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Professional Thai Massage | eBook
A pragmatic and no-nonsense eBook based on 7 years of practicing Thai Massage professionally. Aimed at supporting, guiding, and empowering new and seasoned massage therapists.

Health Benefits of Thai Massage for the Thai Massage Therapist

Published June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 | Updated June 16, 2020

Of course, most of the times we read about the health benefits of Thai Massage for the client, but then again, how healthy is doing Thai Massage for the therapist? In fact, I fell in love with the Thai Massage profession because I immediately experienced the benefits for me personally when I started learning giving it. Let me explain. When I starte [ Read More... ]

Thai Massage Therapy

Published April 3, 2020April 24, 2020 | Updated April 24, 2020

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Holistic Approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine | TCM

Published April 3, 2020April 23, 2020 | Updated April 23, 2020

One of the core concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is its holistic approach. It means that, in case of disease, we don’t only look at the actual health complaint (the symptoms) but also take into account that the “real” issue can have a totally other cause (or causes) than the symptoms may let us believe. It also means that a hum [ Read More... ]

What Is Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy?

Published March 13, 2020May 3, 2020 | Updated May 3, 2020

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy was founded in 1985 by Michael Lee. It’s a holistic healing art using yogic and modern therapeutic approaches to deepen awareness and presence. A Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy one-on-one session consists of practitioner assisted yoga postures and a dialogue process that is client-centered, open-ended and non-directive. [ Read More... ]

Aims and Health Benefits of Assisted Stretching in Thai Massage

Published February 1, 2020April 24, 2020 | Updated April 24, 2020

Wide-surfaced floor-mat stretching is one of the key-features of Thai Massage, making this type of Thai healing bodywork (or energywork, if you prefer) a jewel for the eye and moreover, a very effective movement therapy. Thai Massage Stretches A considerable part of Thai Massage stretches are based on Yoga poses (so-called Yoga Asanas), at least w [ Read More... ]

Holistic Massage Therapy, Body Language, and Body Talk

Published January 14, 2020March 11, 2020 | Updated March 11, 2020

One of the core philosophies of Traditional Massage Therapy is its holistic approach. It means that we don’t only look at the actual health complaint (the symptoms) but also take into account that the “real” issue can have a totally other cause than the symptoms may let us believe. 1. Holistic Approach 2. Body Language 3. Body Ta [ Read More... ]

Transitions with Thai Massage

Published August 17, 2017April 12, 2020 | Updated April 12, 2020

All Thai Massage therapists got these I suppose: transitions. You work and change, you grow, or maybe you just only change. Perhaps growing is not the right word at all. You have these little crises. Of not knowing where to go from now. What to do? How to proceed? We practice and we need more. We look for something. Something else, something new. [ Read More... ]

The Limits and Limitations of Thai Massage

Published May 29, 2013March 3, 2020 | Updated March 3, 2020

When we encounter the limitations of Thai Massage, we can’t help but stare in the abyss of ourselves. We try to reach down, but there’s nothing to grab. Nothing to get and nothing to see. It brings us to the limits of what we can do for other people. The limits of our healing powers. We start to understand that we don’t understa [ Read More... ]

Thai Massage Poses, Postures and Positions

Published September 10, 2012April 14, 2020 | Updated April 14, 2020

There are a whole bunch of beautiful poses and postures in Thai Massage, many of them derived from both (Indian) Yoga and Reusi Datton (Traditional Thai Yoga). In Yoga, these positions, the poses, are called Asanas. With Thai Massage, probably even more than in Yoga, most of these poses can be done in a myriad of ways — and that’s I thi [ Read More... ]

Thai Massage Therapy, Energy Release and Detoxification

Published January 30, 2011March 2, 2020 | Updated March 2, 2020

At first I didn’t believe it. Thought it was just bull. Crap. You see, I once had this Thai Massage training course in Chiang Mai (actually it was a Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Massage course), where a teacher explained to the group that detox and release comes with red skin and heat. As I am rather the skeptical type, I was merely like: “ [ Read More... ]