| Introduction to Thai Massages |
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Thai Massage techniques are very different from classical massage techniques which are practiced in Europe and are focused principally on muscles and soft tissues. On the contrary, Thai Massages are focused on the whole body with special concentration on leg muscles, joints, feet and back because those parts of body are mostly strained during contemporary style of life.
Thai Massages draw on the experience more than 2500 years old. The traditional massages have many variants – for example oil or reflection, but all of them have one common feature - they are not performed on the naked body like the European ones. The traditional Thai Massages were originally practiced at Buddhist temples and original practitioners were Buddhist monks, therefore patients had to be quite veiled. Up to the present days the clients are completely dressed when they undergo Thai Massages.
Art of the “traditional Thai Massage“ requires wide knowledge of human body, particularly bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles. The massage helps to relieve and ease muscles and bones pain caused often by wrong posture (all-day standing or sitting). It may also act like a therapy to suppress effects of tissue harms and disorders caused by heavy stress. Many people are often surprised that such a soft method can help to reduce stress and strain incurred by physical malfunctions.
The traditional Thai Massage called “nuad” has a very deep treatment tradition. Theoretical basis consists in the theory of invisible vital energy lines leading through a human body. The Thai Massage has chosen lines with important acupressure points and therefore influences energy points and energy flow within a human body. This energy lines affecting relieves blocks, supports free energy circulation and contributes to a good state of health.
The work of the Thai Massage consists primarily of pressure on the body's energy lines and pressure points, along with a variety of stretching movements. It is just the pressure on energy centres what has a curative effect. The masseur exerts pressure on these lines and on pressure points along the lines with the thumbs, the palms, the feet, the knees, and occasionally the forearms are used. This is always done, however, with the masseur's whole body weight serving as the pressure force.
Pressure on the body's energy lines and pressure points releases blocked lines – meridians and helps thus to remedy health troubles. The Thai Massage may even pain a bit, but only in case that a patient has already some serious acute or chronic problems. If the Thai Massage has to be effective it should be performed in a period ranging from one to three hours. One hour is minimum, whereas one and one-half to two and one-half hours is considered reasonable, and two and one-half to three hours is considered ideal. The Thai Massage is therefore sometimes called “exercising or yoga for lazy people”. Though it lasts longer than we are used to in our geographical territory, it is very pleasant and helps nearly all parts of the body. But also 30-60 min. massage of the body or only legs and feet brings you a great feeling of release.
Among other positive effects belongs easement of stress, better blood circulation, body purification from toxins and impurities, strengthening of nervous system, energy revitalization and the entire body harmonization.
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