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Asian Healing Arts Center and herb garden on the lake.

About Us

Mission Statement
Everyone should have access to gentle and deeply relaxing traditional Asian Healing Arts.

We would like that our Center is..

• a center dedicated to the arts of healing and learning;
• a place where you can come to receive and learn useful tools which can assist you on your path of self-exploration, self-development and transformation;
• a place open to anyone who sincerely wishes to participate (as teacher or student), share of themselves, to share our dream and to offer from the Heart.

How we realize this…

• We actively support the disadvantaged thru the New Life Foundation with whom we share our proceeds
• We practice FAIR TRADE in our pricing for products.
• We pay a fair price to the small village producers who are not equipped for export and for whom we provide market access
• With our in-house designs and marketing, we strengthen our producers’ capacity in line with international market demands
• We have concern for people, for animals and for the environment

Charity Work within the Thai Community

Volunteer Activities
If you are ready to help others in need, please join our volunteer work at the Asian Healing Arts.

• We want to make more free visits to hospitals, Senior homes, prisons and other places where people can benefit from our gentle healing arts.
• We have created an alliance with local/regional community organizations that work with special groups (for example AIDS/HIV programs, psychiatric hospitals, orphanages, etc.) where you can participate in meaningful activities such as treatments, classes, etc.
• We have initiated and are participating in various local educational activities such as scholarship fundraising for orphans and for people with a handicap. For more details, please see below…
• Every year, we give over 500 free ABET and Reiki sessions (and free Reiki trainings) to the underprivileged and needy Thai people in local hospitals, rehabilitation centers, elderly homes and villages in Chiangmai and Lamphun province.

Cory and volunteers giving free treatments to the elderly.
Volunteers treating patients at a psychiatric hospital.

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Courses and Activities

• We want to host a variety of activities in Chiangmai that fit our mission statement.
• Facilities: our center is located 20km south of Chiangmai University on a nice piece of land where we grow and transform organic Thai herbs
• We continuously maintain and update our herbal organic garden to enable those who wish to learn and experience through hands-on gardening.

Donations
Our treatment and course fees are very reasonable considering the amount of time we spend with you. Therefore, any donations in time, material or finances to support any of these charitable activities are very much appreciated. We actively support the following organizations:

1.The New Life Foundation, under the patronage of H.R.H. The Princess Mother, Bhuthasathaan Building, 1 Tapeh Road, Chiangmai 50100.
We actively support this wonderful foundation with:
~ visits to their villages for free treatments of their physically or mentally handicapped inhabitants.
~ Scholarship Fund raising and distribution activities for the children of these very poor villagers. We want to keep these kids in schools…, and
~ We offer one free treatment to any donor who gives 2000 Bht (50 US$ or Euros) or more to this organization

For almost 60 years, this non-religious organisation has been taking care of some 4600 underprivileged Thais with a physical or mental handicap. The New Life Foundation also funds and manages 2 elderly homes and looks after their well being. These homes can accommodate 40 persons each.

Your tax-deductible donations are very welcome at a/c nr 501-280384-2 (Savings a/c) with Siam Commercial Bank, Tapaeh Road, Chiangmai 50100, Thailand. For international transfers, use Routing or SWIFT Code: SICO TH BK

Villagers of the New Life Foundation in Chiangdao
receiving blankets during the cold season

For more information on the
New Life Foundation click here.

Cory’s Message

I was born in a small Belgian town near the Dutch-German border, the fourth of ten children in a lively, entrepreneurial family.

From the age of five, I was helping at my father’s department store — selling bananas, chocolates, and even soft ice cream, which was a novelty back then.

These early lessons in curiosity, responsibility, and people skills stayed with me throughout my life.

After studying languages and business in Brussels, I worked in the private sector before joining the Belgian government. At 28, I was posted to Malaysia and later served in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Burma.

I was honoured to be the first female Trade Commissioner appointed to a Malaysia (a Muslim country), which sparked both curiosity and opportunity.

I loved the work — building bridges between Belgian and local businesses, quite literally in the case of the Thai-Belgian Bridge in Bangkok, a public-private partnership that remains one of the proudest moments of my diplomatic career.

In 1981, a serious accident left me temporarily paralysed. During my long recovery, I began to reflect on my lifestyle and what it truly means to live well. That turning point led me on a new path — from international trade to the healing arts.

Introduced to Reiki in 1993, I was skeptical at first, but the results were undeniable. That single experience opened the door to a deeper exploration of energy-based healing.

 I went on to study ALL Reiki levels, including Master and Teacher, as well as Asian Bio-Energetic Therapies (ABET), Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Vipassana meditation, and Magnified Healing, integrating what I learned into a holistic practice focused on restoring balance and vitality.

Since retiring from business in 1998 and settling in Chiang Mai, I’ve dedicated myself to helping others through these gentle but effective healing modalities starting in the villages of The New Life Foundation in Chiangdao, Lee and Hod. 

I’ve also learned — sometimes the hard way — that healing is not about fixing someone.

It’s about creating space for the body, mind, and spirit to realign. One of the most powerful lessons came through the loss of my dear Swiss goddaughter, Franziska, whose passing reminded me that healing can also mean letting go with love.

Today, I continue to study and practice what I believe in deeply.

I grow medicinal mushrooms and other herbs on an organic farm, teach energy therapies, and coach clients in making simple lifestyle changes — like avoiding cold drinks, MSG or sugar-laden foods — that can lead to profound improvements in wellbeing.

My income today is a fraction of what it once was, but I feel incredibly rich: in time, in energy, and in peace of mind.

I remain endlessly grateful for all the people, lessons, and experiences that brought me here — and for the chance to share what I’ve learned along the way…