Thai Yoga Massage
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Thai Yoga Massage |
| Originated in Thailand for over 2,000 years, Thai massage is an energetic bodywork, with the aim to restore the energy moving through the body in lines or meridians called "sen". It has even earned the name "lazy man's yoga." Like yoga, Thai massage helps to strengthen the body and increase flexibility, while allowing the client to benefit from the relaxation and healing properties of massage. Thai massage is administered to fully clothed clients on floor mats. Practitioners use their own body weight to position clients into yoga-like forms while instructing clients on proper breathing for maximum results. |
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The roots of Thai Yoga Massage are based on the Indian traditional healing method of Ayurveda. Ayur meaning life and veda meaning knowledge, these concepts together form the art of harmonious living. Ayurveda is based on the harmony and balance of the three doshas and their compositions - vata, pitta,and kapha. The Lotus Palm method places Thai Yoga Massage within the Ayurvedic system by linking the asanas (postures) with the three doshas. Thai Yoga Massage also provides treatment for each of the five kosha bodies, or sheaths. During a Thai Yoga Massage session, the recipient's kosha bodies are awakened and harmonized, thus creating a blissful state of deep relaxation and rest. The therapeutic approach of working energetically on the pranamaya kosha is taught in our Ayurveda courses. At this time students learn how to work on the five vayus and customize their massages according to their client's predominant dosha. Out of the 72,000 lines in the Thai tradition, ten are of importance to traditional Thai massage. These lines, known as the Sip Sen, are connected to acupressure points and massaging them promotes the free flow of prana (life force). In this way, Thai Yoga Massage supports the body’s natural healing processes and can relieve certain discomforts. Obstruction to the free flow of energy results in an insufficient supply of prana. This could lead to mental, physical and spiritual imbalances within the kosha bodies, which may be manifested as disease or emotional problems. |
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This invaluable tool will provide you with a
foundation in Thai Yoga Massage and teach you the following techniques:
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In this comprehensive book and DVD, Kam Thye Chow guides you through a one-hour full body Thai Yoga Massage, a dynamic therapy for physical well being and spiritual energy. Learn about this ancient bodywork therapy—from its origins in Thai Buddhist temples and the theoretical foundations of its development to a comprehensive presentation of classic Thai Yoga Massage postures. Detailed photographs accompany a complete series of postures for a one- to two-hour full-body massage that focuses attention on both the upper and lower body, providing an ideal body therapy geared towards the western lifestyle. Information on contraindications and anatomy and physiology integrates Western medical knowledge and theory with this ancient, temple-based healing tradition. Massage therapists, physical therapists, yoga practitioners, and others in the somatic arts will find Thai Yoga Massage a complement to their work. You will learn effective body mechanics and how to move with a gentle, steady flow. |
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Kam Thye Chow, is one of the foremost practitioners and has taught massage in Thailand and throughout North America & Europe. He is the founder and director of the Lotus Palm School in Montreal. He teaches at yoga and massage therapy centers throughout North America including Kripalu, Omega, Open Center, Yogaville and PMTI. See Kam's website http://www.lotuspalm.com/ |
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