The Concept of Lom Pran and Prana in Thai Massage
The Concept of Lom Pran and Prana in Thai Massage
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. [ ... ]
What Is Anathai? | Concepts, Aims, and Techniques
What Is Anathai? | Concepts, Aims, and Techniques
Anathai is a Thai-Western blend of Thai Massage training developed by Thierry Bienfaisant, a Thai Yoga Massage teacher who’s closely connected t [ ... ]
Wat Pho Thai Style Massage | Therapeutic Approach
Wat Pho Thai Style Massage | Therapeutic Approach
The Thai Massage teaching curriculum of the Wat Pho Medical Massage School, the first official massage school of Thailand which opened in 1957, is bas [ ... ]
Buddhism and Thai Massage | Spiritual Influences
Buddhism and Thai Massage | Spiritual Influences
It’s difficult to appreciate Traditional Thai Massage well without an understanding of how Buddhism has made its mark on the practice. Mind that [ ... ]
What Is Authentic Thai Massage?
What Is Authentic Thai Massage?
Those who want to have a Thai Massage but don’t know what exactly or how Thai Massage is, will most likely prefer to have a traditional, authent [ ... ]
72,000 Sen Energy Lines in Thai Massage
72,000 Sen Energy Lines in Thai Massage
A Sen Energy Line, Sen Channel, Meridian or Pathway is a conduct (i.e. canal or pathway) of so-called Vital Life Energy, the latter also known as Lom [ ... ]
What Is Chi Nei Ching Massage?
What Is Chi Nei Ching Massage?
Chi Nei Ching, not to be confused with Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Massage, was developed by Master Mantak Chia and William Wei, and uses several massage [ ... ]
Dynamic Thai Massage, Harmonics, and Rocking
Dynamic Thai Massage, Harmonics, and Rocking
Dynamic Thai Massage is not new in its essence, but coined as a very specific name for a hybrid Thai Massage style based on the work of the late Ajan [ ... ]
Development and Change in Thai Massage
Development and Change in Thai Massage
The face of Traditional Thai Massage is changing rapidly. What was once called Authentic Thai Massage takes new directions in the form of integrations [ ... ]
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Thai Massage | Influence and Impact
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Thai Massage | Influence and Impact
Today we know that Thai Traditional Massage and Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) came about over a period of almost thousand years as a blend of Indian [ ... ]