YOUR PRACTITIONERS
A lifetime of study.
A thoughtful approach to touch.
Janice and David Weitzer bring together decades of study in massage, yoga, and herbalism. Their approach to Thai massage is grounded in body awareness, careful movement, and respect for the person receiving the work.
PRACTITIONER & TEACHER
Janice Weitzer
Oregon massage license #4119
Janice began studying massage, yoga, and herbalism in 1976. She received her Oregon massage license in 1988, her herbalism certification in 1980, and her yoga teaching certification in 1993.
Thai massage
After her first Thai massage in 1990, Janice studied privately and with Peng Sarnkham in Chiang Mai, a former instructor at the Old Medicine Hospital. She began studying with Pischett Boonthumme in 1995 and has taught Thai massage since 1998.
Yoga & herbalism
A practitioner of Hatha yoga and meditation since the 1970s, Janice has continued to explore different teachers and styles. Her herbal studies include training with Cascade Anderson Geller, and Ayurvedic studies with Dr. Vasant Lad and Dr. Sunil Joshi.
More about Janice’s training
Her bodywork studies include Jin Shin Do acupressure, Upledger-method craniosacral therapy, deep tissue and Swedish massage, Touch for Health kinesiology, and Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage.
Further training includes Sports Massage levels 1–3 with Patrice Morency, the David Palmer method of on-site massage, Level I Pranic Healing, Level I Spiritual Response Healing, and Reiki levels I and II.
Her herbalism studies have included intensives at Breitenbush Hot Springs, Wise Woman Symposiums, and Gaia naturopathic retreats. Her Ayurvedic studies, begun in 1999, include home study and intensives in Albuquerque, along with Panchakarma and Vata management.
PRACTITIONER & COURSE INSTRUCTOR
David Weitzer
Oregon massage license #4118
David began studying and practicing massage in 1976, starting with Ingram-method foot reflexology. He received his Oregon massage license in 1988.
Thai massage
David received his first Thai massage in 1990, studied privately and at the Old Medicine School in Chiang Mai, and became a certified Thai massage instructor in 1996. His studies have included return visits to Thailand.
Yoga & teaching
David has practiced yoga since 1972 and became a certified yoga instructor in 1993. He has been a certified herbalist since 1980.
His classes bring together body awareness, practical body mechanics, and a respect for the sacred nature of bodywork. Students explore the practice through both giving and receiving.
More about David’s training
His studies include Jin Shin Do acupressure, Upledger-method craniosacral therapy, deep tissue massage, trigger point release, and Swedish massage.
Following his Oregon board exam, David studied sports massage and became certified in the David Palmer method of on-site massage. He also undertook introductory training in Polarity Therapy, Rolfing, Acrossage, and Traeger, and Level I certifications in Pranic Healing and Spiritual Response Therapy.
Get to know the practice
Ask about a session or explore Thai massage training with David.