Our Practitioners

Sungwan (Wan) Kaewwilai Beaulieu is a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner (CTMP) that has training and experience in Thailand. She studied the Thai healing arts in her home country through a program sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health for Thailand. 

Wan was employed in Thailand as a Massage Therapist at a massage therapy center focused on addressing health concerns prior to traveling to the United States. In addition to her formal education and training, Wan has study countless hours with her mom through the oral tradition of Thailand. Its very common in Thailand for children to learn massage from their parents. As parents finish their daily work, the children will massage the parents while receiving instruction. In this way, Thai massage has been passed down for multiple centuries and Wan is part of that living oral tradition. 

Wan's formal and informal training prepared her well for employment in the healing arts. Wan continued her training in the USA at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts in Arlington, VA. Wan took the extra step of completing focused private studies with the Instructors at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts for Traditional Thai Massage. 

Wan's warm smile, consistent approach to delivering high quality massage, and willingness to listen to your needs makes her an obvious choice to perform your next massage.
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Phatchara (Lek) Khuankliang is a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner (CTMP) with an extensive background using massage to help improve individuals health. Lek's career with massage started in Thailand's capital city at Bangkok Hospital. Lek was part of the hospital staff and performed massage on patients and visitors. 

Lek has international experience in Slovenia and Qater where she functioned as a Massage Therapist and Spa Manager. She was also employed at the Top Spas in Thailand as a Massage Therapist before arriving to the USA in 2005. Lek's work experience and in-depth training both make her a unique and talented Massage Practitioner ready to understand your goals and help you achieve better health.

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Sasikan (Kwan) Jirattikannon is a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner (CTMP) that has training and experience in Thailand. She studied the healing arts of Thailand in her home country at the Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health for Thailand. 

Kwan's training program prepared her to perform professional Thai Massage based on Thailand's traditional medicine theory and philosophy dating back for several centuries. Kwan continued her training in the USA at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts in Arlington, VA. She completed a nationally certified program teaching authentic Thai Foot Reflexology and Thai Herbal Massage. Kwan took the extra step of completing focused private studies with the Instructors at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts for Traditional Thai Massage. 

Kwan's positive energy, warm smile, and keen interest to help you get healthy through the healing arts of Thailand makes her an excellent choice as a Massage Practitioner for you.
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Viengkhong (Be) Khambay (pronounced "Bay") is a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner (CTMP) that has trained in the healing arts with his village elders in Vientiane, Laos.  Be's village is situated very close to Thailand, allowing him the opportunity to study the healing arts of the region from his local village.  In Southeast Asia the oral tradition of learning has existed for centuries within many disciplines.  The healing arts have been passed down from person-to-person in long lineages of knowledge.  Be is part of this oral lineage as he learned from his village elders how to improve ones health through massage therapy and herbal medicine.

Be's informal knowledge was supplemented by formal instruction at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts in Arlington, VA.  He enrolled in a thorough program teaching Traditional Thai Massage, Thai Foot Massage, and Thai Herbal Massage.  He took the extra step of completing focused private studies with the Instructors at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts.

Be is eager to help you improve your health through the healing arts of Thailand.  He welcomes you to schedule an appointment with him at Touch of Asia.
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Sararut (Sara) Roylance is a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner (CTMP) that has been performing massage since age 9. She first started learning massage as a child in her remote village of Udon Thani, Thailand. 

Since that time, Sara has completed formal training at several prestigious schools in Thailand with over 1500 hours of training and education. She has worked professionally in Thailand as a Massage Therapist and Instructor. Sara is currently a Certified Instructor at the Thai Institute of Healing Arts in Arlington, VA. 

Prior to traveling to the USA, Sara was contracted by several top name Thai spas in Thailand to design their spas, train their employees, and manage their operations. While she enjoyed this work immensely, Sara's real passion is working with Guests to improve their health with Traditional Thai massage and related techniques.
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Raven Demeter is a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner, Certified Massage Therapist, and our Therapy Center Manager that has a passionate interest in helping you become healthier with Massage Therapy.
 
Raven completed a western massage program at The Kalamazoo Center for Healing Arts in Kalamazoo, MI totaling over 600 hours of training.  She is a graduate of the Thai Institute of Healing Arts in Arlington, VA where she studied the traditions and techniques of Traditional Thai Massage and Traditional Thai Medicine in the Shivagakomarpaj Lineage.

Raven is the Therapy Center Manager at Touch of Asia responsible for its continuous high quality and smooth operation of compassionate care. She's available to assist you in her capacity as a massage therapist or as our Therapy Center Manager.
 
Raven enjoys taking her time with each individual Guest to fully understand their needs for each and every massage.  Its important to her that she fully understands your needs as to deliver the most healthful massage therapy session for you.
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David Roylance, a Certified Thai Massage Practitioner (CTMP) and Certified Thai Massage Instructor (CTMI), trained at the Tao Mountain School of Traditional Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine. He completed a nationally recognized program certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork ( NCBTMB ) teaching authentic Thai massage, Thai herbal massage, Advanced Techniques for Thai Massage and Traditional Thai Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine. 

David graduated from Tao Mountain's rigorous Teacher Training program as a Certified Instructor of Thai Massage in the Shivagokomarpaj lineage of Thai massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand. With overwhelming support from his teachers, David created the Thai Institute of Healing Arts as a branch of the Shivagokomarpaj lineage. 

The Thai Institute of Healing Arts was created to advance Traditional Thai Medicine in the USA through offering authentic Traditional Thai massage, Thai herbal massage, and Thai Foot Reflexology classes. The Thai Institute follows well established traditions and beliefs handed down through an unbroken chain of Masters for 1,000 years in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

David travels to Thailand regularly to expand his knowledge of Thai massage. He has studied languages, cultures, and traditions throughout Asia since 1992. David travels to Thailand regularly to study massage, scuba dive, and visit friends. David is the Founder of Touch of Asia, Director of the Thai Institute of Healing Arts and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Bowling Brook School.  He is regularly invited to venues all over the region and internationally as a guest speaker and Thai Massage Instructor.

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A trip to Thailand in Dec 2002 changed my life forever. People often ask, was it the culture, the sites, the sounds, the generosity of the Thai people, what was it that changed your life?…I’ll tell you what it was.

......I have got to tell you that all those aspects of Thailand and many more drastically changed my life back in Dec 2002. But what changed it more than any one singular item is the revelation I had when I received my very first Thai Massage.

See, I often struggled with back pain. Its related to an old injury I received while in college. I would wake up in the mornings with extreme lower back pain. It was so very bad that some days it kept me from work or even my hobbies and fun activities. I would be confined to my bed for at least a day or sometimes multiple days.

My visit to Thailand in Dec 2002 was supposed to be just a little 3-week trip to get acquainted with the country and enjoy some travel time. Within the first few days of my arrival to Thailand, I was introduced to Traditional Thai Massage. I went to a well-known Temple, Wat Po, that had a school and massage clinic right onsite.

“After just one Thai massage, I knew this was not only a technique that was going to help my aching back but that I wanted to learn the technique myself. I wanted to help others by sharing Thai massage.“

Not many people realize this; Thai massage has been practiced in Thailand for nearly 1000 years. Its been passed down from one generation to the next in an oral transmission. (Grand parent to Parent to Child, continuously in somewhat of a heredity cycle.)

“ It wasn’t until recently that the Western world even discovered Thai massage.“

In 2003, I launched Touch of Asia from my 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo. We were the very first to introduce this healing art to the Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland area.

Now years later, we have a Healing Center that receives accolades from all across the country. We also founded the largest Thai massage school in the USA, the Thai Institute of Healing Arts.

Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, Doctors, Nurses, Yoga Instructors, and all types of interested individuals come to learn. They travel from all over the country and international locations to receive high quality Thai massage instruction from us. (It’s been our pleasure and honor to share the Thai healing arts with others.)

“ I am very proud of the Thais and Westerners that are part of the Touch of Asia family. We are very pleased to be able to offer you the very best in the healing arts. ”

Most of our staff have been performing massage from birth. Its part of the oral tradition that continues in Thailand, in our school and in our Healing Center, Touch of Asia.

“ So, whether it’s a back pain like mine or something else, neck pain, stress, headaches, muscle stiffness/soreness, chronic illness, we have the experience to help you. ”

I invite you to come get healthy through the Thai Healing Arts offered at Touch of Asia.

with metta (loving kindness),

David - Founder of Touch of Asia

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