Blue Garden Yoga and Massage Training

Highly recommend Remco and is teaching process (very practical which is a very important point for me personally), for those interested in learning and improving their manual therapy skills.
Remco is highly knowledgeable and deeply devoted to share his experience in facilitating massages.
He also has a very good online support to review classes and to help with the integration of the knowledge shared!
Deeply grateful and wishing to return soon!

I arrived in Chiang Mai with no other expectations than praticing massages as much as i could. I finally studied during 4 month with Remco. If you want to discover or improve your skills in bodyworking (Thai/CNT/touch in general) in the best conditions, Blue garden is definitely a place you wont regret visiting! Thanks for everything brother, you're everyday in my hands ️
much love, Vic

Remco is an excellent teacher. The positions, movements and pressures are very clearly shown and explained. Each protocol is demonstrated before being put into practice. Remco corrects gestures with great precision. The atmosphere of the courses is professional and friendly. A very nice experience and a great learning. On top we are given access to the videos to rehearse once back home.

I did the Dynamic Thai Massage with Remco. It was my first step in this journey and I fell it was my best choice to start here.
Remco share his knowledge with so much dedication. You can easily see and feel his experience. He is very kind and patient and tries to get your best.
I felt really comfortable during my course.
I highly recommend this place and Remco to study a massage course.
I hope to be back!

This is an amazing place for English speaking Thai Massage training, and Chi Ne Tsang, Abdominal Chi Massage training.

I’ve studied at other schools with English instructions, but usually the teachers speak very little English and cannot answer questions in a thoughtful way. Here, Remco eloquently answers student questions as he guides you along in the learning process. The classes are small enough for personal attention and guidance. If you are looking for English-speaking Thai massage training, this is the place!

He is a very good teacher, an amazing body worker with excellent massage skills, and a warm person to be around. If you are looking to receive a great massage, you should schedule a massage with him. He is available to schedule Chi Ne Tsang massage and dynamic Thai massage.

Before studying with Remco at Blue Garden, massage was something that I knew I wanted to do.after studying with him, now I know it's something I *have* to do!

What was meant to be a week at Blue Garden turned into four months and it flew by - every day was a gift of knowledge and inspiration. I learned from from Remco than from any other school or practicioner I have been to, by a mile. Having studied all his courses and also privately, I have seen him teach many students and I can say that he is amazingly skilled at knowing exactly what each student needs from him. The courses themselves are well set out and the videos are fantastic. Remco somehow manages to manage the time perfectly with each group, each ability and each size of class - nothing feels rushed but everything is covered - and he has endless patience. From beginners to experienced practicioners, no one walks out of Blue Garden without a lot more than they walked in with.

Remco embodies the spirit of massage in every way. Kind, considerate, healing, gentle.playful! Unbelievably skilled and yet completely humble and unassuming, with an open mind and an open heart. He does not teach in a way of telling you what to do, but rather he journeys with you until you discover it. He is such an intuitive therapist and teacher, always noticing which areas you need work on and gently guiding you until you find your way there.

I honestly cannot recommend Remco and Blue Garden enough - he has shown me the magic and given me the inspiration to confidence to keep exploring and keep sharing. My time there was absolutely priceless and I count myself very lucky to have spent time with him. He is not only a brilliant bodyworker - but also a really great guy and a lot of fun. I miss him a lot and I'll definitely be back!
Bex x

I just did a private Abdominal Chi Massage course with Remko and I really recommend it. He's very patient, clear and precise. I could polish the techniques and he was always giving good tips and advice. Also, it's really helpful to have access to the online course, you can review every technique with videos and and pdf. Thank you very much!

It was my first time learning about Thai massage and I couldn’t have chosen a better place to learn. Remco is such a good teacher, he is always paying attention to every move we make and very patient. It’s a blast to be able to learn from him. I loved my experience here and if I make, one day, my way back in Chiang Mai, I would be more than pleased to take a new lesson here.

I highly recommend studying massage with Remco. The small class sizes allowed for individualized instruction and continual feedback. His communication skills are superb and I appreciated his thoughtful answers to questions. The video and workbook resources will provide great support after the courses.
My biggest take away was an expanded appreciation for the healing power of sensitive and responsive touch

A simple and light place. With 2 lovely and friendly Capuchino friends. Mr. Remco teaches very patiently and wholeheartedly. My classmates are lovely and enthusiastic.

I did a 6 day abdominal massage course. I liked it very much! It was a small group of students and a nice atmosphere. Remco was a great teacher and he gave all students personal feedback after every exercise. The course material was well made with good pictures and descriptions. Afterward we got video material of all exercises!

A lovely yoga experience in a great environment. Remco is responsive, fun, and professional instructor. I often find myself daydreaming about the sound of the water trickling during shivasana.

Enjoyed my two classes here. I liked the teaching style and choice of exercises - very functional and holistic. Great flow in the class. It’s almost you enter the teacher’s world for 1 hour. It’s also nice to meet a teacher of yoga who is not ego-centric and perfectionist. His technique is at times lousy and maybe too much fast and unclear talking about meditation (personally as a teacher I would allow silence rather than verbalising too much) is not perfect but who is perfect? The most important thing is this teacher seems genuine and understands the body and a bit beyond the body which is rear in yoga in my opinion. It requires solid practice which this teacher has. Thank you!
P. S.perhaps disinfecting mats would be a nice addition after each class.

You know I met Remco and loved his vibe too much a real easy going Dutch man who knows his stuff.he is rejuvenating the Thai massage with amazing skills after playing with these techniques for many years. By travelling deep into the experience of sharing this ancient art form, Remco has found ways to use all parts of his body to ease the tensions in the body with the nature of Buddha in his essence. A true gem of the healing world and a Mastre Practitioner ~ fair play. I bow down to your feet? Thanks Om Mani Padme Hum

I attended the 6 day course in abdominal chi massage.
It was a very good course and I highly recommend it! Remco is such a competent & sweet teacher. I particularly loved his hands on style of teaching. I also took his yoga classes which I really enjoyed. Pretty dynamic, so prepare to sweat, but also prepare to connect with yourself as the classes go deep.
Hugs / Radhika from Stockholm.

I attended 6 days course in Abdominal chi massage. Thank you Remco for your worderfull teaching really enjoyed it. Very competent teacher, plenty of techniques with a great sense of humour which made the learning fun. Definitely recommend it. Hope to have the opportunity to learn more in this beautiful and peaceful school. Thanks Blue Garden

I have done two courses with Remco at the Blue Garden, firstly Abdominal Chi Massage in 2014, and secondly Dynamic Thai Massage in December 2019. As a professional massage therapist myself I have learnt a lot of Remco's insight and style of bodywork. Definitely the place to go in Chiang Mai for continued professional development!

I joined three yoga classes during stay in Chiang Mai. Good environment and teacher is excellent and friendly. I had very good yoga practices here. Thank you Blue Garden.

I did a 6 day intensive massage course focused on the abdomen and internal organs.
I did not have any prior experience at all with thai massage skills.yet still found the course well tailored to a beginner.
It was an amazing experience.
Remco, owner and instructor, guided our class of 8 through various techniques. His explanations and demonstrations and humor made the classes fun and enjoyable.
Lots of hands on time.
I would highly recommend this course.
Thanks Blue Garden Yoga!
See you soon.

I was very satisfied with a 2 hour Thai Massage and 2 hours with the floating experience the other day!
Remcos Hands are just very experienced, much different from the 150 baht massages you get everywhere, he knows what he does.

I very much liked the atmosphere in the garden.pretty perfect soundscape (hearing the chanting monks from nearby temple, listening to cats, birds on top of a calm garden sound,
But the highlight for me was the floating. A must do for people looking for smooth but deep selfmade spiritual experiences.

The tank is different from the expensive kommercial ones in Bangkok or Berlin (not only the price). The tank is a small room with open above you. I was meditating the time and space out of my me and just enjoyed the selfless insights. Just fits perfectly into the Chiang Mai experience. Took me an relaxikg hour to get back on earth while sitting in the Cafe next door listening to the temple sounds.