit TaoMountain.net or TaoMountain.org, and to email us as either info@taomountain.net or info@taomountain.org. It’s still all the same to us how you choose to remember the domain. However, we will now be using the .net domain on all of our outgoing communications and emails, and this will become our primary web address. This will not change anything on your end, except that maybe you should add info@taomountain.net to your spam filter to ensure delivery of confirmation emails and receipts from our system.
Please take a moment to read over the latest happenings at TaoMountain and among our circle of friends....
Thanks, and be well!
With metta,
Pierce
LAST CHANCE FOR LIFE-TIME MEMBERSHIP UPGRADE
In the interests of reaching out to the largest group of practitioners, teachers, and students possible, TaoMountain is extending our offer of life-time membership for $39.99. However, if you paid for the $20 annual membership (which was discontinued in May 2008), this is your last chance to pay an upgrade fee of $20 at this link: http://www.taomountain.org/pay The page will ask for your previous user name and ID, but if you have misplaced it or if it has expired, leave it blank and we’ll look it up.
Even better news... Are you a Thai massage or TTM teacher? If so, you can enroll your students in bulk for $20 each, and receive a free lifetime membership yourself. Contact us for details.
Take advantage of these opportunity and join the conversation! See you online!
THAI-HERBS.COM RELAUNCH
Great news for lovers of Thai herbs! After a 3-year stewardship by our favorite Thai herbalist, Kelly Bornt-Kidson, www.Thai-Herbs.com is back in the TaoMountain family of websites. As of May 2009 Kelly will be relocating to Nong Khai, Thailand and has given the website and the herb retailing business back to TaoMountain, which launched the website in 2002 and maintained it through 2005. Having learned much about the business of Thai herbs retailing, we will continue to offer virtually all of her awesome products (from the same trusted high-quality sources she used) through the TaoMountain store. Come and check us out! We offer bulk pricing for Thai massage and herbs teachers. See either TaoMountain.net/store or Thai-Herbs.com! (After a brief down-time due to technical difficulties in transfering the website, Thai-Herbs.com now back up.)
SHIVAGO.ORG 2008 GRANT COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED
I am happy to announce the winner of the Shivago Foundation annual grant competition.
Winner: Rachel Johnson
Amount: $1000
Overview: The Hoytakpoolom center [ http://www.hoytakpoolom.org ] in Bangkok supports children with disabilities, their parents and caregivers. Their target groups are families with children who have cerebral palsy, for whom they provide in-home support services, as well as daily programs at their center. Activities include a weekly club where parents learn Thai massage. I propose to visit the Hoytakpoolom center as a volunteer, learn about the application of Thai massage to working with children with disabilities, as well as gain insight into the range of support that is offered at the center. Upon return to the USA, I will teach Thai massage to parents of children with cerebral palsy through local support groups in my area. With sufficient experience, I would hope to train other Thai massage therapists to teach this therapy in their communities.
To see full details of this proposal here: http://www.shivago.org/grants-2008.html
The intent of the Shivago Fund is to give something back to the people who have shared their healing wisdom with us. From the website: “This is a charitable fund supported by instructors, practitioners, and schools of traditional Southeast Asian medicine. The Shivago Fund is funded by teachers, students, and practitioners of Thai massage and related practices just like you. It is our strong belief that those Westerners making a living from these traditions of medicine have a moral responsibility to give back through charity to indigenous people in gratitude for sharing their wisdom with us. We therefore have initiated the Shivago Fund as a vehicle for charitable activities. Named after the Father Doctor Shivago Komarpaj, particularly revered in Buddhist societies for his knowledge of pediatrics, 100% of this fund goes to specific charitable projects recommended by the Thai massage/medicine practitioner community.”
If you have a great idea for a project in Thailand that combines learning with cultural exchange and/or charity, please consider putting in an application for yourself, or if you know of an individual or organization doing such projects you can submit a proposal on someone else’s behalf. We will begin judging applications on Jan 31 of each year and winners will be announced shortly afterwards.
Looking forward to reading your application next time! See the winning grant application online here:
WHAT’S NEW WITH TAOMOUNTAIN?
What’s up? Items from our website’s news feed:
Huge price reduction on TM audio courses. All prices reduced to $29.99. Up to 70% off of previous prices!
TaoMountain now has a Page on Facebook. Become a fan and join the conversation!
TM is now quadrilingual! See links for Spanish, Chinese, and Czech in the upper left corner of every page.
Check out our new groups function on the TM member's only forum to connect with friends and colleagues with shared interests. Groups on Theravada Buddhism and Living & Studying in Chiang Mai are now established. More to come soon. Or, suggest your own group!
Get involved! Here are some recent discussions in our member’s area forum (83 active members):
Syncronized breathing in Thai massage
Thai language study
Sen line theory
Long-term volunteering in Thailand
Ayurveda and Thai Medicine
NEWS FROM OUR FRIENDS
Sarah Cheiky, LMT NCBTMB
Thai Massage Continuing Education
s.cheiky@massagetherapy.com
216.210.2805
Providing courses in Traditional Thai Massage as well as multidisciplinary training from beginning to advanced. Located in the heart of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio's Historic Warehouse District. Please check www.metropolitantherapies.com for schedule information.
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Bodhi Tree Learning Center
8800 Bannon Road, Richmond, VA 23235
804-564-7081
www.BodhiTreeLearningCenter.com
bodhitreeinfo@gmail.com
Bodhi Tree has graduated new students in the Northern Shivagokomarpaj Lineage!!! Bodhi Tree is growing fast and we are excited to have the opportunity to share our passion of Thai Massage and Herbal therapies with you! We are right now developing of the most comprehensive and in-depth study in Traditional Thai Medicine! We are blessed with the privilege to sponsor Ajahn Tevijjo Yogi who began his studies with Theravada Buddhism and Traditional Thai Medicine at a very early age and is currently on the path of becoming a traditional Mo Boran or Thai Doctor. Lectures and bodywork will expand upon Thai medical and massage theory, esoteric bodywork such as Tok Sen and Thai cupping, and Buddhist practices in conjunction with Thai medicine. This retreat-style class is currently under development but we would like to hear from you and the interests you have in Thai Medicine. Please send in questions and suggestions of what you would like to learn to bodhitreeinfo@gmail.com. This class is tentatively schedule for January 2010. Updates will be made available on our website, www.BodhiTreeLearningCenter.com
We invite you to join us and continue your Thai massage studies with us in our upcoming classes. Check out our other classes in Thai Massage to expand your knowledge and deepen your practice. Register here at www.bodhitreelearningcenter.com/Registrations.html
Basic Thai Massage--40 CE hours
Cost: $699 (two consecutive weekends)
July 23-25, 31, and Aug. 1
Dec. 3-5, 11, and 12
Thai Herbal Massage--16 CE hours
Cost: $299
April 24-25
Aug. 14-15
Holistic Thai Face Therapy--24 CE hours
Cost: $450
Sept. 24-26
Intermediate Thai Massage--40 CE hours
Cost: $699 (two consecutive weekends)
Oct. 15-17, 23-24
Bodhi Tree Learning Center is proud to announce the friendly merging of its retail business with Mekong Medicinals! Bodhi Tree will continue the efforts of Mekong Medicinals and compound all the familiar formulas and medicinal blends for your Thai herbal needs and practices. Mekong Medicinals will be offering pre-made Thai herbal compresses, bulk herbal mixtures, sauna blends, teas and a variety of traditional Thai healing remedies and treatments. Our storefront is under construction but still available for processing orders. We are excited about this transition and invite you to shop at www.mekongmedicinals.com for all your herbal needs or email us at mekongmedicinals@gmail.com for future product updates and news announcements.
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Mekong Medicinals Notice
Kelly Kidson, creator of the Mekong Medicinals product line, is pleased to let all her friends at Tao Mountain know as of May 24th 2009 she will be residing in Nong Khai, Thailand. With the move comes more opportunities for her to further her studies in herbal medicine and the Lao language. Kelly warmly welcomes students or members of Tao Mountain to visit when they are in Thailand. A spare room and strolls along the Mekong await! Contact Kelly personally at kelly.kidson@gmail.com or by phone: 0857573026
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C. Pierce Salguero
Director, TaoMountain
Resources for Traditional Thai Massage & Medicine
www.TaoMountain.net www.Thai-Herbs.com www.Shivago.org www.Jivaka.net
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