Mama Lek

LEK  CHAIYA  (Thiwong),
67 yrs.,  born in Chiangmai 
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For many generations in Lek Chaiya’s family, the traditional Thai Healing Arts have been handed down from mother to daughter and Mama Lek began her training with her mother, a revered healer in Jom Thong district, Chiangmai.

As a young women, she moved to Lampang where she raised her family and continued to work in Ancient (Traditional) Thai Massage.

 In 1982 she came to Chiangmai to join the staff of The Association of Northern Herbs at Wat Suan Dok.  When the association was disbanded, she founded ‘Ancient Thai Massage Lek Chaiya’, located in front of Wat Suan Dok and remained as owner / director until 1994, after which she operated out of her home until launching her new venture with her son (Maew, Tananan Willson), Lek Chaiya Nerve-Touch Traditional Thai Massage with Medicinal Herbs Packs in 1997.

She has received many awards and recognitions over the years of her outstanding contributions to the Authentic Thai Traditional Healing Arts. And now she has been appointed Lecturer of Thai Massage by the Project of Rehabilitation for Thai Masseur(s),  Foundation of Health Development and Staff, Bangkok.

CERTIFICATES  AND  AWARDS 

• Special Training: “Herbs”  Royal Project Committee, Lampang Thailand, December 1982
• Special training : “How to use herbs”  Royal Project Committee, Chiangmai, September 1985
• Nerve-Touch Massage Basic Training, Committee of Northern Herbs Association.  Chiangmai, January 1987
• Special Curriculum for Using Herbs, Committee of Herbs Center of Thailand. Chiangmai, March 1993
• Special Curriculum for Using Herbs, Committee of Herbs Center of Thailand. Chiangmai, January 1996
• Honorary Award, Special Herbs Training Course, Mae Rim District, Chiangmai, January 1996
• Training of advanced study for masseurs, Project of Rehabilitation of Thai Massage, Foundation of Health Development, Bangkok,December 1996
• Training of advanced study for masseurs, Foundation of Health Development. Bangkok, December 1997
• = Present =  Appointed: Lecturer of Thai Massage, The Project of Rehabilitation for Thai Masseur(s), Foundation of Health Development, Bangkok.