Amorn
Our masseur Amorn is from Thailand and has been trained and certified in Traditional Thai Massage, Thai Massage Therapy and Thai Yoga Therapy at the Wat Po Traditional Medical School in Bangkok.
Thai Masssage Therapy
Traditional Thai Massage, also called Thai Yoga Therapy, Nuad Phaen Boran or Nuat Thai is a therapeutic technique that dates back thousands of years. Its precise origins are unknown, but practitioners traditionally trace their lineage to Jivaka Komarabhacca, also known as Shivago, who was a personal physician to the Sangha, a friend and physician to the Buddha and renowned as a healer in Buddhist tradition.
Thai medicine
Traditional Thai medicine is a natural, holistic approach to health and well-being, developed over thousands of years, which includes proper nutrition, physical exercise, the use of medicinal herbs and therapeutic massage. Traditional Thai medicine is not only concerned with curing diseases and ailments: its primary goal is maintaining health and well-being, as ancient Thais believed that "the absence of illness is the best blessing". The medical knowledge developed by Thai people through many generations has come to be known as the ancient wisdom of Thailand.
Traditional Thai Medicine
In Thailand, Thai massage is one of the branches of Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM), now recognized and regulated by the government, and is widely considered to be a medical discipline used for the treatment of a wide variety of ailments. Traditional Ancient Thai massage is a unique form of Bodywork that incorporates Hatha Yoga, acupressure and reflexology with origins dating back about 2500 years.
Shivaga Komarpaj
The roots of Thai massage are traced back to the founder of the practice (known as "Father Doctor") Shivaga Komarpaj, a doctor, friend and contemporary to the Buddha. Ancient Medical texts were carved in stone in attempts to preserve the tradition of Thai massage; these stone inscriptions still sit within the walls of the Wat Po temple in Bangkok.
Wat Po temple
In Thailand, there are many agricultural people who do a lot of physical work through the day and their muscles become very tight and sore, so they teach their children massage skills they learned from their parents. In this way Thai massage is passed down as an oral tradition. Massage has a unique style in each area of Thailand. When people would gather together from different regions they would exchange their techniques of massage. In this same way influences came from other countries such as China, India, Burma and Tibet creating its evolution and development.
The Thai Method
Thai massage blends styles from Asian neighbors passed down through the generations. Unlike the scooping and continuous strokes of Western massage, the Thai method uses point pressure, muscle stretching and compression, done in a rhythmic movement of gentle rocking. In Thai massage it is not just the hands that are used to free tension from the recipient's body, but the therapists feet, forearms, knees, and elbows as well. Be assured northern style Thai massage is never painful. Thai massage is applied on a mat on the floor, the work is done fully clothed and no oils are required.
Thai medical massage
Thai medical massage can move deeper into the mechanical functions of the body, working with deep muscle tension and joint mobility as well as nerve, muscle and ligament balancing.
Holistic Benefits of Traditional Thai Massage
- Facilitates relaxation
- Heightens awareness
- Frees blockages in energy flow
- Invigorates the nervous system
- Relieves pain and muscle tension
- Increases ability to absorb nutrition
- Strengthens and rejuvenates the body
- Improves circulation of blood and lymph
- Increases flexibility (passive yoga postures)
- Gives a general feeling of well being assisting in balancing body, mind, and spirit.
- Enhances elimination of wastes and toxic debris from physical, mental and emotional strain
Massage Therapy is different from Thai traditional massage. This Therapy will concentrate on the individuals main problems such as: headache, headache due to anxiety and tension, stiff neck and neck sore with painful to turn face, stiff shoulder with pain, stiff elbow, pain when bending or straighten out, hip pain when moving the leg, low back pain, pain when bowing forward, stiff knee or knee pain
Prices:
Thai Traditional Massage:
- First massage (30 Min): 35 €
- 1hr: 60 € (Bono of 3 times = 150 Euros)
- 1.5 hrs: 80 € (Bono of 3 times = 200 Euros)
Thai Massage Therapy:
- First massage (30 Min): 40 €
- 30 Min: 45 € (Bono of 3 times = 110 €)
- 1 hr 85 € (Bono of 3 times = 210 €)
- Thai traditional massage 45 min and Massage Therapy 15 min: together 70 €(Bono of 3 times = 190 €)
Please book in advance, wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes.
