FAQ About Thai Massage & Schools offering Thaiyoga Massage courses

Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about ThaiYoga Massage

Q.   What is Thai massage or ThaiYoga massage?

 “Thai yoga massage, is a 2,500 year old Ayurvedic based body science developed and popularized by Buddha’s doctor, Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha.
Prana, Chi, Loom. All are refers to the basic principle of life force energy, which flows along specific channels. Along these channels, called “Sen lines,” also known as “Prana Nadis” in Yoga, are specific energy points, that when blocked, stagnates the flow of energy in one area of the body. Traditional Thai yoga massage provides benefit by stimulating pressure points to open the body’s energy pathways, allowing healing energy to flow freely and allowing the body to heal itself.
These blockages, caused by stress, tension, poor posture and injury can create dis-ease.” 

Q.  What are Benefits of Thaiyoga Massage?

Physical Benefits
• Help detoxification of the body and boost immune system
• Increase blood circulation, lower blood pressure and breathing
• Good for muscle relaxation, increase flexibility in your muscles, increase mobility
• Improves posture, balance, corrects body alignments and dissolves energy blockages
• Improves athletic performance
• Help arthritis and back pain
• Help tone the body, strengthen joints and fight diseases, including chronic joint problems
• Prevents illnesses and alleviates degenerative diseases
• Slows the aging process
• Immune booster
Mental Benefits
• Improves emotional balance
• Helps concentration and creativity/ Mind and body concentration
• Clears and calms your mind
• Helps you gain mental clarity
Psychological effects
• Reduce and relieve stress and anxiety
• Helps boost energy and stamina
• Develops self-awareness
• Improves overall health and vitality

Q.  ThaiYoga massage helps in what kind of ailments & diseases?
Thai Yoga massage is helpful in relieving the following ailments:
Arteriosclerosis, arthritis, asthma, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, diabetes, digestive disorders, fibromyalgia, headaches, heart conditions, high blood pressure, inflammation, insomnia, migraines, neck pain, numbness, injuries, partial paralysis, sciatica, shoulder soreness, sinus pressure, sprains, stiffness, strains of muscles and tendons, stress, TMJ, whiplash pain.

reference from http://www.889yoga.com/18-benefits-of-thai-yoga-massage/

Jeevak- Father of ThaiYoga Massage

Q.  Ayurvedic Massage on Table Vs Thaiyoga on ground Mat ?

Ayurvedic massage has reach till the myofascial level, and they are depended more on different of types of herbs and medicated oil for reaching till the deeper level of muscular system or nerve endings. Usually medicated relieve pain instantaneously but with the passage of time, you need application of oil again. Ayurvedic massage depends on more frictional motion & myofascial level stretching.

Thaiyoga massage on contrary targets the Energy-lines or Shen-lines and progresses with warm-up, revitalizing energy-points on shen-lines and progressively using stretching and deep-tissue level massage. They helps to realign the muscular system and trying to create deep level symmetry within human body. Usually these changes are long-term sustainable and have prolonged affects.

Both techniques have their pros-and-cons. Using any of these styles will help in a specific way for seekers.

Q.  Why you need Therapeutic massage?

Therapeutic massage refers to clinical based massage targeting specific muscles or group of muscles for easing tension or stress from the trigger points.

What is Trigger Point?

Trigger point refer to hardening or accumulation of muscles at a specific muscle junction when they meet each other, but inspite of working independently they join together and crete a knot or hardening that creates pain within close by muscle system.

Q.  How is Thai massage different from other massage styles?

Thaiyoga massage can be given on the bed , on the massage table or over the ground; on the mat also. Significance of thaiyoga massage over the ground becomes important, because while doing all stretches or yogic postures , a firm and flat foundation helps to get maximum benefits by providing full-range of motion.

Q.  Different types of massage techniques?

1.       Swedish massage.

2.       Deep-tissue massage.

3.       Hot stone massage.

4.       Sports massage.

5.       Shiatsu massage. ...

6.       Thai massage. ...

7.       Foot massage. ...

8.       Reflexology

9.       Trigger point massage

Thai Massage Schools in Thailand

ITM International Training Massage School               - Chiang Mai

RSM Motion Alalysis Clincial Massage            - Chiang Mai

 

Old Medicie Hospital Thai Massage School               - Chiang Mai

Nerve Touch Massage Shool                                       - Chiang Mai                          

Ajahn Pichest Boonthume                                      - Hang Dong, near Chiang Mai 

Thai Massage practitioners and teachers:

www.thaiacu.com                             - Noam Tyroler - Thai medical accupressure, huge source of  knowledge

www.rsmclinicalmassage.com       -  Hironori Ikeda, Absolute gem among new age teacher. He can

                                                               transform  any naïve person in massage therapy into muscular      assessment professional, within matter of few weeks. His deep work has helped me to relieve many chronic Back-pain & Cervical patients. If you are in Chiang-Mai spent 10 days at RSM Clinical Massage. His Clinical understanding will be an asset for life-long.

https://www.tyms.in/                         -  Great teacher who inspired me to pursue further ,Cyriac Joseph (who stays in Nevada City, California, USA)- His concepts of modern anatomy learning along of ThaiYoga Massage are enlightening for native like me. His approach is totally practice driven & I highly recommend his courses.

                                                         

www.thaimassageinstitute.org      - Danko Lara Dadic - Traditional Thai Medicine (Belgrade)

www.haberbodywork.hr                  - Davor Haber (Zagreb)

www.thai-yoga-massage.org         - Itzhak Helman

www.howardevans.co.uk               - Howad Evanz (London, Mallorca), craniosacral  therapist,                               .                            

                                                                     author of "Myofascial Approach in Thai Massage"

www.artofthaimassage.com          - Jo Lim (London), great Thai Massage Blog 

www.thaimassage.simdif.com       - Felicity Joy (Chiang Mai, London), deep energy    .                                                 .                     

                                                             lines and abdominal work courses.

www.roberthenderson.info            - Robert Henderson - energy work and spiritual healing in

                                                                                                 Thai Massage

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CHHATH : Connecting to unity conciousnes

After many years of staying out of Bihar, I had an amazing day today. I had the chance to view the real beauty of this festive day called CHHATH.

In many religions views like Inka Shamanism or Chinese Tao or Egyptian Civilization , always they have referred to connecting to the two life forces called father Heaven and mother Earth. This world had been believed to be part of duality consciousness between Heaven and Earth.

In India, most celebrated festivals are associated with some God. Specially in Bihar, weather its Navratra , Dipawali, Teej, Jutiyaa, this list just goes endless.

To my surprise, CHHATH is one festival , where devotee put all new season fruits, vegetables and offers to sun ( worship nature).

In all civilization the air we breath, everything we eat or any kind of wealth you carry, all are representation of mother Earth. The stronger bond you have with mother earth more wealth can manifest on this earthic level for your existence. And Sun  is your father who gives you energy and wisdom.

As per my understanding , CHHAT is about moving from duality towards unity where you connect with your mother Earth and father Sun. It’s the raw form of devotee worshiping nature.

The Earth , that’s considered Lucifer’s experiment with duality consciousness with Good & Bad at its core, CHHATH reminds us to move towards unity consciousness of Love.

Unconditional love is the essence of unity consciousness. Every saint like Paramhansa, Vivekananda , Mother Teresa everyone told humans to Love others without expectations. This is what people felt , who encountered NDE ( Near Death Experiences), state of unconditional love.

I had always enveyed my mom on being too religious and being all engross into rituals. I always got mad on how could someone be happy on starving herself and feel so happy for worshiping God. Now, it all make sense, I almost feel that unconditional love she has for nothing in return. She happiness just shines on her face everyday.

I wish, this CHHATH should guide all of you towards unity of unconditional love. All of you should be blessed with Love and Wisdom to identity your true essence.

I have few pics to share with you. Let me know , how all of you feel ….

* All views shared here are just personal views of the writer.

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Using BMAM- Body Muscular Assessment Matrix for clients evaluation

Nirvana has come up with Body Muscular Assessment Matrix- #BMAM. Its our new matrix specially created for #Bodywork #massage industry.
We would be often using it going further for assessment of our clients interested for #Clinical_massage #Sports_massage

From next week , we are starting remote assistance for our users. Users will be getting  #BMAM matrix with individual muscles , those require attention to work on.

I would appreciate people from out of city can first get their assessment done so that we can use the same for customizing sessions as per every individual needs.

People suffering with Lumbar misalignment, Feet rotation, Knee pain, Shoulder cramps or pain, Neck pain ,Pelvis tilt forward, torsion of Knee or any suffering from any other Limited Range Of Motion results from contraction in specific set of muscles. We have specialization and expertise in Sports massage to realign Lumbar and eradicate hardening of muscles (those are based on Clinical aspects).

As per our understanding , here is list of muscles acting as trigger point for major problem associated with Back pain, Twisted feet and Hip joint / Hamstring pain, Shoulder misalignment or any asymmetry in our body.

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