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Thai Yoga Massage is a unique and powerful system of Yoga
Therapy, which combines rhythmic massage, acupressure, assisted Yoga stretching
exercises, gentle compression, and energy work.
Thai Yoga creates a powerful release of stress and tension,
an increase in vitality and well being, and it deepens the connection between
mind and body in both the giver and receiver. Thai yoga massage integrates the
art of traditional Thai massage with other techniques and practices of Yoga and
Yoga therapy, and deep relaxation, to make this massage balanced and deeply
therapeutic. This work aim at stimulation the flow of healing energies within
the body, opening the areas which are blocked and bringing the body and mind
back into balance and harmony, for health, happiness and wellness of being.
The Roots of Thai Massage
The history of Thai massage originates in India,
within a system of healing that traces it's origins back over 3,000 years to
roots in Yoga practice, Ayurvedic medicine and Buddhist spiritual practices.
Folk legend attributes the founding of this healing art to an
Indian doctor and contemporary of the Buddha named Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha. His
teachings, Buddhism and Ayurveda spread throughout southeast Asia, reaching Siam
(now Thailand) in what is believed to be 2nd or 3rd century BC.
How Thai Yoga Massage Works
The theoretical foundation of Thai massage lies in the
concept that all of life at its most basic level is energy. This energy called
Prana in Sanskrit (Chi in Chinese) exists in many forms. Within the human body
these energies flow along a network of channels or lines (nadis or meridians).
Health in eastern philosophies is regarded as a state of
balance between these energies, where all the systems of the body, including
mind and spirit, function in harmony with each other. Disease is seen as
imbalance or disharmony in this flow of energies.
Thai Yoga Therapy is a deeply healing and powerful
combination of techniques all rolled into one experience. this work aims at
stimulating the flow of healing energies within the body, opening the areas
which are blocked and bringing the body and mind back into balance and harmony,
for health, happiness and wellness of being.
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