​​​​​​​My first job in Canada was house cleaning; the first career choice that most immigrants started off after they moved into a new country no matter what up-bringing or educational background they have had in their past.

 

Survival needs always scream louder than unhealthy ego and fault marks where there is no one to lean on.

 

Life will humble you at one point or many, no matter who you are.

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After trying to sent over 100 job applications every where. From kitchen helper to entry level easy admin job. Nobody wanted to hire me. That's why I started my own self-made career as a house cleaning lady.

 

I went to talk with Employ-Quebec. They suggested me to go study psychology at Ottawa University for one more year to gain Canadian practices, then I can start earning $60 per hour as a psychologist in 2012.

 

But I didn't follow their advice because I do not have time, energy and enough money to do full-time schooling being a single care giver of 2 toddlers. I do not feel proud to rely on the system---social welfare. I don't feel good being a burden on others' shoulders. And I do not want to abandon my kids in someone else's hand who might not care about their mental health and safety.

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Like I said, the physicality and external looks is not my priority, rather the mental health. Though a healthy body is important too. But If you know negative thoughts and certain up-bringing and behavior patterns could change bio-chemical component in your cell. Which will lead to heightens cortisol level and serious sicknesses. You will want to keep yourself away from those unhealthy surrounding.

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After few years of cleaning job growing through my pains. I search up for Thai massage in the area wanting to fix my physical pain because I know Thai massage will ease those pains and fatigues as a receiver, while I lived in Thailand.

 

But the treatment fee in 2012 at a clinic cost $80 per hour. Which of course I couldn't afford with $20 per hour I make with house cleaning while being a single care provider of a family. That $80, I can buy groceries for a week to feed the whole family in 2012. 

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So I search up for a recognized school and decided to in script myself in a professional massage school in Gatineau that offer Thai massage program. Hoping my physical pain will get fixed by other students in the class during the training. Plus I will get a license to work and start earning $80 per hour, instead of $20 doing the cleaning. Thinking, I need a big shift of income for my family survival. As I do not see how I will raise 2 boys on my own at $20 per hour until they're done schooling. I did not see myself making minimum wage to survive at retirement age. I have to do something before the real icth hit the fan.

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My own pains guided me to become my own hero---Chiron---the wounded healer, so to speak.

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I learned and trained Thai massage in Canada first to fix my own pain. Then I flew back home to Thailand after I got official licensed by RMPQ to practice in Quebec. Because I wanted to get deeper knowledge and know-how with advanced Thai medical massage in my own mother tongue from the original that I know traditional Thai massage is beyond a practice on the floor, clothes on and stretching techniques. That stretching with clothes on the floor is just a surface layer or external look about traditional Thai massage. 

 

Traditional Thai massage has its layers. Something that modern medical sciences might not find words to explain. Because the words use in traditional Thai massage are ancient Thai words that not many western nor Thai can translate and understand. It's a spiritual practices that manifest itself in physical realms.

 

Like the oldie once said,

As above, so below. As within, so without.​

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Most Thai themselves don't even understand the words use in traditional Thai massage. Which is why the true essence of traditional Thai massage still being kept for Thai who understand and passionate to learn about 10 main energy pathways or Sen Prathan Sib (เส้นประธานสิบ) which rooted in 5 elements of bodily system; water, earth, fire, air and space, which are the Source of all the creation and distinction that ever exist in the whole galaxy.

 

But somehow, many people around the globe said, they know what is traditional Thai massage, what is not.

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I personally don't know much about traditional Thai massage because it's a lot to learn and difficult to understand those ancient words. But I know enough to merge two different approach between modern health science and ancient practices, the pros and cons of different norms and standards, believe systems, the principle of massage approach and techniques that rooted in our survival needs and psyche which is very understandable.

 

Or I might say perhaps my practices aim to go beyond the mundane narrative or what meet the eye; things that the physicality and the mind can't comprehend.

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After 13 years of giving massages on various body types and age groups from 5 to 78 years old plus the fetus in mother's womb. My practice becomes multidisciplinary that I tailored to each individual needs at the very moment I meet them. From advanced Thai medical massage, relaxation massage, pregnancy massage, lymphatic drainage, facial massage, foot massage, belly massage, etc.

 

Basically from head to toes including reproductive issues. But most people come to me for my strong hands, to target their chronic pains, which get me to specialize in advanced Thai medical massage techniques or Nuad Sen that I got trained in Thailand.