What can I expect from a Thai Yoga Massage?
Thai Yoga Massage is very good for your health. Once you understand more about it, you’ll know how it will benefit you.
This sacred and ancient form of massage combines Buddhist spirituality, the goodness of Ayurvedic medicine and yoga. This yoga therapy is a combination of meditation, energy work, gentle twisting, yoga postures or asanas, acupressure, and rhythmic massage. Through Thai Yoga Massage, you can balance and stimulate the healing energy in your body, open blocked energy areas, restore a balance in the body and become healthier. This form of yoga massage energizes you and balances the soul, mind and body.
While this might sound like an exotic massage, it is more than just massage or yoga. Thai Yoga massage is done in a fully clothed position without any oils or creams. Thai massage is conducted with the knees, feet, forearms, palms, elbows and thumbs, and working the energy meridians, stretching, assisted yoga positions, rhythmic muscle compression, and rocking. This session is done in a slow manner, and both the receiver and the healer are in a meditative state of mind, while the session is in progress.
Purpose of Thai Yoga Massage: The main purpose of this type of massage is to bring a balance between the soul, mind and body, and also to self-heal. The session is started by the practitioner with a prayer, where special attention is given to the Four States of Mind: equanimity, joy, compassion, and loving kindness. The receiver and the therapist are in a state of meditation, where they are more aware of their breathing and energy (prana), and are more open to receive healing energy. During the prayer session, the therapist asks for assistance from the teacher or God; consults with her inner self to see that she is ready to work with the person; and asks for healing energy.
Benefits: Thai Yoga massage can nurture a feeling of well being as well as confidence; flush out the toxins from the body; bring relief from pain in muscles and stiff joints; prevent injury; increase the energy level in the body; make you more supple; increase healing energy in you; warm and stretch muscles; make you more relaxed; and bring relief from stress. The massage and yoga in this is great for sports people and athletes. It is also good for increasing concentration. Thai Yoga massage is therapeutic for those who have an injury, muscle tension or some illness.
