Thai traditional medicine & herbalism
Bringing Thai traditional medicine into modern living
Jah is a food scientist, Thai traditional medicine student, and founder of Kaori Craftroom, translating generations of Thai plant wisdom into everyday, modern life.
What Thai traditional medicine is
More than massage, a complete system of medicine
Thai traditional medicine (TTM) is one of the world's oldest documented medical traditions, far more than the massage it's often known for abroad. It's a complete philosophy built around elements, tastes, seasons, and constitutional harmony, spanning herbal medicine, diet, and bodywork, passed down through generations of practitioners.
Jah holds a Master's degree in food science, and spent two years in Japan distilling gin, extracting roots and botanicals down to their essence. Living so far from home, in someone else's culture, she found herself thinking more and more about her own: the plants, the medicine, the wisdom she grew up with. That distance pulled her back, and showed her that precision and tradition weren't so far apart. Today, she's bringing Thai tradition into modern, everyday life.
Free e-book
10 Thai Kitchen Herbs & Their Medicinal Uses
A free guide to the herbs already sitting in your kitchen: what they do, and how Thai tradition has used them for generations.
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Online, self-paced ways to learn Thai herbal wisdom, made for a modern life.
Discover Your Thai Element
An online workshop on finding the Thai elemental type that shapes your body and mind.
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Thai Traditional Medicine Foundation: Element & Herbs
The foundations of Thai traditional medicine: elements, herbs, and how they work together.
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Small, in-person gatherings that carry Thai herbal wisdom out of the studio and into nature.
At La a natu, Sam Roi Yot
Being Here, Now
Guided by the wisdom of Thai herbs, the calming resonance of handpan music, and immersive sensory experience, three days and two nights to slow down and return to the present moment.
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At Na Sook Wellness Resort, Krabi
Thai Herbal Medicine Retreat
A four-day immersion into Thai traditional wellness: learn Thai herbs through taste, scent and story, discover your personal Thai element, craft your own aroma inhaler and roller, and slow down with a forest walk and herbal dinners.
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Near Chatuchak, Bangkok
Workshops at Kaori Craftroom
Bringing herbs and botanicals into everyday wellbeing, at the Kaori Craftroom studio near Chatuchak. Both are offered as monthly group sessions or private bookings.
Herb Workshop
Light, hands-on sessions that bring herbs into everyday life: making herbal perfume, crafting a botanical roller, or blending botanical tea.
Herb Classroom
A half-day course that goes in depth on herb distillation and Thai herbs.