01/11/2025
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR!
Phlapphueng Thanya (Kru Pung)
Before becoming a massage therapist in Thailand, she first graduated with an accounting diploma. She later graduated with an informal education degree program at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, Chiang Rai, Thailand which allowed her to teach any topic in Thailand’s education system. However, she was employed to be a math teacher.
Later, she completed a traditional Thai massage course from Wat Pho in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and a traditional Thai massage program from Chiang Mai Institute for Skill Development, Chiang Mai, Thailand. She moved to the USA (Washington, D.C.) with her family and spent 4 years working as a massage therapist abroad.
In 2010, she immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She continues her employment in the massage industry. Kru Pung, later, continued her massage studies and completed many specialized massage programs in both Thailand and Canada. She is an RMT (Registered Massage Therapist) in Canada.
She has completed more than 2200 hours in Canada and 1200 hours from a massage school in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In 2021, she also completed a Certified Advanced Practitioner & Teacher Training Program (CAPT) in Chiang Mai, Thailand with an honor standing. With teaching experience and 15 years of full massage therapist knowledge, we believe Kru Pung is a great asset to us and our students. Beyond the massage skills, Kru Pung is a person who has many talented skills such as fruit and vegetable carving and Thai cooking.
