The massage traditionally was carried out on a mat or a firm mattress. Combining both style of the East with the gestures of Yoga, the Thai massage will give your body an out of this world experience. The Thai massage unlike other forms of Western massages does not involve constant stroking, rather it incorporates muscle stretching and compression, the application of point pressure and gentle strokes in a rhythmic motion.
The Technique:
The Thai massage has taken a small twist these days. Instead of the traditional mat we now use the massage table. The Thai massage or "Nuat phaen boran" literally means bod
y work or passive/assisted Yoga. Being originated in India, the receiver is made to take up several Yoga-like postures during the course of the massage. The receiver is usually fully dressed in pajamas and made to lie on the mat or massage table where the arms and forearms are used to apply firm yet gentle pressure covering the entire body of the receiver.
The massage follows the Zen lines or the Medians as the Chinese say, which are the energy lines of the body. The legs and hands of the giver fixate the receiver’s body into several positions and sometimes it is the legs which give the massaging action. The best thing about the Thai massages is that they can be administered either personally or in a group where the practitioners are made to do the gestures in unison. The entire session of a Thai massage lasts from anywhere between 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours. Usually there is no or limited oil used but a warm herbal compress is used sometimes to warm the receivers body.
As the Thai massage is a combination of many styles, the northern part that it derives from involves a lot of stretching and compression of the muscles. The southern part involves acupressure and point stress along the meridians of the body. It is a blend of acupressure, reflexology and Yoga. It is designed to open up all the constricted energy points of the body thereby releasing the energy flow to all organs and glands of the body. With its broad strokes and point pressure technique, combined with the stretching and constriction of muscles, the Thai massage is the perfect remedy for your overly stressed body.
If you are looking for a complete body workout to release all the stress, then the Thai table massage is the answer.
