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Thai
Massage
Thai
Massage
Known
in Thailand as นวดแผนโบราณ (Nuat phaen boran, IPA [nuɑt pʰɛn
boraːn]), meaning "ancient/traditional massage", Thai massage is also known as
Thai ancient massage, traditional Thai massage, Thai Yoga massage, Yoga
massage, Thai classical massage, Thai bodywork, passive Yoga or assisted
Yoga. Thai massage originated in India and is based on Ayurveda and Yoga,
thereafter becoming popular in ancient Siam, now known as Thailand. It was
believed that the massage art was brought over to Thailand by Shivago
Komarpaj (Jivaka Kumarabhacca), a contemporary of Gautama Buddha over
2500 years ago. The receiver is put into many Yoga like positions during the
course of the massage. In the northern style based out of Chiang Mai, Thailand
there is a lot of stretching movements, unlike the southern style where
acupressure is emphasized.
The massage recipient changes into loose, comfortable clothes and lies on a
mat or firm mattress on the floor. (It can be done solo or in a group of a dozen or
so patients in the same large room.) The massage practitioner leans on the
recipient's body using hands and usually straight forearms locked at the
elbow to apply firm rhythmic pressure. The massage generally follows the Sen
lines on the body — somewhat analogous to meridians or Channel (Chinese
medicine) and Indian nadis. Legs and feet of the giver can be used to fixate the
body or limbs of the recipient. In other styles, hands fixate the body, while the
feet do the massaging action. Oil is not used in traditional Thai Massage. A full
Thai massage session typically lasts two hours or more, and includes rhythmic
pressing and stretching of the entire body; this may include pulling fingers, toes,
ears, cracking the knuckles, walking on the recipient's back, and arching the
recipient's into bhujangasana or (cobra position). There is a standard procedure
and rhythm to this massage.
boraːn]), meaning "ancient/traditional massage", Thai massage is also known as
Thai ancient massage, traditional Thai massage, Thai Yoga massage, Yoga
massage, Thai classical massage, Thai bodywork, passive Yoga or assisted
Yoga. Thai massage originated in India and is based on Ayurveda and Yoga,
thereafter becoming popular in ancient Siam, now known as Thailand. It was
believed that the massage art was brought over to Thailand by Shivago
Komarpaj (Jivaka Kumarabhacca), a contemporary of Gautama Buddha over
2500 years ago. The receiver is put into many Yoga like positions during the
course of the massage. In the northern style based out of Chiang Mai, Thailand
there is a lot of stretching movements, unlike the southern style where
acupressure is emphasized.
The massage recipient changes into loose, comfortable clothes and lies on a
mat or firm mattress on the floor. (It can be done solo or in a group of a dozen or
so patients in the same large room.) The massage practitioner leans on the
recipient's body using hands and usually straight forearms locked at the
elbow to apply firm rhythmic pressure. The massage generally follows the Sen
lines on the body — somewhat analogous to meridians or Channel (Chinese
medicine) and Indian nadis. Legs and feet of the giver can be used to fixate the
body or limbs of the recipient. In other styles, hands fixate the body, while the
feet do the massaging action. Oil is not used in traditional Thai Massage. A full
Thai massage session typically lasts two hours or more, and includes rhythmic
pressing and stretching of the entire body; this may include pulling fingers, toes,
ears, cracking the knuckles, walking on the recipient's back, and arching the
recipient's into bhujangasana or (cobra position). There is a standard procedure
and rhythm to this massage.
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