The Thai medicinal healing practice of Herbal Ball Compress Massage is based on ancient knowledge of the healing properties of plants and herbs and their application on the body.


Thai herbal compresses (or herbal stamps) know many applications. A few examples are soothing and relieving pain and inflammations of muscles, tendons and ligaments, stimulating the blood circulation and the lymphatic system, and promoting general well-being.
Important in the application of herbal compresses is the usage of herbs with therapeutic qualities, such as ginger, turmeric, kaffir lime, camphor, tamarind and lemongrass. A specific mix of herbs is wrapped in a compress, then steamed and when hot, applied to the body by gliding, pressing or smearing in linear, circular and/or rolling movements.
In Thailand, Herbal Compress Massage is called Luk Pra Kob. Treatments are popular in Thailand, can be obtained virtually everywhere, and popularity is rapidly increasing in the West and other countries. Herbs and plants used are generally cheap and quite easy to find, and treatments seem to be effective.
Below you’ll find an overview of Thai Massage schools in Bangkok that offer Hot Herbal Ball Compress Massage courses and workshops.
Herbal Stamp Massage Training in Bangkok
Baimint Spa Academy






PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The Baimint Spa Academy in Bangkok is mainly focused on training of students for the spa industry in the health and beauty sector. The academy offers both Thai and Western style spa & wellness courses. Attached to Baimint is a shop for Spa and Thai Massage products, supplies and equipment.
Bangkok Beauty and Spa School


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The Bangkok Beauty and Spa School is an institute of non-formal education of private Thai Massage & Bodywork vocational training. The school offers a broad variety of Thai, other Asian, and Western massage, bodywork, and beauty training courses.
Bangkok Spa Academy (BSA)


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The academy was founded in 2007 and focuses on the Spa & Wellness industry. BSA academy offers a thorough Thai Massage for Health course of 150 hours, a Health Spa and Beauty Course of 250 hours (1 month) which is a mix of Thai and Western bodywork modalities, a Spa Management Course of 150 hours, and a Thai Herbal Compress Massage course of one week.
Chetawan Health Center Salaya


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The Chetawan Health Center in Salaya (Bangkok region) is part of the Wat Po medical Massage school and Chetawan group. The center offers long-stay, retreat like Thai Massage on-site therapy training and programs.
Chiida Spa


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Mae Rim
Chiida Spa is a Spa Wellness center, resort and retreat and additionally offers Spa products and Spa & Massage trainings. Chiida has branches in Chiang Mai (Sukantara Cascade Resort & Spa) and Bangkok, and also in Switzerland.
Lek Massage Bangkok


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
Lek Massage Bangkok is a full service spa services provider with several branches in and around Bangkok. Additionally, Lek Massage offers courses and training in Thai Massage at the Lek Academy.
Phen Na School Minburi Branch

PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The school runs 60, 80, 150, and 372 hours Thai Massage courses and additionally offers some other Thai Healing Arts modalities like Foot Massage, Herbal Compress Massage, and so on.
Prawphai Thai Massage and Spa Training Center

PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The Prawphai Thai Massage and Spa Training Center in Bangkok offers both Thai Bodywork and Western Spa training.
SPA Cenvaree Spa & Training Academy


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket
The SPA Cenvaree Academy operates a number of spa & wellness centers across Thailand. The academy trains Thai therapists, providing them with anatomy knowledge, treatment skills, guest service, and spa standards.
Their courses and workshops cover Thai Massage, spa philosophy, and other holistic treatments such as Ayurveda modalities, Hot Stone Massage, usage of essential oils, facials, and nail care.
Thai Healing Art Institute



PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
OTHER COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
OTHER PLACES
Boulder, Colorado
The Thai Healing Art Institute (also named Boulder Thai Massage School) has a branch in the USA (Boulder, CO) and in Thailand (Bangkok).
The school is run by Thai natives and offers a variety of Thai Massage and related training courses.
Thai Heritage Spa

PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai
OTHER COUNTRIES
China
OTHER PLACES
Macau
The Spa offers training courses in both Thai and Western bodywork modalities, including Spa Management training. Training options in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Macau (China).
TTC Spa Massage School | Thai Massage Training Center






PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Chang Trat
The TTC Spa School is a well-known Thai Massage school in both Thailand and overseas. The training center offers specialty massage courses, Spa & Wellness course modalities, and excellent Thai therapist training courses from 38 hours up to 380 hours (2 months). The school has branches in Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and Koh Chang.
Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School




PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi
The Watpo Thai Massage School in Bangkok, the name also spelled as Wat Pho or Wat Po, is without any doubt the most famous Thai Traditional Medicine institute in the world.
The school is closely connected to the Wat Pho temple and situated in the old center of Bangkok near the Wat Pho temple grounds.