Bob Haddad

Bob Haddad has written books on traditional Thai massage, world music, and modern language, echoing his careers as a Thai massage therapist, world music producer, and language teacher. After a long career as a teacher of Spanish and Latin American studies, Bob created the Music of the World record label, which produced commercial recordings of traditional and modern world music over a period of 20 years. Afterward, he became drawn into the depths of Thai healing arts as he studied with master teachers in Thailand. He teaches Thai massage courses and workshops internationally.

His books have been published by Findhorn / Inner Traditions (Thai massage); Glencoe / McGraw Hill (music education) and Bilingual Press (language learning), and his memoirs were released by Owl's Head Publishing. Bob founded Thai Healing Alliance International (THAI), an educational platform for traditional Thai healing arts. The THAI website contains the largest free-access library in the world for research and information about Thai massage and Thai healing traditions.