Lisu hilltribe Craft school
The following classes are offered by the native Lisu Hill Tribe members at the homestay location. The people are highly skilled in what they do and English speaking interpreters are available to translate for you when needed.
LISU MUSIC: learn to play and/or make traditional Lisu instruments: the gourd flute (made from a dried squash gourd and bamboo pipes with reeds made from a beer can), bamboo flute, and 3-string banjo. More here
LISU DANCE AND CHANT:
Learn the round dance and the courting and blessing chants.
Dancing occurs at all the gay Celebrations,
especially around the Lisu New Year in February. A class can be arranged any
time with a days notice. Charge is 200 baht / hour/person. More here
LISU SEWING: learn to sew colorful Lisu clothes, for men, women and children.
LISU WEAVING, BEADWORK AND BASKET WEAVING.
MUSHROOM & WILD EDIBLE & MEDICINAL PLANTS: A trek can be arranged into the surrounding mountains with Lisu and English-speaking guides to help you identify and collect edible wild foods and herbal medicines. Mushrooms and bamboo sprouts are found in abundance from mid May to October.
LISU DIET AND FOOD PREP: The Lisu eat a wide variety of vegetables which they garden and also collect in the wild. They cook a lot on open fires and use banana leaves as wrappers to bake things in. You will work side by side learning to pick, prepare and serve both vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicious meals along with your home stay host.
LISU SPIRITUALITY AND SHAMANISM: Consultations with the Local Shamans. The Lisu follow a tradition of Animism mixed with Buddhism and Christianity. (see spirituality). This class is difficult to arrange and requires advance notice. Fee for this class is 200 baht/hour/person.
LISU
MASSAGE: is very different from Thai massage. It is similar to acupressure
and meridian massage with an artful sensitivity to what your needs and
preferences are. See massage
JEWELRY CLASS: Come study with a master jeweler who has 20 years of jewelry making and teaching experience. Class begins when you arrive, only two students at a time, unlimited practice time. See our jewelry classes
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Lisu Immersion programmes
All fees for the above classes are 1000 baht/day/person unless stated otherwise. They include a home stay room with a Lisu family, delicious home cooked meals and four hours of instruction. If you take two classes on the same day the second class costs 650 baht. We offer a 30 % discount for groups of three or more.
(Instead of staying in the village you may choose to stay in one of the guest houses nearby in Soppong, call or email us for details).
Need some questions answered?
Feel free to contact us by email at homestay@lisuhilltribe.com or phone at 089-998-4886 for more information.