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How can Thai Massage save one’s career? That’s what you will hear about in this video. In it I tell my own story how I injured my thumbs when I started out learning Thai Massage 20 years ago.
This turned out to be a blessing in disguise since it resulted in my creating a lot of innovative and unique bodywork, and a more therapist-friendly way of using it.
How do you learn Thai Massage in such a way that it helps you to preserve your health, prolong your career, and be inspired in your profession?
Thai Massage is a helping profession. Its purpose is that the Thai Massage therapist helps clients to improve their health.
It’s also a very rewarding and inspiring profession. Besides helping clients, it can also help the therapist in several ways. But this does not happen automatically.
How do we know if our massage therapy session was really effective? How do we know if it really helped and how long the effect will last? And why do we want to know this anyway?
Massage is a helping profession. This is very different from, let’s say, working in an office where you might be just a tiny part of a big machinery and you might never get to see how (or if) what you do actually helps anyone.
Most massage therapists who have been in this profession for a some time do not just put in hours in exchange for money. They enjoy helping people, and part of their reward is seeing the beneficial results of their work. Their heart is in it, not just their hands.
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Thai Massage has some unique advantages over other massage styles. One of them is that it is very therapist friendly. Why is that?
Look at a western massage style like Swedish massage. The therapist is constantly using the hands to stroke, knead, or squeeze. This can get very tiring for the hands, and can even lead to injury which is one of the reasons why many massage therapists don’t last very long.
Continue reading…Thai Massage Can Save Your Hands And Prolong Your Career
You will find all the answers right here!
Continue reading…Facts About Thai Massage Certification And Licensing
Everyone knows that clients can benefit greatly from a good massage session. But what’s in it for the therapists? Why do they do it? What do they get out of it?
The answer which comes to mind most easily is “money” – massage therapists can charge $60.-, $70.- or even more more per hour, at least in most western countries. But…
Continue reading…Characteristics Of Good Thai Massage Therapists
Thai Massage is not just another massage technique. It’s a fascinating healing art which is steeped in Thai culture and is deeply integrated into daily life in Thailand.
To understand Thai Massage, it helps to actually spend time in Thailand. However most therapists are not able or willing to do that. The next best thing is to listen to experienced Thai Massage practitioners who have spent a lot of time in Thailand and have a good understanding of Thai culture.
Continue reading…Thai Massage Interview With Shama Kern And Gabriel Azoulay
Thai Massage colleagues Shama Kern, founder of Thai Healing Massage Academy, and Deon de Wet, founder of deonThai Method, recently met in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Besides riding their motorbikes, visiting a Reggae festival in the scenic mountain town of Pai, and talking shop about Thai Massage, they also met at Thai Healing Massage Academy’s studio to record a very interesting conversation.
Shama Kern lives in Thailand, and Deon de Wet lives in the US. So this was an East-West cultural meeting with many interesting angles from both perspectives.
This conversation has lots of useful nuggets and inspiration for any Thai Massage practitioner.