
A Historical Perspective on Traditional Thai Medicine
I spent this past weekend with historian Pierce Salguero, PhD gaining a deeper understanding of the various influences on Thai massage and Thai healing modalities. Pierce Salguero is a historian specializing in Buddhism and the cross cultural exchange of medical ideas. He spent considerable time in Thailand and Southeast Asia, as a student of Thai medicine, Buddhism and culture. He was a well-respected Thai medicine practitioner and teacher. This was all before he became an a