Benefits

Thai Healing Therapy
Traditional Thai MassageSchool

Physically, most people experience some degree of chronic muscle tension. Whether from lack of use, overwork or emotional tension, these tight, shortened muscles tend to become even more restricted. This results in stiffness, aches and pain.

This muscle tension can lead to physical imbalances that put stress along your spinal column, often leading to headaches, back and neck pain.

The techniques used in Thai Massage are designed to open the energy flows and release blockages that could prevent your body from attaining a state of balance. Imbalances lead to pain and declining health. Keep in mind that good health is more than physical well-being and an absence of illness. True health includes mental, emotional and spiritual well-being as well as feelings of vitality, flexibility, freedom from pain, and a sense of contentment.

Thai Massage is an interactive manipulation of the body using passive stretching and gentle pressure along energy lines. These movements help to:

* adjust the skeletal structure

* increase flexibility, suppleness & vital energy

* relieve muscular and joint tension

* stimulate internal organs

* deeply relaxing

* balance the body's energy system

* increases blood and lymph flow

* releases emotional blocks

The effect is uniquely relaxing as well as energizing. Receiving a Thai Massage is a bit like doing yoga without putting forth any effort while also getting accupressure treatments!

With these techniques, space is created in the musculoskeletal structure, the body begins to open and regain flexibility and ease of movement, while the mind gently returns to calm alertness. Tension and toxic material is released from the joints, muscles, and connective tissue. The energy body, as well as the internal organs, are stimulated by pressure on peripheral reflex points. The work displays an inherent knowledge of the inner workings of the body, a knowledge that developed over centuries of practice. There is something in the essence of this work that appeals to a wide range of people on a core level; something that satisfies their physical and emotional needs, and perhaps even assists in their spiritual needs.

More than just massage, Thai massage blends gentle rocking range of motion, accupressure, reflexology, and assisted stretching to open vital energy flow, exercise and tone all body systems. The gentle techniques using the elbows, feet and thumbs applied to the body, allow the energy to flow freely and release muscular tension.

This ancient therapy is beneficial for young or old, active or inactive, healthy or not so healthy. While each person will respond to this work in terms of their own experience and present state of health, it is well to remember that Thai Massage has been used for countless generations to treat degenerative conditions and promote wellness.

"Thai Massage facilitates a sense of unity, wholeness, and balance. It creates a dynamic physical experience which integrates the body, mind, emotions and spirit."