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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?
When learning Thai Massage, you will notice that there are many techniques which are not much used in other modalities.
Two examples are stretches and traction moves. Do you know what exactly the difference is between stretches and traction? This video demonstrates it clearly with examples from both types of techniques.
The purpose of stretching is to re-establish full or normal range of motion by relaxing muscles and getting them to release tightness and tension.
Continue reading…How To Understand Thai Massage Stretches And Traction
Some people actively or furtively seek out the combination of massage and eroticism. Others detest just the thought of it and would rather have it eradicated from the face of the earth.
This tends to be a sensitive topic for professional massage therapists. Sometimes they have had to battle a misguided public opinion that massage is just a disguise for sexual services.
And sometimes female therapists had to fend off callers who were clearly looking for non-professional services. Some of them might even have had inappropriate requests from men during their sessions.
Thai Massage is not just another kind of massage. There is a lot more to it, as you will see.
Before we get into the 9 unique elements, we have to consider that there are all kinds of styles and variations of Thai Massage.
They range from mechanical one-size-fits-all sequences to very effective and refined holistic therapies.
For the purposes of our list of 9 unique elements, we are talking about the way how Thai Massage is taught by Thai Healing Massage Academy in our online training courses.
Continue reading…9 Unique Elements Of Thai Massage, And How To Learn Them
This article explains the details how you can receive a Thai Massage certificate and NCBTMB approved continuing education credits (CEUs) through our online training courses.
Continue reading…How To Get A Thai Massage Online Certificate And CEUs