5 Things You Need To Know About Thai Massage | Silk Thai Therapy Thai massage is a traditional healing system that combines acupressure-assisted yoga postures and Indian Ayurvedic principles to relax the body. It is an ancient form of healing that has been practiced alongside other traditional medicines in Thailand for thousands of years. Its origin dates back to oriental medicine and yoga. Thai massage therapy is based on the concept of an invisible energy body that surrounds every human being. An individual's energy body is made up of over 72,000 individual energy lines. This energy body is divided into ten main energy lines called Sen which supply the organs with vital energy, the life force. Traditional Thai massage focuses on manipulating energy in the ten main Sen lines.
Getting a massage, especially for the first time, can be intimidating and raise questions like; This is going to hurt ? Do I keep my underwear on or do I get polished? But even for those familiar with other types of massage, a Thai massage is quite unique. The technique used by Thai masseuses is very different from what people are used to. Unlike hot stone or deep tissue massages, where a person lies passively on a bed, the client lies on the floor and participates more actively in the massage. Thai massage is known to relax the whole body. Helps relieve pain by increasing the relaxation response and reducing the defence activation response. It is famous not only in Thailand but in other countries as it promotes relaxation, reduces stress and increases parasympathetic activity in patients with