Paul Fowler, Co-Director Chicago School of Thai Massage, LMT, RTT

Paul Fowler was named the “Best Thai Massage Therapist in Chicago” by Chicago magazine in 2005. Featured in Time Out Chicago, Fox News, WGN morning news, and public television, he is a 2001 graduate of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy. After spending nearly a year in Thailand, studying with Pichest Boonthamme, perhaps the greatest living teacher of the art, he began teaching Thai massage in 2001. He has been back to Thailand numerous times to reconnect and deepen his practice and understanding.

In addition to teaching, during the past 3 years, he has been practicing Thai massage full-time at the Board of Trade Center in downtown Chicago. Before discovering Thai massage, he taught for seven years in the Chicago Public Schools. He combines his years of teaching experience, his many hours of dedicated practice, as well as his authentic training in Thailand, to communicate his extensive knowledge simply and thoughtfully.

Testimonial

"Paul (Fowler’s) teaching is well thought-out and organized. He communicates in an easy to understand way, beginning with core concepts and techniques. He then allows his students to refine the practice and discover the subtleties.

Although there are probably many knowledgeable Thai massage teachers, the reason I have returned to Paul’s trainings (I have done 3 so far) is his smart, good-natured and compassionate approach to teaching. He expresses the seriousness of the practice while at the same time, sprinkles his teaching with humor, warmth and non-judgment. I highly recommend Paul as a teacher, a practitioner and as a human. "

Bernadette Unger
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
Oxford, OH

Paul Weitz, Co-Director CSTM, RYT-500

Paul began his Thai Massage and Yoga practice in 1996 in Santa Monica, California and has helped thousands of people find greater health and wholeness through the benefits of these healing arts. He has studied and apprenticed intensively with numerous teachers, including Saul David Raye

In 2000, Paul founded The School of Thai Yoga Therapy in Chicago. Since then, he has become a respected and well-loved teacher in the Chicago area and nationwide. Paul has been a featured presenter at the Yoga Journal Conference and the Midwest Yoga Conference.

He has donated his time and effort to outreach organizations such as Heart Touch Project, The Cancer Wellness Center and the Young Onset Parkinson's conference.

Paul holds Advanced Certification in Thai Yoga Therapy, a Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, and is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. His teaching is enriched from experience as farmer, writer, dad and a deep love for music.

Quotes from graduates of the Thai Practitioner Training Program:

"One of the best workshops I have taken. Paul is a great teacher who is able to connect with his students and give them his wisdom and knowledge through his teaching. He always has a kind word for his students, [and] is encouraging and nurturing."

"Paul is very good at explaining in detail. He leaves no stone unturned. His sincerity and nurturing is evident in his teaching. This training was a real treat."

Mark Fletter, LMT, NCTM, ISBE

Mark has been a practicing Massage Therapist for seven years. In the physical therapy setting, Mark has been able to bring his advanced training in neuromuscular and myofascial therapies to the rehabilitating community. Mark has apprenticed in Peru, studying Andean forms of indigenous healing work. Locally, Mark has trained in the Lakota and Arapahoe traditions of North America. Mark is currently an Illinois State Board of Education approved instructor at his alma mater, the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, Cortiva Institute, where he supports the next generation of body workers.