History of Traditional Thai Massage

 

Thai Massage and Thai Medicine are said to have been founded but the legendary Shivago Komarpaj, a physician from over 2500 years ago. He was from northern India and said to be a friend and personal physician of the Buddha. He also worked with the Magadha King Bimbasara and the Buddhist nuns and monks called the Sangha. Though there are a combination of influences for Thai medicine from Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian culture credit is giving mostly to Mr. Komarpaj. Most of the recorded history of Thai massage was lost in 1767 during the Burmese attack in Ayutthia. There were records that survived and were inscribed in the Sala Moh Nuat, a massage pavillion in Bangkok. Following World War II Thailand became a popular place for tourist, making Thai massages a world known technique. It reached the United States in the late 1980s. 

Thai Massage is one of the four branches of Traditional Thai medicine. It is a healing technique that was practiced before doctors. The massage involves deep massage and stretching and it happens on the floor on a firm mattress or a mat. It is a therapeutic procedure that provides relaxation and restores healthy blood circulation. It also treats energy blockages, weak, dysfunctional organs, aches and pains, stress and tension, flexibility, paralysis, nerve problems and postural alignments.

 

 

What is Thai Massage?

- It is an ancient natural therapy that may help to reduce some of your ailments.
- It has been practiced for over 2500 years.
- It is performed on mat or futon mattress.
- It works on the energy lines
- It focus on muscles, joints and even massage your stomach, head, fingers, toes and ears.
- It helps promotes circulation, health & Well-being.
- It involves yoga technique.
- It helps to increase muscular flexibility.
- It helps you to become stronger.
- It relaxes your entire body.