Yoga is doing stretching on yourself and Thai Massage is someone doing the work for
you, or sometimes called yoga for the lazy people. It can be meditative and works with
breathing. By working on the lines, the whole body is treated, releasing the blocked energies
and restoring health,harmony and balance to life force called prana.
The manipulative aspect of Thai Massage is particularly interesting, because the
positions closely resemble the asanas of Hatha Yoga, and have the same benefits. The
receiver is moved into a position by the giver, the movement often being repeated several
times with an increasing degree of intensity. This passive experiencing of the stretches
allows the receiver to relax deeper into the position, releasing tension and letting go. The
positions in Thai Massage follow a definite order which forms a natural and logical
sequence. Each position is a preparation for the next, leading the receiver to increasing
degrees of stretching and opening.
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The sequences are also ordered to minimize the changes of position required of the giver,
leading to a more efficient and flowing massage. A massage received from an experienced
masseur will feel like one flowing, dance-like sequence.
Moving in this way, working through a sequence of yoga-like stretches combined with the
breath, has remarkable similarities to practising yoga.
Traditional Thai Massage is the best-structured whole-body massage, which uses a
combination of stretching and pressure to achieve a unique treatment. Thai Massage is a
very holistic therapy where the human being is seen and treated as an ever-changing network of
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects that all influence each other. Its primary aim is
to restore and balance the body’s energy system, which comprises of a multitude of energy lines that run
through the body.
Traditional Thai Yoga Massage focuses on 10 sen lines to ensure optimum
health and well being. These meridians supply the body with the energy that is necessary for
survival and healthy functioning. Due to physical or emotional trauma, bad posture, injuries or
limiting belief systems this energy can get trapped or blocked, causing physical and emotional
disease. Thai Massage with its amazing multitude of techniques and adjustments can release these blockages
and bring the body back to its natural equilibrium where perfect balance and wellbeing are present.
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Yoga and Thai massage
