Thai acupressure – upper body

Teacher: Noam Tyroler
Data: September 19 till 23 – 2026
Time: 10.00-18.00 o clock (first day we start at 10.30)
Location: Schafterdijk 11, Valkenswaard
Number of participants: Minimal 8 en maximal 10
Contact hours: 30 (2 ECTS)
Self-study hours: N/A
Prerequisites: A minimum of 1 year of practical massage experience
Level: Bachelor
Language: English

Costs: € 750,-, including coffee, tea and certificate.
Excl. the book Thai Acupressure with Orthopedic disorders. You can buy it for around € 100,- at Amazon.com, or for €90 directly from Noam on the first day of the course.

Recognised by: SVN, THAI, LVNG, NVST, BATC, VVET, VIV, CAT & VBAG

What do you learn?

You wil learn Traditional Medical Thai treatment protocols for orthopedic disorders of the upper body  with a leading international Instructor – Noam Tyroler.

Thai Medical massage (Thai Acupressure) is Traditional Thai Physical Therapy. It is practiced in special clinics in most of Thailands’ Hospitals. It’s based on traditional formulas of acupressure lines and acupressure points for the treatment of the most common musculoskeletal disorders.

Noam Tyroler is one of only a few Instructors of Hospital type massage outside of Thailand. He published the only existing bookguide on Thai Acupressure that has been translated into 8 languages.

Noam is visiting the Netherlands to teach you the diagnosis and application of 30 treatment routines for the most common upper  back, shoulder, neck, head and arm problems. If you also want to learn to treat lower body disorders for the lower back, hips, legs and feet with Thai acupressure, look at the course Thai acupressure lower body.

Admission requirements

This course is ment for both Thai Massage practitioners and other bodywork modalities (for example Shiatsu, Tuina, Deep Tissue, Sport massage, Physical Therapy, osteopathy and Pilates).

Review

“It was truly fantastic! Everything. Noam, with his experience and humor, the transformation I feel in my body and see in others, Tirza’s campfire tea, all the amazing lunches and dinners, the nightly frog choir, waking up with bare feet on wet grass… Already looking forward to September!”

Loes Madern

Costs

Costs: € 750,-

This is including:
* Coffee & tea
* Certificate
* Free sleeping place in your own tent or at the classroom

Excl. the book Thai Acupressure with Orthopedic disorders.You can buy it at Amazon.com.

Lunch is served Thai-style: we prepare and share it together. It is a simple and enjoyable way to connect, and you will receive more information about the cooking schedule before the course begins.

If you would like to stay overnight at our school, either on a mat indoors or in your own tent in the garden, you are very welcome. There are also plenty of B&Bs and Airbnbs nearby.