What it's about
Touch Therapies for Oncology is a five-day workshop with Roni Gilboa on applied massage techniques for oncology and palliative care, for people dealing with cancer and for their caregivers. Touch Therapies is a hybrid method she developed from Thai massage, Shiatsu and fascia manipulation over more than 20 years of work with cancer patients and their caregivers.
The workshop looks at the oncology environment and at what a life-threatening illness means for a patient physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Participants learn about standard and newer cancer treatments in Western medicine and their short- and long-term side effects, and discuss palliative care, the therapeutic stance, loss, grief, recovery and healing. Movement, breathing, grounding, dance, meditation and Qi Gong are part of the practice, as is learning to listen with the hands and to adjust one's therapeutic tools.
Everyone with a background in Thai massage is welcome. The workshop takes place from 23 to 27 November 2026 (5 days, 30 hours) at Sunshine Massage School, 159/2 Kaeo Nawarat Road, Chiang Mai. It costs 11,500 baht. A deposit of 50 % of the course fee secures the place once it has been confirmed. It is not a prerequisite for her trauma workshops in the following two weeks.