About Thai Massage

Thai massage is 2500 year-old healing art therapy designed to relax and energise the body. By combining acupressure (palming and kneading) and over 300 yoga-like postures, thai massage is a powerful and unique form of massage therapy.

Thai massage has been called Lazy Man's Yoga or Yoga For Two.

Thai massage focuses on shifting the energy flow of the body (prana). This also helps to restore health, harmony and balance so that well being is greatly improved. After receiving a massage, it can take 4 to 5 days for this energy rebalancing to complete.

What are the benefits of Thai Massage?

Like all other forms of massage, Thai Massage can provide welcome relief from the symptoms of anxiety, tension, depression, insomia, and stress, as well as back pain, headache, muscle pain and some forms of chronic pain.

As well as these benefits, Thai Massage:

- Increases Blood Circulation

Thai Massages unique combination of stretching and palming naturally tend to increase blood flow, improving supply of nutrients, immune factors.

- Eliminates All Toxic Waste from Body

Blood and lymph circulation is increased and waste substances are removed from tissues. Thai massage is unique because it directs all the toxins out, both energetically and physiologically. Clients feel centered and grounded when the massage is over.

- Improves Joint Mobility

As well as increase the blood circulation in the joints, it actually stimulates the healthy production of the joint's natural lubrication and ventilates the joints, enabling fluid movement in and out.

- Improves the quality of sleep

Thai Massage promotes restful sleep. As well as relaxing the body and calming the mind, the stretching aspects give the body a nice gentle workout, perfect for facilitating a good nights sleep.

- Greatly improves flexibility in muscles and joints

Just like Yoga, Thai Massage stretches the body in various poses for a period of time. Combining movement with breath allows the muscles to stretch more deeply, and helps to create better alignment of the body, improving posture.

- Creates Greater Awareness of Mind

Along with the physical effects of any massage, Thai Massage, from in roots in Buddhism, promotes an increased level of awareness during and after sessions that help to let go of suppressed tensions and emotions in the body and mind. During the session, clients report feeling a state of relaxed alertness that they can take into their daily lives effortlessly.

Contradications

Always consult your doctor if you are not sure, but make sure to inform me if you have the following conditions:

Any heart related conditions
High & low blood pressure
Contagious and infectious skin conditions and diseases (like impetigo,verucca, athletes foot, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis)
Recent fractures, strains or sprains
Bruising, inflammation, pain, cuts, abrasions, sunburns, scar tissue, tenderness, oedema,
Under influence of alcohol and/or drugs (at least 12h before and after the treatment)
Fever and/or flu, have temperature
When you generally don't feel well, extremely weak, clinically exhausted.
Major or minor surgery within the last 18 months.
Pregnancy (from 0 - 3 months)
Conditions such as hypermobility, diabetes and scoliosis