International Nuad Thai
& Wellness Festival 2026
Healing Hands. Heartfelt Heritage.
Choose the path that fits your purpose
Each action leads to the relevant next step. Unconfirmed information is never used as an application condition.
Three defining opportunities in one place
Witness a championship of distinction, open new career pathways and meet potential business partners across an eight-country Nuad Thai network.
Champions across all six competition categories receive the prestigious Royal Trophy.
Explore the championship →02 · CAREER OPPORTUNITYCareer opportunities across 8 countriesConnecting practitioners, learners and jobseekers with employers and professional networks.
Explore career opportunities →03 · BUSINESS MATCHINGCross-border business opportunitiesMeet buyers, operators, institutions and partners looking for meaningful collaboration.
Explore business matching →If we do not care for it, who will?
Nuad Thai is not only a technique inherited from the past. It is a language of care the modern world still needs—touch that listens to the body, attention that creates safety, and a human connection technology cannot replace.
INTWF 2026 brings practitioners, teachers, associations, businesses, academics, public agencies, communities and international partners together to honour the roots, strengthen standards and give Nuad Thai renewed meaning today.
More than massage: care for body and mind
The future of Nuad Thai is not the passive preservation of the past. It is a respectful continuation—strengthened by evidence and made more relevant to modern life.
Six days to learn, practise and connect
The full programme is being confirmed. This page presents the experience pillars without publishing unconfirmed details.
Healing
เปิดพื้นที่ให้ศาสตร์การดูแลได้กลับมาเชื่อมกาย ใจ และความไว้วางใจ
Heritage
เรียนรู้รากของนวดไทย ผ่านครู พิธีไหว้ครู และภูมิปัญญาที่ยังมีชีวิต
Wellness
ขยายบทบาทนวดไทยจากการบรรเทาความปวด สู่คุณภาพชีวิตและความสบายใจ
Connect
เชื่อมผู้ปฏิบัติงาน สมาคม ผู้ประกอบการ นักวิชาการ และพันธมิตรจากนานาประเทศ
Sustainability
ดูแลทั้งผู้รับบริการ ผู้ปฏิบัติงาน วิชาชีพ ชุมชน และอนาคตของมรดกนี้
Congress & Workshops
Knowledge exchange, hands-on workshops and conversations linking heritage with contemporary standards.
Wai Kru & Living Masters
Honouring teachers, practitioners and knowledge communities—not as ceremony alone, but as responsibility for transmission.
International Championship
Six competition categories—including a dedicated platform for blind and visually impaired practitioners—celebrating skill, professionalism and practitioner dignity.
Royal Trophy
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Royal Trophy, awarded to the champions of all six categories of the International Nuad Thai & Wellness Championship 2026.
Register for the championshipThis baseline reflects the confirmed event structure. Entrants, participating countries, judges and completed applications will be updated from official registration records—not estimates.
Six categories · three levels
Competition levels: Beginner · Semi-professional · Professional
- Student
- THB 500
- General participant
- First 1,500 · additional 1,000 THB
- Blind / visually impaired category
- Free
4 Sep: Wai Kru Ceremony · 5–6 Sep: preliminary and final rounds
Draft run-of-show frame · 1–6 September
This is a planning frame only. Times, rooms, speakers, capacity and sub-venues remain subject to confirmation and must not yet be treated as a published programme.
Day 1 · Healing
การปฏิบัติที่เริ่มจากการดูแล
Day 2 · Hands-on
ความรู้ที่เคลื่อนผ่านมือ
Day 3 · Harmony
เติบโตข้ามประเทศอย่างรับผิดชอบ
Day 4 · Heritage
ระลึกถึงครูก่อนเดินหน้าต่อ
Day 5 · Human
ทุกมือมีเรื่องราว
Day 6 · Heartfelt
การยกย่องและส่งต่ออนาคต
Holistic Wellness Wisdom
A three-day international practical workshop · 1–3 September 2026 · Suratthani Rajabhat University.
พิชิต 10 อาการยอดฮิต
Mastering Treatment for 10 Common Conditions
ทวัฒพงษ์ บุญชิน · พท.จำเนียร ทัพศิลาศาสตร์การนวดปรับสมดุลช่องท้องและมดลูก
Thai Abdominal & Uterine Balancing
พท.ทิพย์ดนยา ชยามรบุญสิทธิ์ศาสตร์กษัยทักษิณไทย
Thai Southern Karsai Therapy
พท.ประดิษฐ์ศักดิ์ เดชบุญญาภิชาติศาสตร์การปรับสมดุลโครงสร้างและการเคลื่อนไหว
Structural Bodywork & Alignment
พท.พงศธร วิรัชโชติเสถียรศาสตร์การนวดสตรีตั้งครรภ์และการฟื้นฟูมารดาหลังคลอด
Prenatal & Postpartum Recovery
อ.โชติกา อ่อนเกตุพล · พท.ป.วรเมศ ยอดเถื่อนศาสตร์เซไต (นวดญี่ปุ่น)
Shiatsu
Special Guest · รอยืนยันศาสตร์นวดทุยหนา (นวดจีน)
Tuina
Special Guest · รอยืนยัน1 กันยายน 2569
- ลงทะเบียน
- ประธานกล่าวเปิดงาน · ไหว้ครู
- WK-02 · ช่องท้องและมดลูก
- WK-05 · นวดคนท้อง (Prenatal)
- WK-03 · กษัยทักษิณไทย
- WK-04 · โครงสร้างและการเคลื่อนไหว
- WK-01 · พิชิต 10 อาการยอดฮิต
2 กันยายน 2569
- ไหว้ครู
- WK-02 · ช่องท้องและมดลูก
- WK-03 · กษัยทักษิณไทย
- WK-01 · พิชิต 10 อาการยอดฮิต
- WK-04 · โครงสร้างและการเคลื่อนไหว
- WK-05 · สตรีตั้งครรภ์และหลังคลอด
3 กันยายน 2569
- ไหว้ครู
- WK-01 · พิชิต 10 อาการยอดฮิต
- WK-03 · กษัยทักษิณไทย
- WK-04 · โครงสร้างและการเคลื่อนไหว
- WK-05 · สตรีตั้งครรภ์และหลังคลอด
- WK-02 · ช่องท้องและมดลูก
- WK-S1 · เซไต (ญี่ปุ่น)
- WK-S2 · ทุยหนา (จีน)
- พิธีปิด · มอบใบประกาศ
THB 9,000 is a three-day bundle covering every announced topic: five core sessions plus WK-S1 Shiatsu and WK-S2 Tuina. More topics may be added later; Special Guest names remain pending final confirmation.
Understand the market before making the connection
Two distinct pathways: market intelligence and business matching for Thai operators, plus global career opportunities and professional talent for the spa and wellness workforce.
Read the market before taking Thai business further
For brands, exporters, distributors, operators, institutions and investors who need market demand, routes to market, key requirements and relevant partners across the eight-country network before entering negotiations.
- Market insight: demand, buyer/importer structure and market-entry considerations
- Export readiness: review products, services, standards and partnership model
- Curated matching: review needs and offers, obtain mutual consent, and coordinate online meetings
Available only in five- or ten-match packages—not as single matches. Payment is due when the counterpart accepts the meeting.
Package clients attending the event receive priority access to Tier A matches, a 30-minute meeting, Lounge access and Hosted Dinner.
Country insight is preliminary decision support, not legal, customs or market-entry clearance. Fees do not guarantee a transaction, sale or investment.
Register for Business Matching
Open global career pathways. Build stronger professional teams.
One pathway helps professionals discover international opportunities and understand basic market requirements. The other helps employers reach practitioners, educators, managers and wellness specialists with clearer professional profiles.
- Licensing and protected professional titles vary by country
- Professional qualification and legal work authorisation are separate requirements
- Language, training hours, credentials and experience affect match suitability
View the eight-country career brief
The baseline for profile, standards and readiness development before international opportunities
Licensing varies by state; state-board requirements and work authorisation must be checked separately
Strict professional licensing; standard work visas do not directly cover massage or spa roles
RAB is a voluntary credibility pathway; work authorisation is a separate process
EMR/ASCA relate to insurance recognition, not work rights
Relaxation massage is possible, but protected medical titles and claims must be avoided
The official massage licence is reserved for visually impaired Koreans, creating major restrictions
Requirements and registration vary by province
Online interviews are THB 2,500 per candidate, available in minimum packages of five or ten. Exhibiting employers receive free job posts and unlimited interviews.
This service covers screening and interview coordination only; employment and deployment are not guaranteed.
This is not an overseas recruitment, visa or work-permit service. Candidates and employers must verify destination-country requirements before making decisions.
From forest, water and community life to a place of healing
Surat Thani is more than a backdrop. Its nature, local wisdom, coconut culture, botanicals, craft and hospitality bring the Coconut Grove and Thai wellness story to life.
10 organisations across 8 countries
This is not the voice of one organisation. It is a meeting place for Nuad Thai communities across countries to learn, exchange and imagine the future together.
- Nuad Thai and Spa Association of Americaสหรัฐอเมริกา
- Thai Spa Associationประเทศไทย
- International Association of Nuad Thai, Japanญี่ปุ่น
- Danish Association for Traditional Thai Massageเดนมาร์ก
- UMC-SGIMA (Swiss & German International Massage Association)สวิตเซอร์แลนด์–เยอรมนี
- French Association of Nuad Thai & Spaฝรั่งเศส
- Nuad Thai Volunteer Association of Koreaเกาหลีใต้
- Canadian Association of Nuad Thai & Spaแคนาดา
- UTWA Thai Wellness Associationแคนาดา
- Thai Traditional Medical Councilประเทศไทย
Note: official organisation names and participant titles remain subject to final verification.
A place for everyone who wants Nuad Thai to grow with meaning
Practitioners & teachers
Share practice, learn together and make professional value visible.
Associations & public sector
Build networks, standards and credible verification pathways.
Businesses & brands
Create sincere, meaningful experiences that care for both guests and practitioners.
Academics & learners
Connect wisdom, evidence and intergenerational learning.
Let your brand become part of care people can feel
Partners do more than appear beside the event. They can support learning, practitioners, communities and experiences aligned with what their brand stands for.
View packages and register interestThai Spa Association · thaispa.or.th · LINE @thaispaassociation
Choose where your brand can create the most meaning
Choose a core package, exhibition space or a tailored partnership. The Thai Spa Association team will confirm benefits, availability and next steps.
Heritage Partnership
500,000 THBEvent Partnership
250,000 THBProgramme Partnership
100,000 THBBooth + Workshop
59,000 THBHost Partnership
50,000 THBExhibition Booth
39,000 THBSix-day booth + 10 online business matches
Includes two passes, directory listing and ten online business matches across all tiers, with optional +1 tier-based add-ons.
Six-day booth + one workshop slot
Includes ten Business Matching introductions across online and on-site formats.
Strong sponsorship should reveal what the brand can learn—and what it can do next
The event uses its eight-country network to surface market interest, buyer types, partnership models and talent needs—without claiming export approval or guaranteed sales.
Turn visibility into market signals
Let people discover, trial, ask and express genuine interest—revealing priority audiences, offers worth testing and relevant business-matching leads.
- Product discovery and demonstration
- Consented feedback and leads
- Online business matching with event-attendance privileges
Place the brand where audiences learn and decide
Support competition, workshops, market insight, career opportunity or practitioner well-being so the brand is associated with a relevant value—not a logo without context.
- Selected audience and topic
- Thought leadership and reusable content
- A jointly defined market-insight question
Market insight the brand can use after the event
Define markets, priority audiences, buyer personas and questions around product–market fit, pricing, channels or distribution.
Capture structured signals from discovery, trials, questions, contact type and meeting requests, with consent before collecting contact details.
Review aggregate signals, separate consented leads and route follow-up into matching, sales, recruitment or further market research.
Insight, lead-report and content deliverables must be specified in the confirmed package or proposal; they are not automatic at every level.
Choose space, activity sponsorship or both
State the proposed budget and preferred next step. The response becomes a sponsor opportunity brief for follow-up.