©2005-2009 Pierce Salguero
In This Newsletter:
SHIVAGO.ORG OFFERING GRANT FOR 2009
RECENT HAPPENINGS ON TAOMOUNTAIN.ORG
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM TAOMOUNTAIN’S AFFILIATES
Members, please post your comments, questions, and replies on our interactive forum:
http://taomountain.ning.com
SHIVAGO.ORG OFFERING GRANT FOR 2009
Dear friends,
Happy new year! We hope that everyone’s holiday season was happy, peaceful, and safe. It is 2009, and that means a new year for the annual Shivago grant competition.
The intent of the Shivago Fund is to give something back to the people who have shared their healing wisdom with us. This is a charitable fund supported by instructors, practitioners, and schools of traditional Southeast Asian medicine. We are a group of like-minded teachers who are dedicated to the practice, education, and preservation of the healing arts of traditional Asian societies (ie. Thai, Lao, Burmese, etc.). 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.
We accept two types of proposals: either nominations on behalf of organizations who should receive donations from our organization, or grant proposals from individuals who have an idea for a charitable project. We are currently accepting proposals for next year. See the grant application and more information here: http://www.shivago.org/shivago-fund.html
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, and winners will be announced shortly afterwards.
Thanks for your support and participation!
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Shivago Fund, may you be well,
Pierce Salguero
RECENT HAPPENINGS ON TAOMOUNTAIN.ORG
Here are some of the most recent happenings on TaoMountain.org:
Most active discussions on the TaoMountain forum:
See these and other discussions on http://taomountain.ning.com/
Ayurveda and Thai Medicine
Thai Language study
Visiting temples in Thailand
Plagiarism among Thai massage professionals and instructors
Write something about yourself
Interest Group: Thai Herbs
TaoMountain Store bulk items discount:
TaoMountain is now offering discounts on bulk orders: For 10-24 items = 10% off, 25-49 items = 20% off, 50+ items = 25% off. Visit our store for hand-selected products from around the world. We have only the best Thai massage and medicine products, herbs, and educational materials. See http://www.taomountain.org/store/index.html
New products available in the TM Store:
See http://www.taomountain.org/store/educational-materials.html for these and other products:
TM's Theravada Buddhism Course Power Point Presentations - Purchase the slides developed by Pierce Salguero for use in TaoMountain's Theravada Buddhism courses. Include presentations on Buddhist meditation techniques, basics of Theravada philosophy, an outline of Buddhist history, and contemporary Buddhism in Thai society. Slides are fully customizable, and include presenter notes with discussion points. (Includes 75 slides in 4 files, provided by download.)
Thai and Southeast Asian Medicine Supplement 1 (2008) - This is our first supplement of readings that build on our previous collections of readings. If you have purchased our reading materials in the past, this is your next step for continuing education.
TaoMountain Audio Courses
We have just dramatically lowered our prices on all of our audio courses. (Some by as much as 70%!) See iHanuman for our downloads of available courses by Pierce Salguero, including audio files from his Advanced Thai Massage Theory Course: http://www.ihanuman.com/search.php?listAllTeachers=10
TaoMountain’s languages:
TM is now quadrilingual! See the small flag icons in the upper left corner of every page of TaoMountain.org for information in Spanish, Chinese, and Czech.
Groups Function on TaoMountain’s Forum:
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!
TaoMountain’s Page on Facebook:
TaoMountain now has a Business Page on Facebook. If you are a member of Facebook, you can become a fan here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TaoMountain/40256294869?ref=nf (Please note that our previous Facebook pages are now no longer operational.)
TaoMountain.net deactivated:
Please note that the domain TaoMountain.net has been deactivated. To find our directory of teachers, please visit: http://www.taomountain.org/main/directory.html
Jivaka.net
Note updates to the Buddhism and Medicine resources on the homepage as well as a new section called “Buddhism and Medicine in Medieval China.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM TAOMOUNTAIN’S AFFILIATES
www.threewinds.com
Three Winds has expanded -- now offering courses in both Ottawa,
Ontario and Victoria, British Columbia...!
Upcoming Level 1 course in Ottawa, Jan 26-30, 2009. Founding
principles in Energy healing, Sen Lines, and Traditional Thai Massage
Classic routine. $520
Please contact Nikki, nikkimanzie@gmail.com, for more information
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The Naga Center, llc
School of Traditional Thai Medicine
http://nagacenter.org/index.html
You are invited to join us for a truly awe inspiring class!
The Naga Center is a small school devoted to the study of Traditional Thai Medicine, located in Portland Oregon. At The Naga Center you will be welcomed into a small class in a warm and cozy space. There you will find students studying Thai massage with a rare level of depth and appreciation.
Upcoming Classes
Thai Massage Specialties Combination Class - Jan. 9th - 11th. This 3 day intensive combines Thai Herbal Massage, Thai Pre-natal/Postpartum Massage, and Thai Cupping and Scraping. Students may take the whole 3 day course, or any one day component.
Thai Massage Level I Certification Course - This class is offered in January and March as a five day intensive (Jan. 15th - 19th, March 2nd - 6th), and is also offered (beginning Jan. 26th) as a part time morning class. This is simply the most in-depth, comprehensive beginning Thai massage class available. Students will learn to give a complete Thai massage, along with Thai history, healing spirituality and cultural lessons.
Partners Thai & Deep Tissue Bodywork Workshop - Bring your significant other, good friend or roommate and have fun while learning techniques to alleviate physical tension and pain. Techniques taught do not require a massage table, or any previous massage training. In addition to learning basic skills for each major body section, we will discuss individual class member's recurrent pain patterns in order to instruct partners how best to help each other.
Introduction to Thai Massage - Feb. 16th - 17th. In this 16 hour course students will be given an introduction to many of the techniques and application of this beautiful and complex healing system. Class is composed of demonstrations and practice, as well as lectures on the history, culture and theory of Thai massage.
Thai Lotions and Potions - Feb. 21st - 22nd. This is a fun class in which time is spent divided between learning to the art of Thai medicinal cooking, and making herbal balms, liniments and herbal compresses.
Thai Massage Level II Certification Course - March 16th-20th. Bring your relationship with Thai massage to a deeper place in this 40 hour intensive. Students learn advanced Thai massage techniques as well as a strengthening of the spiritual and theoretical components of Traditional Thai medicine.
Contact information:
http://nagacenter.org/index.html
503-473-4268
The Naga Center is an ethics driven business committed to environmental responsibility, community care, and giving back to Thailand. In addition to our many Thai medicine classes we offer adult and children's Thai language classes, study trips to Thailand, and the occasional Thai movie night. In being good community, we offer a free internship program for returning students as well as work exchange and financial aid options to those in need. Should you ever have any questions about Thai massage classes, Thai massage in general, or Thailand, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Mekong Medicinals / Thai-Herbs.com
Kelly @ Mekong Medicinals hopes everyone has a happy & healthy year end.
Stop by our online Thai Herbal Apothecary and check out our in-progress year end sales
As always, our classes on Thai Herbal Medicine and Thai Herbal Massage may be arranged @ anytime at your convenience. (Including your home or studio!)
So, grab a cup of tea, browse our herbal shop: Thai-Herbs.com
Khap khun kaa!
Kelly Bornt Kidson
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www.thaidistrictdc.com
Thai Massage in the heart of the Nation's Capital
Join us at Thai District, School of Traditional Thai Massage to learn the art of traditional thai massage
Level 1 Thai Massage - 40 hours - feb 23-27 / april 13-17 / june 22-26 / august 17 - 21
Thai Herbal Massage workshop - 16 hours - april 18-19 / june 27-28 / august 22-23
All classes are held at Yoga District's Bloomingdale Studio, 1830 1st St NW, Washington DC
Please contact us for more information or to register for a course today
info@thaidistrictdc.com
301.717.3236
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With metta for all, and thanks for your continuing support!
Pierce
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C. Pierce Salguero
Director, TaoMountain

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