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Thai Massage has developed into many styles. What are the differences, and which one is right for you? And where do you get the information to decide?
When we talk about Thai Massage, that’s not necessarily a clear definition. It’s somewhat like talking about “Christianity”. Well – are you talking about Catholics, Protestants, Mormons, Methodists, Born-agains…?
It is similar with Thai Massage training and courses. There is a northern style, a southern style, a royal style, a strictly traditional style, and a whole number of styles that have been mixed with other Asian healing arts, or with yoga, or with energy work, and others.
Continue reading…4 Tips For Learning The Best Thai Massage Style In 2019
Thai Reflexology (often called Thai Foot Massage) can be done with the help of a wooden massage stick, or it can be done without it, just using hands and other body parts.
What are the reasons for and against using such a stick? And what are the benefits or disadvantages or those sticks?
Continue reading…Thai Reflexology With Or Without Wooden Stick
Can you really learn traditional Thai Massage online? The answer is yes – thousands of Thai Healing Massage Academy’s students have been successfully learning Thai Massage – also called Thai Yoga Massage – online since 2009.
We have thousands of forum posts, emails and testimonials to prove it.
The question is not IF you can learn it online – you can! The question is if it is right for you, your situation and circumstances, or not.
Continue reading…Learn Thai Massage: Online Training Pros And Cons [Updated 2019]
This article is written by Dr. Brent Wells, DC
Thai Massage is a dynamic type of massage that resembles “passive yoga.” A patient in a Thai Massage session is taken by a therapist through a set of motions in a sort of gentle dance. In this massage, typical movements include “stretching, rocking, pressing, massaging and holding.”
Thai Massage is a great companion for chiropractic treatment. Generally speaking, Thai Massage can be used to boost and hold chiropractic adjustments.
Continue reading…5 Key Benefits Of Thai Massage For Chiropractic
Thai Massage is HOT nowadays. All over the world many massage therapists and yoga teachers are learning it to expand their skill repertoire – and for good reasons. It is an amazing, effective, and inspiring massage system.
So how is it done? What’s the best way to go about learning it?
Here are four options you should consider for learning Thai Massage, along with their advantages and disadvantages.
Is this a Thai Massage technique or is it Partner Yoga? How do the two systems work together? When should you use such techniques? Find out all the answers below.
Let me tell you a story about the position in the photo above. Once I was observing some of the training of the “advanced class” in a Thai Massage school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This technique was part of the class.
Continue reading…Thai Massage And Partner Yoga – Learn The Difference
Thai Massage and yoga are part of the same family. The similarities are quite obvious if you just watch the two systems in action.
According to legend, Thai Massage was introduced in Thailand about 2500 years ago by an Indian physician, a contemporary of Buddha, and he brought with him his knowledge of yoga and yoga therapy.
This physician, Jivaka Komarabhacca (one of several possible ways to spell it) is not only revered in Thailand, but in some other Buddhist countries in Asia as well.
Do Thai Massage Therapists need to know anatomy? What kind of a strange question is this?
Isn’t it obvious that the answer should be “yes”? Or so would be the response of any western massage therapist. But the answer is not so simple, as you will see.
The observations in this article are based on the way how Thai Massage has been traditionally practiced and taught in Thailand, and how it is applied in the western world.
Continue reading…Do Thai Massage Therapists Need To Know Anatomy?