We’ve all heard the cliché stories about what goes on in same sex prisons, well this story has nothing to do with that so if you arrived on this blog using the words prison and massage you’re on the wrong page.
The Lila Thai Massage was established by Naowarat Thanasrisutharat, former Director of Chiang Mai Woman’ Prison (2011-2008), to help support the lives of newly released inmates in society. She has dedicated the greater part of her 40 year career understanding and bridging the gap between a non accepting public, and the problems released inmates encounter adapting to a new community. Prior to their release, these carefully screened inmates go through an extensive training program, which allows them to make a living and contribute to society.
Unfortunately these detainees often encounter discrimination from employers who refuse to hire these skilled therapists. Sadly, due to lack of employment opportunities some return to a cycle of crime, and find themselves back in prison. The Lila Thai Massage was established to help eliminate this pattern of crime and lack of opportunity.
The Chiang Mai Women’s Prison and the Institute of Skill Development have designed a 180-hour massage training course for these inmates, which are endorsed and meet the requirements of the Chiang Mai Public Health Department. So, you know when you visit here you’ll get a fully trained professional massage therapist. We hope that like ourselves, you will see these former inmates in a positive light, and your kind patronage will allow them to proudly start a new life and support themselves and their families.
Although it’s more expensive than several massage places across the road, our two hour massage has now set a benchmark by which all other massages in Thailand are now measured. If you make it here try the 2 hour hot compress herbal massage…. Intense heat, stretching and soothing…. A combination that has to be tried.
