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Do You Know The Exact Difference Between Thai and Swedish Massage?

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Thai Massage and Swedish massage are very different both in their techniques and in their approach or philosophy.

While many people have a general idea about what distinguishes these two massage therapy systems, few really understand the specific differences.

This massage video breaks it down for you in detail through a graphic comparison that makes it really clear and easy to understand.

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The author, Shama Kern, has been practicing and teaching Thai Massage for 20 years. He is the founder and director of Thai Healing Massage Academy and the creator of 20 Thai Massage online training courses.

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Loving Kindness, or Metta, in Thai Massage

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One of the great joys of Thai Massage is the growth in spiritual freedom, understanding and love it develops within us as we continue practicing it.

This facet of Thai Massage is known as Metta, or Loving Kindness and is one of the four sublime states within Buddhist philosophy.

It is a term much used by western Thai Massage therapists in their advertising and can be very often seen described as an intricate part of their massage philosophy and offering.

To a client in search of love and/or reassurance which may be missing in life, this is a very attractive proposition: to receive Loving Kindness in a massage treatment.

To the potential student of Thai Massage it is also a very attractive proposition: to be able to advertise yourself as someone offering Loving Kindness in massage.

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Thai Massage In Action Video Demonstration

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Learning and practicing Thai Massage is a beautiful and rewarding experience. There are many facets to this art – stretching, massaging, energy line work, the Thai version of deep tissue work, traction, spinal twists, and rocking.

You will find hundreds of techniques in Thai Massage and countless modifications. There is no one system that fits everyone. It’s all about creativity, intuition, experience, and adaptation, making this a highly versatile system of bodywork that is fun to practice.

Most experienced Thai Massage therapists ultimately develop their own unique style that fits their own body, their clientele, and their inclinations.

In this Thai Massage video you will see several techniques demonstrated by veteran Thai Massage teacher Shama Kern. He is the founder and director of Thai Healing Massage Academy and the creator of 20 Thai Massage online training courses.

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Thai Massage, Elephants, and Amazing Poses

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Extreme Thai Massage 

Thai Massage is an exotic healing art. It has a certain mystique which comes from the fact that not many people understand it very well.

Sometimes I browse Thai Massage videos on youtube. One has to be the icing on the cake for being sensational. It shows an elephant doing a so-called Thai Massage by stepping on someone’s back.

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How To Find Your Style Of Thai Massage

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Did you ever get a massage where everything was technically right, but you felt that the therapist never really connected with you? Something seemed to be missing but you could not put your finger on it. What was it? Was it the therapist or was it you, or both?

Wow, AMAZING Thai Massage!

Many visitors come to Thailand and they are very impressed with Thai Massage because it is so different and it involves all those amazing stretches. If you have nothing to compare it with, then, yes,  it seems to be pretty amazing.

But when talking to my fellow expats who have been been in Thailand for a long time, they all agree that it is not so easy to find a therapist who can really make you feel good.

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Thai Massage Healing Magic In Thailand

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Thai Massage healing magic in Thailand

Thai Massage school helps villagers

When I first began to study Thai Massage in the late 1990s, I had a magical experience which is still as clear in my mind as if it had been yesterday.

I was a student at Chiang Mai’s Old Medicine Hospital, the original and first Thai Massage school in the north of Thailand. At that time I had been studying and practicing for a few weeks, but I had never done any real massage work on clients.

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Thai Massage Education

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Browse our Library for a large selection of educational, inspiring and entertaining topics about Thai Massage. To find specific topics which interest you, click on one of the following categories, and you will be taken to articles about these topics:

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