You are allowed to do things. You may even volunteer with other organizations. The problem Thailand has is with you trying to make money doing it. Many countries are like this. They want to provide work advantage to the local people ahead of any non-citizen. Why don’t you just do these things for your wife for free? As you said it is for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as to do things with your wife.

@David *****

I envy you. I have visited several times and each time I want to stay. I don’t know how you just left everything behind and found a place there. I have been too scared to pull the trigger. But I know reward comes with a willingness to take risk.