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About the spiritual, philosophical and religious influences on Thai Massage and how those practices have materialized in the Thai Healing Arts as we know it today.

Thai Temples and Thai Traditional Massage | The Buddhist Wat

Published July 20, 2020October 18, 2020 | Updated October 18, 2020

The Buddhist Wat (Wat is the Thai word for temple derived from Indian Sanskrit Vata, meaning “enclosure”) has played and still plays an important role in Thai society. Not only is there a historical connection with Thai Massage, there is a significant relationship between the Buddhist temple and the village or neighborhood where it’s [ 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... ]

Massage Is for Women only

Published March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 | Updated March 11, 2020

It sounds perhaps beyond belief (for a Thai Massage therapist and teacher), but until I was thirty-nine I had never ever received a massage or given one. Moreover, I found massage, spa and wellness, and so on, something for women only. Something feminine. My idea was that a guy doesn’t get or need a massage. At best a man would give massage, [ Read More... ]

Best Known Blind Massage Treatment Providers in Thailand

Published March 2, 2020October 18, 2020 | Updated October 18, 2020

I find it a funny phrase — Blind Massage — but it’s often the way it’s said in Thailand. Actually, it’s about massage given by blind or otherwise visually impaired massage practitioners i.e. Thai Massage therapists. Thai Massage given by the blind is a rather sought-after treatment in Thailand. As we’ve already [ Read More... ]

Coronavirus in Thailand | Recommendations for Thai Massage and Spa Massage Managers

Published February 26, 2020April 24, 2020 | Updated April 24, 2020

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) sets its mark worldwide and hits many people and businesses. Also in Thailand. Tourism is hit hard across Asia and now also Europe starts to feel the threat. The Thai Department of Disease Control (part of the Thai Ministry of Public Health) has published recommendations with regard to the Coronavirus for many se [ 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... ]

Thai Massage Training Benchmarks | Encapsulating Nuad Thai in Existing Educational Frameworks

Published February 25, 2020April 23, 2020 | Updated April 23, 2020

One of the contemporary developments in Thai Massage training is the encapsulation of official Thai Massage study curricula in existing national educational frameworks, may it be as a complete individual study, as continuing education, or integrated in larger acknowledged massage therapy programs. The Rise of Traditional Medicine In the past decad [ Read More... ]

Thai Massage Treatments Overview

Published February 19, 2020October 18, 2020 | Updated October 18, 2020

Thai Massage is part of the Thai Traditional Medicine system (the Thai Healing Arts) and is a common denomination of a vast set of quite distinct treatments. In fact, “Thai Massage” in itself says very little. Let me give a comparison that can serve as an example. So, when someone says they want to have a Thai Massage it’s a bit [ Read More... ]

Thai Massage by the Blind and Visually Impaired in Thailand

Published February 15, 2020October 18, 2020 | Updated October 18, 2020

Today, Thai Massage given or taught by the blind or by visually impaired therapists has not only become quite common in Thailand but also a sought-after massage treatment and training service. An important reason for people to seek out treatments of blind massage practitioners (or “Blind Massage” as it’s usually called) is the id [ Read More... ]