Wat Pho Traditional Massage School - where and how?

[Lorry]

A foreign friend (Asian, don't know, whether this is important) wants to learn massage at Wat Pho.

I know a Thai  who did this 15 years ago. She says,  there are many copycats, make sure to get the official certificate.  But she wasn't very specific, and she doesn't live in Thailand anymore.

I see watpho.com (looks official) and watpomassage.com (= Watpo & Chetawan, looks very commercial, branches in other places). Both seem to be related???

 

Can anybody guide me?

My friend speaks fluent Thai and lives legally in Thailand, but finds it difficult to navigate Thai society (Laotian).

[Peter Crow]

Go to Wat Pho and ask. Should be fine, unless there are copies of that temple around Bangkok. 

 

Now, I had a massage there, I was my second authentic "Thai Massage", then I decided that I never have another, without full anaesthesia. 

[KhunLA]

19 minutes ago, Lorry said:

A foreign friend (Asian, don't know, whether this is important) wants to learn massage at Wat Pho.

I know a Thai  who did this 15 years ago. She says,  there are many copycats, make sure to get the official certificate.  But she wasn't very specific, and she doesn't live in Thailand anymore.

I see watpho.com (looks official) and watpomassage.com (= Watpo & Chetawan, looks very commercial, branches in other places). Both seem to be related???

 

Can anybody guide me?

My friend speaks fluent Thai and lives legally in Thailand, but finds it difficult to navigate Thai society (Laotian).

Wat Pho is the real deal, and certification is accepted in USA, by insurance companies for healthcare, possibly if going top level certification (?)

 

Friend of mine (Yank) came over specifically for certification, 2X, and that is his profession.   Was even Mohamed Ali's personal massage therapist.