Bodhi Panya Institute (BPI) presents NCBTMB courses in partnership with Old Medicine Hospital (OMH).

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Continuing Education is mandatory for licensed massage therapists in many U.S. states for the renewal of individual massage practice licenses.

Courses Approved by NCBTMB

  • Traditional Thai Massage Basic Foundations: Level 1 (30-hrs)

  • Traditional Thai Massage Basic Foundations: Level 2 (30-hrs)

  • Foot Massage: Level 1 Thai-Style Foot Relaxation (12 hours)

  • Foot Massage Level 2 - Thai-Style Therapeutic Foot Reflexology (15 hours) This course is offered only in San Francisco.

Our courses are available at two locations:

One in the heart of San Francisco's waterfront in the SOMA area, and at the Old Medicine Hospital Thai Massage School Shivagakomarpaj, the birthplace of Northern Style Thai massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

BPI Satellite location: 480 2nd St. Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94107. Conveniently located in the heart of San Francisco’s waterfront area.

Courses are offered four times a year see calendar below.

Tuition fee: $20 per hour + Registration fee: $10

Cultural immersion experience

NCBTMB courses with Chiang Mai package – Where Education Meets Vacation! In Chiang Mai, Thailand

For the courses in Chiang Mai, Thailand the tuition fee includes 🏡 room accommodation+Airport pick up, stress-free arrival with 🚗 transportation pick-up from the CNX airport.

Tuition fee: $25 per hour + Registration fee: $10

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Includes:

  • Books and class materials

  • Certificate upon completion from BPI

  • Official OMH-BPI T-shirt and Thai massage fisherman pants

  • Hotel stay across the from the school, for the duration of the course

  • Airport pickup

Enroll in the NCBTMB Certified Level 1 Traditional Thai Massage Course for just $610 ($710) including a 5-day immersive experience and a 7-night hotel stay. Course start every Monday.

Enroll in the NCBTMB Certified Level 2 Traditional Thai Massage Course for just $610 ($710) including a 5-day immersive experience and a 7-night hotel stay.

Enroll in the NCBTMB Certified Level 1 Thai Foot Relaxation Massage Course for $310.00. including a 2-day immersive experience and a 4-night hotel stay.

Thai Massage Fundamentals 1 (30-hours)

Level 1: Students will learn basic foundational sequence for a full body supine (face-up) Northern Style Massage included foot, legs, limbs, stomach, hands, arms, shoulders, neck, head, and face, fundamental concepts, history, philosophy, and the practice of classic Northern Style Massage as was originally developed and documented over 50 years ago and still taught to this day at Old Medicine Hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Students who enrolled and completed the Level 1 course will receive a certificate of completion of Basic Thai Massage Level 1 certified from the Old Medicine Hospital Thai Massage School Shivagakomarpaj.

Prerequisite: None

Class start every Monday (M-F) 9am-4pm

Thai Foot Relaxation Massage 1 (15-hours)

Learning Technique instruction and practice for 2 days. Pamper your feet and legs with a deeply relaxing massage using herbal massage balm and applied pressure to the reflex points on the sole of the feet which correspond to the body’s organs and systems.

Emphasis’s of these points releases energy blockages throughout the body, re-establishing the body’s natural energy flow and healing mechanisms.

Class offer every weekend (Sat-Sun) 9am to 6pm

Thai Massage Fundamentals 2 (30-hours)

This Level 2 course completes the 2-Part series of basic foundational courses. The student will learn the additional required sequences of side lying, prone, and seated positions.

Students who enrolled and completed the Level 2 course will receive a certificate of completion and an official T-shirt of the Old Medicine Hospital Thai Massage School Shivagakomarpaj.

Monday to Friday (9am-4pm)

Prerequisite: Level 1

Class start every Monday (M-F) 9am-4pm

Thai Foot Reflexology Level 2

This course only offer in San Francisco

A deeper and more specific/intense (“jep”) form of therapeutic foot massage grounded in traditional Eastern (Chinese) reflexology and meridian theory, sequencing and techniques.  This 15-hour, Level 2 Therapeutic Foot Reflexology course follows and builds on the Level 1 course by adding deeper understanding of Chinese reflexology theory and mapping of the feet, and a new/additional more powerful and specific Taiwanese-style techniques, as they have been modified and are now practiced in shops and taught in schools throughout Thailand.