Massage is one of the oldest healing arts: Chinese records dating back 3,000 years document its use; the ancient Hindus, Persians and Egyptians applied forms of massage for many ailments; and Hippocrates wrote papers recommending the use of rubbing and friction for joint and circulatory problems. Today, the benefits of massage are varied and far-reaching. As an accepted part of many physical rehabilitation programs, massage therapy has also proven beneficial for many chronic conditions, including low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, smoking cessation, depression, and more. And, as many millions will attest, massage also helps relieve the stress and tension of everyday living that can lead to disease and illness.

So What Is It Exactly?

Massage, bodywork and somatic therapies are defined as the application of various techniques to the muscular structure and soft tissues of the human body. Specifically:

Massage: The application of soft-tissue manipulation techniques to the body, generally intended to reduce stress and fatigue while improving circulation. The many variations of massage account for several different techniques.

Bodywork: Various forms of touch therapies that may use manipulation, movement, and/or repatterning to affect structural changes to the body.

Somatic: Meaning “of the body.” Many times this term is used to denote a body/mind or whole-body approach as distinguished from a physiology-only or environmental perspective.

Benefits

• Reduces stress
• Improves circulation
• Increases energy
• Increases flexibility
• Improves range of motion
• Centers the mind and body

Benefits of Thai for athletes

• Speeds Up recovery after a large day of training, a race or a big block of training
• Massage increases blood flow to the muscles to help speed up healing by flushing out the metabolic waste
• Gives the athlete time to reconnect his mind and body and to decompress
• Prevent and manage injury by bring awareness to areas of the body that are not functioning or responding as efficiently as possible
• Brings nutrients that repair muscle damage, and controls inflammation and the pain associated with it
• Massage also alleviates muscular trigger points (areas of sensitivity), mobilizes adhesions and breaks up scar tissue in the muscles, restoring normal function

Who is Thai Massage good for?

Everyone!!!

But in particular:

• Athletes
• Senior Citizens
• Anyone suffering with chronic pain
• the inflexible
• anyone who just wants to relax