THAI MASSAGE IS A FOLK BODYWORK PRACTICE OF THAILAND. IT FALLS UNDER A LARGER UMBRELLA OF THAI HEALING, WHICH IS INFORMED BY BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES, LOCAL THAI CULTURE, AND THE PRACTICAL NECESSITY OF CURING REGIONAL AILMENTS. THAI MASSAGE HAS BEEN MADE INTERNATIONAL BY TRAVELERS AND BY FOREIGN PRACTITIONERS.

ACCORDING TO THAI MEDICAL THEORY, THERE ARE ENERGY LINES CALLED ‘SEN’ IN THE BODY, THROUGH WHICH THERE NEEDS TO BE FREE FLOWING MOVEMENT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. IN A THAI MASSAGE SESSION, THE PRACTITIONER WILL WORK TO MOVE ENERGY ALONG THE SEN BY COMPRESSING AND STRETCHING THESE LINES.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN A SESSION:

• Range of Motion + Compression, to efficiently and effectively release tension and free up better movement in the body

• Wearing comfortable clothing in which you can stretch and move around easily

• “Play Dead” (aka relax your body) - there’s no need to help unless otherwise prompted by the practitioner!

• Notice how techniques feel to different parts of your body. Notice any thoughts or emotions. Try to let go of tension, effort, and resistance.

• Receiving is a skill! Between the practitioner’s techniques and how you are feeling that day, we are trying to find your edge - the extent to which you can release to discomfort, or a tolerable amount of discomfort. Too much discomfort can cause the body to contract and reject the therapeutic techniques. Too little won’t elicit much of an effect. Together, the client and practitioner try to find this “edge” - not too much, not too little.