Traditional Thai massage or Thai yoga massage is a traditional therapy combining acupressure , Indian Ayurvedic principles, and assisted yoga postures. Traditional Thai massage combines acupressure , Indian Ayurvedic principles, and assisted yoga postures, [ 1 ] but with no use of oils or lotions.
The recipient remains clothed during treatment. There is constant body contact between the giver and receiver, but rather than rubbing on muscles, the body is compressed, pulled, stretched and rocked. Well-known practitioners also emphasize meditation and devotion on a part of the practitioner as integral to the effectiveness of this practice.
Thai massage, like Thai traditional medicine TTM , is a combination of influences from Indian and Southeast Asian traditions of medicine, and the art as it is practiced today is likely to be the product of a 19th-century synthesis of various healing traditions from all over the kingdom.
He is recorded in ancient documents as having extraordinary medical skills, his knowledge of herbal medicine, and for having treated important people of his day, including the Buddha himself. As of [update] the department says traditional clinics have been registered nationwide in Thailand. A licensed, traditional massage practitioner is required to complete at least hours training. To qualify for a license, therapists must be trained in courses created by the HSS. The standard courses are provided free.
Alternatively, students can go to one of the schools nationwide approved to train therapists using standard HSS courses. Wat Pho , the center of Thai medicine and massage for centuries, opened the Wat Pho Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School in on the temple grounds, the first such school approved by the Thai Ministry of Education.
