4 Month Advanced Training
Schedule & Pricing

Pricing

• Tuition: $1500
  Tuition includes course materials such as practice DVD's, CSTM t-shirt, and more. It does not include required books or required insurance (see below)
• Regular Tuition Payment Plan: $1500
  • Deposit: $500
    The deposit holds your space in the 4 month course.
  • First Day of Each Weekend: $250
    $250 x 4 weekends = $1000
• Early-Bird Registration Price: $1350
  In order to receive the early registration discount, you must submit your application and full $1350 payment no later than one month prior to the start of the program.
• Cancellation
  If a student cancels prior to the start of the course, they will receive a full refund.

Estimated Costs Beyond Tuition

The cost of those things that are required: books, treatments, assessments and Insurance totals to between $300 and $500 depending on whether you have any of the books, insurance or how you get your professional massages.

Books

The required books cost approximately $100:

• Encyclopedia of Thai Massage by Pierce Saluero
• A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
• A Still Forest Pool by Achaan Cha
• With Compassionate Understanding by Steve and Rosemary Weissman
• Trailguide to the Body, Third Edition by Andrew Biel
• Trailguide to the Body Student Handbook by Andrew Biel

Insurance

If your insurance does not cover bodywork, you are required to get insurance. 

We recommend the ABMP (Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals) .  Cost is $65 for a year membership that includes personal liability insurance for bodywork.  If you do sign up for insurance with ABMP, they will ask you for CSTM's member ID number.  It is 840791. 

Thai Mat

If you do not have a Thai or Shiatsu mat for your home use, we encourage you to purchase one. We sell studio mats for between $140 and $180 depending on size and we well a Eco friendly Thai travel mat for $320 (this is the discounted rate for students)

Assessments with Paul or Paul

$175 ($75 for the one hour, $100 for the 90 minute) Required massage treatments between each weekend: Variable (can do trade or pay for treatment)

Application and Payment

• Download the application in the format of your choice.
• Mail
  Send the application and payment to:
  
  Chicago School of Thai Massage,
  PO Box 6280, Evanston, IL 60204-6280
• Email
  you can email the application to us at info@chicagoschoolofthaimassage.com. If you choose to email the application to us, the deposit must be paid by credit card.
• Payment:
  We accept Visa, Mastercard or personal check