Module 2 

Heather Park Thai Massage Video notes

Chi Machine

Today I had my partner lay on our lawn. And after watching video 2 I spent a few minutes getting my body ready in the right way to perform this specific thai move. I used a pillow for my knees and really made an effort to place and check to see how I was sitting and getting comfortable. I took a few minutes to just sit and breath. Then I place the feet in my palms and watched my partners hips and began rocking. It took several tries to get a really good rythm. I had to start and retry many times to get comfortable. After a bit I focused on his hipes and noticed his head and neck moving. I was doing it well.  It seemed to relax him considerablly. 

Heather Park

Module 3

So in the last few days Ive spent some time practicing on module 3. Ive been working on my 6 year old daughter. So my experience is when I have started at her feet, Im really taking time to be extra soft and getting into a rythm. Ive noticed when I have taken time to gently go back and forth placing my fingers on the points of her feet, rocking around in a counter clockwise circle and moving my thumbs up and down her points. My daughter instantly relaxes. She has a hard time relaxing and working her feet really does something for her. Even for a few minutes. In fact when I did this in practice yesterday she fell asleep. Thai massage is so gentle and effective. When I do it I feel calmer myself. Very nice. 

Module 4,

So Module 4 gave me some extended foot work,  I took some time deciding what best tecniques would feel good for my partner.  What I used the kneading method, and the circling on top of the foot and, pushing in and traction. I also used the pressing the feet down from the top. All of these methods were done kind of over and over.

I got into a rythm my partner really like the feeling on their feet. They also like the gentle massage on each foot that I did. I noticed when I breath and rock my hands relax and their whole body seems to rock. My partner feel asleep after a while. Im planning on incorporating this simple foot technique in all my massages.

Module 5

So I have taken some time to work on my husband. While doing warm up’s on his legs, I did the butterfly technique. I also did the hand rolling up and down his calfs and thighs. My husband really enjoyed these techniques. I also work in feet in light palm pressing on his ankle and lower calf up and down. And did the feet pressing stretching and I press his foot points. I asked him if he liked how I was leaning into his legs. He told me its softer and more comfortable then regular massage and he prefers it better then swedish massage. Also he likes his legs and feet lightly worked and not so much in other areas.  Thai seems to be a better choice for him as an adult. 

Module 6

Worked again on my husband and started the sen line forearm technique.  Also worked on leaning in as I press on heal and calf on all three areas. My husband responded that it really relaxes him. In fact last night he slept without waking up. It must be the energy response. I also did the Chi Machine and a little gentle foot rubbing and circling. He really likes the foot thing.  I noticed my husbands leg is shorter then the other one. Wonder if thai is balancing this body imbalance. 

Shama said
This imbalance might get corrected, but it will take take time and the appropriate techniques. Many people have such an imbalance. If it is just a small difference, then it is no big deal, but if the difference is pronounced, then working on it is advised. 
To figure out what the issue is, you would need to make a postural evaluation to see what might be causing it. What I mean is to check if the hips and shoulders are level or if one side is higher than the other in standing position. That will give you a clue as to the overall alignment of the body and tension areas on a particular side of the body.  

Yes Shama

In fact after watching module 7, I noticed I need to work on this to see if hips are out.  Thanks for the tip. 

Module 10

So continued with the hip twist. I used this technique on my daughter to see if she would like it and it was very comfortable for her. I used the technique to stretch her legs over and just held the stretch. Because my daughter is small it works without much effort. But after I did the techniques my daughter fell asleep. I believe because of the relaxed intension I have the techniques are really gentle. In fact Im going to do this again on my husband.