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A comprehensive eBook about all Thai Massage and Thai Healing Arts modalities, Thai Traditional Medicine concepts, and the context wherein the Thai Healing Arts are practiced.

Thai Head, Neck and Shoulder Massage

Published May 23, 2020 | Updated May 23, 2020

Traditionally in Thailand, the Thai Head, Neck and Shoulders Massage didn’t really exist as a separate treatment modality, but today it has become a distinct offering, although it’s basically a subset of a full-body traditional Thai Massage. Nevertheless, it does make sense to offer treatment sessions that only cover the head, neck and [ Read More... ]

History and Origins of the Thai Sen Sib Energy Lines

Published April 17, 2020April 24, 2020 | Updated April 24, 2020

The origins and history of the Thai Sen Sib Energy Lines, officially called Sen Prathan Sib, are shrouded in mystery. The ten energy lines (Sib is the number 10 in Thai) are supposedly a subset of a total of 72,000 energy lines or Lom Pran (Prana Life Energy) channels running through our bodies. Some myths say that Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha, the Father [ Read More... ]

Thai Massage Tools and Techniques

Published April 14, 2020April 23, 2020 | Updated April 23, 2020

Thai Massage is one of the most complete types of bodywork for both the therapist and the receiver. In fact, there’s perhaps no other kind of massage work where the practitioner can use his or her complete body being the tool to apply the treatment, while using a broad variety of manual Thai Massage techniques and additional external applianc [ Read More... ]

The Concept of Lom Pran or Prana in Thai Massage

Published April 7, 2020April 25, 2020 | Updated April 25, 2020

Prana is an Indian Sanskrit word for Life Force or Vital Energy and an important concept in Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM), notably in Thai Massage. Prana is known as Lom Pran in the Thai language, which freely translated means Wind of Life. In various other Asian countries and cultures the same concept of Life Force is acknowledged, known under [ Read More... ]

Buddhism and Thai Massage

Published March 23, 2020July 8, 2020 | Updated July 8, 2020

It’s difficult to appreciate Traditional Thai Massage well without an understanding of how Buddhism has made its mark on the practice. The spread of Buddhism from out India nearly two millennia ago, has not only influenced existing healing practices or brought new medicinal knowledge, it had and still has a profound impact on the totality of [ Read More... ]

What Is an Authentic Thai Massage?

Published March 20, 2020May 20, 2020 | Updated May 20, 2020

Those who want to have a Thai Massage but don’t know what or how Thai Massage is, will most likely prefer to have a traditional, authentic Thai Massage treatment. Of course. Yet, authentic Thai Massage doesn’t really exist. Or let me say it differently — there are several types and styles of traditional massage in Thailand, which [ Read More... ]

Authentic Thai Massage vs New Directions

Published March 11, 2020May 27, 2020 | Updated May 27, 2020

The face of Traditional Thai Massage is changing rapidly. What was once so-called Authentic Thai Massage takes new directions in the form of integrations, hybrids and blends with other traditional massages and bodywork, or with modern Western bodywork modalities. It happens in Thailand and in the rest of the world. The main characteristic of globa [ Read More... ]

What Is Thai Chair Massage? | Seated Thai Massage

Published February 26, 2020May 3, 2020 | Updated May 3, 2020

Chair Massage as currently known in the West has its beginning in the 1980s. Since then, massage sessions done on a special massage chair (often a portable chair) have become a sought-after massage treatment modality used within companies and offices, but also in spas, health salons, shopping malls or at the airports, for instance, to get some qui [ Read More... ]

The Differences between Northern and Southern Thai Style Massage

Published February 24, 2020May 3, 2020 | Updated May 3, 2020

A common categorization of Thai Massage styles in Thailand is that of Northern style and Southern style Thai Massage. Another well-known classification is that of Royal style (Nuad Rajasamnak) versus Folk style (Nuad Chaloeisak) of which we have written in other posts already. I mention those because Northern Thai style Massage is often associated [ Read More... ]

Traditional Lanna Thai Massage Explained

Published February 23, 2020April 24, 2020 | Updated April 24, 2020

Northern Lanna Thai Massage differs somewhat from mainstream Thai Traditional Massage. The primary goal of Thai Lanna Massage is to relieve tensions and stiffness, which reflects the traditional need for relaxation after hard work in the mountainous area of Northern Thailand. For this we see that much focus in massage sessions is set on working to [ Read More... ]