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Traditional Thai Massage is a 2500 year old healing art system based in Yoga, Ayurvedic Medicine, Buddhist spiritual practice, Chinese Medicine, as well as the local indigenous healing practices of ancient Siam.
Thai Massage blends gentle rocking, rhythmic acupressure and assisted yoga postures to open and rebalance not only the physical body, but also the emotional, mental and spiritual components of the individual. Done comfortably clothed, Thai Massage feels as wonderful as it looks. It is a form of passive yoga: some even call it "yoga for lazy people". Deeply therapeutic, fluid and meditative, Thai Massage combines supported yoga postures, acupressure, reflexology, energy work and stretching. Joints are loosened and opened through rhythmical manipulation and peripheral stimulation, muscles are stretched, internal organs are toned, vitality is increased and a deep state of inner peace is achieved.
Thai Massage is based on system of energy lines called Sen, which follows energy as it flows through the form of the body. There are said to be 72,000 Sen that cover the entire body; only the 10 major ones are used in actual practice. The Sen are closely associated with the Nadis of Ayurvedic medicine and the Meridians of Chinese acupuncture, all of which can produce internal effects from stimulation of external points. 
Although Thai Massage is concerned with the whole body, there is a lot of emphasis on the legs, taking them through a complete range of motion and working repeatedly on the energy lines of the legs in all positions. This can be very beneficial for people with low back problems and has a deeply grounding effect on everyone. Thai Massage is believed to have originated 2500 years ago with Jivaka Komarbhacca, a physician, friend and contemporary of the Buddha and a well known figure in the Bali canon (Buddhist religious documents). The tradition has been passed on mostly orally, handed down from teacher to student, quite often within the family. Most of the ancient medical texts were destroyed in 1776, when the Burmese invaded Siam. The few remaining texts were literally carved in stone in 1832 when King Rama III had them set into the walls of the Wat Pho Buddhist temple in Bangkok. That temple is still the major center for education in Traditional Thai Massage and medicine. Thai Massage is done on a floor mat to allow for extensive stretching movements that would be impossible on a table. Since the therapist can adjust the manipulations according to your current flexibility, Thai Massage is particularly indicated if you are not as limber as you would like to be. During a Thai Massage, you will achieve a deep state of relaxation as your joints are gently loosened, your muscles are stretched and your internal organs are toned through rhythmical manipulation and peripheral stimulation,
In the hours and even days that follow a Thai Massage, you will feel relaxed, centered, grounded and energized, fully in tune with yourself and more at ease in your body. By allowing yourself to be gently stretched to your own personal limits over a few sessions, you will notice that the movements gradually open your joints, increase your flexibility and permanently release tensions. We recommend at least 2 hours for a complete Thai Massage . Our therapists learned Thai Massage, working one-on-one with an instructor to learn the "feeling" of the work as well as the location of the energy lines and the complex sequence of manipulations.
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