Chaiyuth Priyasith

Ajahn Chaiyuth Priyasith was a famous Thai massage master and teacher in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. With Pichest Boonthumme, he was among the first Thai teachers to give private lessons to foreigners. His style was very dynamic, with a lot of body movement, unusual positions, and rocking and rolling over his knees. He was also known for his eccentricity, his love of Western music, and his part in spirit-dance ceremonies. His student David Lutt calls him an 'artist of touch' and a 'poet of perpetual movement'. David Lutt and Takis Oikonomou developed Dynamic Thai Massage from his style, and the Lulyani school and Sunshine Massage School teach it today. A blog by a contemporary says he died in 2004.