10 Days in Chiang Rai | January 27 – February 5, 2027
A 10-day immersive retreat for massage therapists whose hands are tired of doing all the work. Step out of the treatment room and into the rice fields of Northern Thailand — and come back practicing differently.
Most therapists don’t burn out because they stopped loving the work. They burn out because nobody ever taught them how to do it sustainably — so the job that was supposed to heal people slowly starts to break the one doing the healing.
Aching wrists, thumbs and shoulders you’ve learned to ignore. Every therapist knows the injuries that end careers early — and most of us are still doing the exact things that cause them.
Another weekend certificate. Another modality added to the toolbox. And yet your actual hands-on work hasn’t fundamentally changed in years.
You spend your days attuned to other people’s tension, pain and stress. When was the last time someone — or something — was designed entirely around restoring you?
Left unaddressed, this isn’t a bad month. It’s a slow trajectory toward a shorter career, a duller passion, and a body that’s paying for a job it can’t sustain forever.
✓ A body built to last. You move from your center, not your wrists — treatments that used to leave you depleted now leave you re-energized.
✓ A practice that’s actually yours. Not four separate techniques bolted on — one integrated way of working that you built with your own hands, over ten days, with your own body as the lab.
✓ A refilled cup. Ten days of being cooked for, cared for, and given the space to rest — so you remember what it feels like to be on the receiving end.
✓ A room full of people who get it. Therapists from around the world, comparing notes on the same aches, the same burnout, the same love for this work — and building something better together.
✓ A reason you remember why you started. You didn’t get into this work to push buttons on a schedule. You got into it to connect. This retreat is designed to hand that back to you.
We’ve moved past isolated-technique workshops. This curriculum is built to help you weave four distinct approaches into a practice that feels like yours — taught by a teaching team who each spent years mastering theirs.
Culinary excellence
Beautiful, nourishing meals from five-star restaurant Iron Chef Sasi Meechai and Mengrai Treetop Restaurant — food is part of the retreat, not squeezed in between it.
True downtime
Generous afternoons built in on purpose. Nap. Walk the rice fields. Visit the village. Book a massage. You are not required to be “on” for ten straight days.
Real community
Bond with fellow therapists who understand exactly what your work costs — and what it gives back — during your Community Massage day and every meal in between.
You didn’t travel all the way to Thailand just to stay inside a classroom.
Two days of the retreat are reserved for optional excursions and exploration.
Depending on the group’s interests and local availability, experiences may include visits to elephant grounds, waterfalls and other cultural and natural attractions around Chiang Mai.
Excursions are optional and offered at participants’ own cost, allowing you to choose your adventure — or choose a quiet day at Treetop instead.
Because sometimes the perfect excursion is a hammock and nowhere to be.
Energy in Motion
Explore the body behind the massage. Through Energy in Motion, Jenni brings attention back to the therapist — exploring embodiment, efficient body mechanics, posture and alignment, core strength, movement and the use of the whole body in therapeutic work.
Traditional Thai Massage
Learn within the culture where Thai massage was born. Experience the rhythm, movement and quality of Thai bodywork while learning from a teacher rooted in its living tradition.
Thai Sports Massage
Train with a world-renowned massage champion. Discover new approaches that can expand the way you work with active bodies, athletes and clients seeking greater mobility and function.
Stretching & Integration
Discover a creative approach to stretching that moves seamlessly between floor and table work. Local sensation Waen shares her unique stretching techniques, giving therapists new ways to incorporate mobility, assisted stretching and movement into their existing treatments.
＋ Every day starts with you: a morning Embodiment Practice — somatic work, breath, mobility and body mechanics — to prepare your own body before you ever put your hands on a client.
This isn’t a cram schedule. Three two-day workshop immersions, an integration day, a day of giving back to the local community, and two full days to explore Thailand — all with space to actually let it settle.
Sample itinerary shown for planning purposes — exact daily schedule is shared with registered participants closer to departure.
JAN 27
Arrive in Chiang Mai (CEI or CNX), settle into Treetop, and meet your fellow therapists and teaching team over a welcome dinner.
JAN 28
Morning Embodiment Practice & Exchange, then body mechanics, posture, alignment and core strength — the foundation everything else is built on. Integrate efficient movement into your actual treatment flow.
JAN 29
Dynamic, precision techniques for active bodies, athletes and clients seeking greater mobility and function.
JAN 30
Dynamic, precision techniques for active bodies, athletes and clients seeking greater mobility and function.
JAN 31
Optional excursion (elephants, waterfalls, cultural sites) or rest at Treetop.
FEB 1
Dynamic, precision techniques for active bodies, athletes and clients seeking greater mobility and function.
FEB 2
Dynamic, precision techniques for active bodies, athletes and clients seeking greater mobility and function.
FEB 3
Optional excursion (elephants, waterfalls, cultural sites) or rest at Treetop. Precision technique meets seamless floor-to-table stretching and mobility work.
FEB 4
Precision technique meets seamless floor-to-table stretching and mobility work. Revisit everything explored over the week and experiment with folding it into a flow that feels authentically yours. Bring your hands to the local community — an act of gratitude to our hosts.
FEB 5
A final optional excursion or a slow morning at Treetop, before you head home — changed.
Registered Massage Therapists
Sports Massage Therapists
Physiotherapists
Osteopaths
Athletic Therapists
Shiatsu Practitioners
Optional excursions and personal expenses are not included in the retreat fee. Airfare is not included.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $2,750 per participant
Only available until October 31, 2026.
FINANCING AND PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
$3500 CAD per participant · Jan 27 – Feb 5, 2027
Treetop Resort, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Come for the massage.
Stay for the experience.
Return home inspired.
Financing available
L’École Setsuko est un établissement privé. La plupart de nos cours sont enseignés en anglais. Les notes, documents et examens peuvent être fournis en français sur demande, et nos enseignants bilingues peuvent offrir du soutien au besoin.
