thai massage

What to expect dur­ing Thai Massage?

Thai mas­sage is a nat­ur­al ther­a­py that has been prac­tised for mil­len­nia and com­bines tra­di­tion­al mas­sage tech­niques with yoga stretch­es. Thai mas­sage trans­lates to “Nuad bo rarn” which in Thai trans­lates to ‘ancient mas­sage’, or the ‘ancient heal­ing way’. It is usu­al­ly per­formed in a holis­tic way mean­ing that the whole body is treated.

Thai mas­sages are tra­di­tion­al­ly dry, mean­ing there is lit­tle or no use of oil. The client lies down on a mat­tress on the floor so that the ther­a­pist has the free­dom to move around and use his/her body to apply pres­sure to dif­fer­ent areas of the body, using a com­bi­na­tion of stretch­ing and com­pres­sion tech­niques. Thai mas­sage ther­a­pists may use hands, fore­arms, feet and elbows.

Ben­e­fits of Thai Massage

In addi­tion to being amaz­ing­ly relax­ing, Thai mas­sage offers an addi­tion­al list of ben­e­fits. Reg­u­lar ses­sions will help you to expe­ri­ence increased flex­i­bil­i­ty, a wider range of move­ment, health­i­er blood cir­cu­la­tion and joints, enhanced sleep qual­i­ty and improved body pos­ture. The ther­a­py can also lim­it the impact of neu­ro­path­ic pain and oth­er chron­ic con­di­tions to expe­ri­ence less phys­i­cal pain.

Tra­di­tion­al Thai Massage

If you are look­ing for a treat­ment that leaves you feel­ing invig­o­rat­ed, stretched and alive, the 2500 years old tra­di­tion of Thai Mas­sage is excel­lent. The process includes gen­tle stretch­es and acu­pres­sure to effec­tive­ly relieve pain, increase flex­i­bil­i­ty, assist the flow of ener­gy and restore a gen­er­al bal­ance in the body. Please bring com­fort­able cloth­ing to wear dur­ing this treatment.

His­to­ry of Thai Massage

The ori­gins of Thai Mas­sage are believed to date back around 2,500 years. the founder, Jiva­ka Komarab­hac­ca, one of the most respect­ed physi­cians in north­ern India, is also believed to be the founder of tra­di­tion­al Thai med­i­cine and to have treat­ed Bud­dha him­self. Here is where spir­i­tu­al­i­ty and mas­sage first began to merge.

It is claimed that India is respon­si­ble for the “yoga-stretch­ing” ele­ment that we see in Thai Mas­sage. The heavy focus on the invis­i­ble ener­gy line sys­tem is tak­en from Indi­an Ayurvedic med­i­cine and Chi­nese acupunc­ture. These chan­nels, also referred to as Sen lines, pow­er all aspects of the body, from the emo­tion­al to the phys­i­cal. This means that any ener­gy imbal­ance will result in pain and poor men­tal health. It is because of this under­stand­ing that Thai mas­sage can help the ener­gy flow prop­er­ly to expe­ri­ence less stress and dis­com­fort in the body and mind.

As many of the records doc­u­ment­ing the his­to­ry of Thai Mas­sage were lost, it is believed that much of this ancient art was passed down through gen­er­a­tions via word of mouth. The long-estab­lished prac­tice trav­elled the world after World War II and reached the US shores by the late 1980s.