ITM - International Training Massage School
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
About the school
ITM is the largest and most systematised of the foreigner-facing Chiang Mai schools, and for many Western practitioners it is the default. Its distinguishing feature is a fully mapped ladder: Introduction, then Levels I to IV, then teacher training, then the 390-hour Certified Advanced Practitioner and Teacher programme, then a 400-hour Senior Teacher track - a progression you can enter as a total beginner and leave qualified to teach. The style is northern-influenced but consciously modernised, emphasising flowing movement, body mechanics that spare the therapist, sensitivity to the receiver and adapting rather than reciting a fixed routine. Everything is taught in English by teachers accustomed to Western students, and the school aligns its documentation with NCBTMB, CTHA, CMTBC and AAMT requirements, which matters if you need continuing-education credit at home. It suits career-minded students and anyone who wants structure, paperwork and a clear route to teaching. It suits less well those seeking a raw, traditional, one-master environment: ITM is efficient and professional rather than mystical.
Courses
- Introduction to Thai Massage (18 hrs)
- Level I Foundation of Thai Massage (30 hrs)
- Level II Intermediate Thai Massage (30 hrs)
- Level III Advanced Sen Energy Lines (30 hrs)
- Level IV Advanced Therapeutic Upper Body (30 hrs)
- Level IV Advanced Therapeutic Lower Body (30 hrs)
- Teacher Training Level 1 (60 hrs)
- CAPT Certified Advanced Practitioner and Teacher Programme (390 hrs, 11 weeks)
- Senior Teacher Training Programme (400 hrs, 10 weeks)
- Thai Foot Reflexology (12 hrs)
- Thai Chair Massage (12 hrs)
- Thai Table Massage (15 hrs)
- Elbow and Knee Power Thai Massage (12 hrs)
- Lanna Thai Advanced Stretching I (15 hrs)
- Lanna Thai Advanced Stretching II (15 hrs)
- Pha Khao Ma Cloth Massage (12 hrs)
- Advanced Thai Table Stretching (15 hrs)
- Spa Mantra specialist courses including Tok Sen (20 hrs) and Sports Massage (15 hrs), with 150-hour certified teacher tracks
Course fees
- Introduction 18 hrs: 5,500 THB
- Level I 30 hrs: 7,000 THB
- Level II 30 hrs: 7,000 THB
- Level III 30 hrs: 7,000 THB
- Level IV Upper Body 30 hrs: 7,500 THB
- Level IV Lower Body 30 hrs: 7,500 THB
- Teacher Training Level 1 60 hrs: 19,900 THB
- CAPT 390 hrs: 92,000 THB
- Senior Teacher Training 400 hrs: 108,000 THB
- Foot Reflexology 12 hrs: 5,000 THB
- Chair Massage 12 hrs: 5,000 THB
- Table Massage 15 hrs: 5,500 THB
- Elbow and Knee Power 12 hrs: 5,500 THB
- Lanna Advanced Stretching I 15 hrs: 6,000 THB, II 15 hrs: 6,500 THB
- Cloth Massage 12 hrs: 5,500 THB
- Advanced Table Stretching 15 hrs: 6,500 THB
- Tok Sen 20 hrs: 15,900 THB
- Sports Massage 15 hrs: 7,900 THB
- 150-hour Spa Mantra teacher tracks 59,000-98,000 THB. The school does not itemise what each fee covers
- Transport and meals are explicitly not included.
Accreditation
The school states its certificates are accredited by the Thai Ministry of Education and that its programmes comply with NCBTMB, Thai government, CTHA, CMTBC and AAMT standards. Treat the international bodies as recognition for continuing-education purposes rather than accreditation of the school itself, and check your own board directly - ITM's own registration page warns that NCBTMB students must attend 100 percent of class hours.
Address
59/9 Chang Puek Road Soi 4, Tambon Sri Phum, Amphoe Mueang, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand