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What I love about giving Thai Massage is seeing person I am working on shift in a couple of ways.
It lightens you up!
One is that they come in more serious or neutral in mood and affect, and that they sometimes leave laughing or giggling. I have seen this the with the last two people I worked on. I find that I am more giggly and light feeling inside.
The other advantage to Thai Massage is that people tend to get floaty and relaxed. I attribute this to the whole of the work and also the ending, which begins with the feet moving up to the head. Working on the feet seems important as it starts to send healing energy to those places that people have more tension, their problem areas. The areas start to loosen up with therapeutic reflexology. That is furthered with working on the leg lines in Thai Massage, which are specific on each leg, for different aspects of the mind/body. I use palming with my hands and thumbing with my thumbs on these lines and I tune into the person to find out what pressure is best for them inviting communication on the matter. Then I open up the joints with some stretching and palming legs. There is bellywork that is deeply grounding. I spend time on the back, neck and shoulders while the person is sidelying or on their belly, depending on what they need and how they need it. Arms and hands get attention. I have discovered some special ways of dealing with elbows, forearms and hands for guitar players, computer users, and those with arm issues. I may add some shea butter to feet or hands during the massage work in these areas. The end included neck, shoulders, gentle work on the face.
People also get really floaty and relaxed with the ending which is using specific Access Bars energy points which are held on the head. This is to release files of thoughts that are no longer needed within the mind. It feels relaxing and sometimes people fall asleep for a bit, or check out and then come back feeling great. There is often visible relaxation in their face, a smile and sometimes giggling. I love to see the shift from serious to smiling!
Doesn't it make you tired?
No. People wonder if I feel tired from Thai Massage or am depleted by it. The truth is that I feel better. For Thai Massage uses moves that are based on leverage and I don't really use your muscles as much to apply pressure with strength, though there is pressure in the massage for those who want it! It is more a pouring of weight that is gradual. I use my hands, elbows, feet, toes, knee, and forearm to apply pressure or strech a person. The mechanics of giving Thai Massage are based on using alignment and rocking providing leverage instead of hard work and strain for me. It is like yoga, in that it is a practice to make you flexible and it is based on how you stack your body in a way that is easy and effortless.
The other thing I love about Thai Massage is that I am receiving a relaxation experience when I work on another. I relax as the person relaxes and at the end I am more chilled out, less anxious and more happy than when I began, just like my clients and friends. How lucky am I to experience this in the work that I do!
The thing I love most about Thai Massage is to receive it because it feels great!
Shivrael, Certified Thai Bodyworker in Mt.Shasta
It lightens you up!
One is that they come in more serious or neutral in mood and affect, and that they sometimes leave laughing or giggling. I have seen this the with the last two people I worked on. I find that I am more giggly and light feeling inside.
The other advantage to Thai Massage is that people tend to get floaty and relaxed. I attribute this to the whole of the work and also the ending, which begins with the feet moving up to the head. Working on the feet seems important as it starts to send healing energy to those places that people have more tension, their problem areas. The areas start to loosen up with therapeutic reflexology. That is furthered with working on the leg lines in Thai Massage, which are specific on each leg, for different aspects of the mind/body. I use palming with my hands and thumbing with my thumbs on these lines and I tune into the person to find out what pressure is best for them inviting communication on the matter. Then I open up the joints with some stretching and palming legs. There is bellywork that is deeply grounding. I spend time on the back, neck and shoulders while the person is sidelying or on their belly, depending on what they need and how they need it. Arms and hands get attention. I have discovered some special ways of dealing with elbows, forearms and hands for guitar players, computer users, and those with arm issues. I may add some shea butter to feet or hands during the massage work in these areas. The end included neck, shoulders, gentle work on the face.
People also get really floaty and relaxed with the ending which is using specific Access Bars energy points which are held on the head. This is to release files of thoughts that are no longer needed within the mind. It feels relaxing and sometimes people fall asleep for a bit, or check out and then come back feeling great. There is often visible relaxation in their face, a smile and sometimes giggling. I love to see the shift from serious to smiling!
Doesn't it make you tired?
No. People wonder if I feel tired from Thai Massage or am depleted by it. The truth is that I feel better. For Thai Massage uses moves that are based on leverage and I don't really use your muscles as much to apply pressure with strength, though there is pressure in the massage for those who want it! It is more a pouring of weight that is gradual. I use my hands, elbows, feet, toes, knee, and forearm to apply pressure or strech a person. The mechanics of giving Thai Massage are based on using alignment and rocking providing leverage instead of hard work and strain for me. It is like yoga, in that it is a practice to make you flexible and it is based on how you stack your body in a way that is easy and effortless.
The other thing I love about Thai Massage is that I am receiving a relaxation experience when I work on another. I relax as the person relaxes and at the end I am more chilled out, less anxious and more happy than when I began, just like my clients and friends. How lucky am I to experience this in the work that I do!
The thing I love most about Thai Massage is to receive it because it feels great!
Shivrael, Certified Thai Bodyworker in Mt.Shasta