Thai Massage
Traditional Thai Massage is an ancient
form of bodywork practiced in Thailand for over 2500 years, and little known to
the west until recently. It's ancient origins are linked to Yoga, Ayurvedic and
Chinese Medicine, as well as the local indigenous healing practices of ancient
Siam. It is still used in Thailand today as part of the healing regime for many
different ailments of the body.
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The tradition has been mostly an
oral one and handed down from teacher to student quite often within the family.
The little written texts of medicine and massage were inscribed in stone by King
Rama III in 1832 and set into the walls around Wat Pho, which continues to be a
center for education in Traditional Thai massage and medicine.
Massaging is a way of treating sickness, it started with body twisting and
self massage when one was tired or weak. Moreover, Thais love the
arts of fighting like boxing and fencing, so when someone was injured,
they learned how to cure themselves from pain and later developing this
self cure into a tradition of massage until it became Thai Massage as we
know it today. Massage is one of the precious arts of Thai
Medication, it is the custom of taking care of each other when getting
sick.
Thai Massage Overview
Thai Massage is a combination of gentle
rocking, range of motion, acupressure, reflexology, energy work and stretching,
a form of passive yoga. Joints are loosened and opened through manipulation and
peripheral stimulation, muscles are stretched, internal organs are toned,
vitality is increased and a deep state of relaxation can be achieved. The work
is very rhythmical and meditative, enabling both the client and practitioner to
voyage together into deeper realms of consciousness.
Massage Environment
The massage is done on a floor mat with the receiver
wearing loose, comfortable clothing. This gives the practitioner a lot
of leverage and the ability to use their body very effectively, it also
allows for movements that are not as effective, or impossible on a
table. Therapists are trained to respect everyone's varied amount of
flexibility and can therefore benefit the limber athlete, as well as the
those who are not very limber, by stretching everyone to their own
personal limits.
There are four positions in Thai Massage. The "front" or prone
position, "side" position, "back" or supine, and "seated" position. The majority
of the treatment is in the front position, with a lot of the treatment on the
legs. Taking the legs through a complete range of motion and working on the
energy lines of the legs has a very beneficial effect on people with low back
problems. The back neck and shoulders, which seem to be the area most westerners
have problems with, can be worked in all the positions. Thai Massage is
concerned with the whole body, the stretching movements open the joints,
increase flexibility and release body tension. The Thai's believe in long
treatments, they say one hour is good, two hours is better, three hours is best.
Time seems to go quickly in these sessions and a three hour treatment never
seems to last that long.
Thai Massage and Energy Work
Thai Massage is
based on system of energy lines called Sen, which follows
energy as it flows through the form of the body. There are said to be 72,000 Sens
which cover the entire body 10 of which are the major ones that are used in
actual practice. The Sen are closely associated with the Meridians of Chinese acupuncture, all of which can produce
internal effects from stimulation of external points on the body.
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