Thai Traditional Massage

 

Thai Traditional Massage

 

We perform this massage on a traditional thai massage table. It is a fully clothed massage (no oil is used) and the technique consists of placing gentle but firm pressure on the body with the palms and thumbs, which relaxes and stretches the limbs and back. It works on the skin, muscles, organs and the skeletal structure. Blood and lymph circulation is increased and toxins are removed from the tissues. It will leave you feeling relaxed and invigorated.

The purpose of Thai massage is to bring the body, mind, and spirit into a state of balance and harmony, providing an opportunity for self-healing. The practitioner always begins the session with “Puja”, a moment of centering and connection, paying attention to Promwihan Sii, the Four States of Mind: loving kindness, compassion, vicarious joy, and equanimity.

This practice helps therapist and receiver to enter a state of meditation,to be mindful of prana (energy and breathing), creating an empty vessel to receive healing energy and to achieve freedom from attachment.

 

During Puja, the practitioner recognizes and asks for assistance from the lineage of teachers (God, Buddha, Dr. Jivaka, her own personal teacher). The practitioner checks in with herself to make sure she is okay with doing the session and with working with the person on her mat. She asks for healing for the receiver, herself, anyone else she knows who needs healing, the world and the earth.