Art from a nomad heart - the blog of my beautiful wife, plus her instagram

Art from a nomad heart - the blog of my beautiful wife

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Thai massage

Thai massage is a holistic bodywork addressing all inbalances in the body whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. It is one of the five branches of Traditional Thai medicine. It is a healing technique that was practiced before western allopathic medicine was ever created. The massage involves deep massage and stretching, 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. Thai massage differs from traditional massage by its use of body's energy line system, known as Sen lines. The Sen lines are not the same as Chinese meridians. When open, the Sen channels allow the wind element to circulate freely in the body. When blocked, disease can take over the natural healthy functions of the body. Hence all the focus in Thai massage is to open any blockages in the Sen channels. A session typically last around two hours and the massage works to open the entire body. The massage may include the pulling of toes, fingers and ears. Thai Massage is ideal for everyone as the sessions are customized for each individual with their body type and age.

The history of Thai massage is quite complex subject. What is known as "modern" Thai massage in the west is fairly new form, authentic traditional Thai massage is part of the Thai medicine system and was never taught as a separate subject before the western influence. In traditional Thai medicine, there are 5 roots: 1.medical sciences (for example herbal medicine) 2.physical therapies (massage is just one part of this root) 3.spirit medicine (prayers, chanting) 4.divinatory sciences (astrology) 5.Buddhism

So as you can see to learn or teach Thai massage as a separate subject from other roots of the traditional Thai medicine is not a very holistic approach.

First we can consider the history of Traditional Thai medicine. According to the legends, the biggest influence on Thai medicine was a herbalist doctor who lived in India around 2500 years ago called Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha, also known as Shivago Komarpaj. He was from northern India at the time of the Buddha, they met and he became a friend and a personal physician of the Buddha. He also worked with the Magadha King Bimbasara and the Buddhist nuns and monks called the Sangha. Because he was an important person in Buddhism, his teachings about medicine went to Thailand with the teachings of the Buddha. 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 medicine was lost in 1767 during the Burmese attack in Ayutthia. Then later in 1915, traditional Thai medicine was made illegal in favor of allopathic western medicine. Only in 1970s the government of Thailand started once again to favor Thai medicine and tried to resurrect the lost practice. It is from 1970s onwards when the tourists first started to come to Thailand that the practice known as Thai massage started to form.

About me

Nara Prem has been practicing meditation, yoga and Thai massage since 2003. He has studied Thai massage in India, Thailand and Europe. He likes to experience living in different cultures and has lived in UK, India, Portugal and Norway. From a young age he has been searching for tools for holistic health and for spiritual and personal growth. His interests include meditation, yoga, Wim Hof method, permaculture, detoxing, nutrition, biodanza, non-violent communication, tantra and shamanism.

2019  - moved back to Finland and went to school learning classical massage for a year


2015  - shamanic ceremonies with Yawanawa tribe

                    
2014  - OsteoThai breathing process with David Lutt in Greece    
          - living in Sadhana forest community in Auroville, India

          - training with Thai massage master Pichest Boonthumme in Thailand
          - 10 days Vipassana meditation course in Sweden


2013  - One month yoga teacher training at The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India
          - Advanced Thai massage: Energy lines with Laurino in Greece
          - Non-violent communication audio training course
          - 10 days Vipassana meditation course in Sweden

2012  - 10 days Vipassana meditation course in Portugal

2011  - working as a volunteer on a WWOOF farm Osho Garden in Portugal
         - 10 day Vipassana meditation course in Spain

2009   -  “tantra man tantra woman” workshop with Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita in UK
-  “union of the opposites” workshop with Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita in UK

2008    - 7 day Biodanza congress in Italy
            - Thai massage advanced course with Itzhak Helman in India
            - 10 day Vipassana meditation course in UK

2007    - living in Croydon Hall Osho community in UK
            - weekly biodanza class for 6 months in London

2006    - biodanza festival in Osho Leela in UK

2005    - Thai massage advanced course with Itzhak Helman in India
            -  Training with Thai massage master Pichest Boonthumme in Thailand
            - 10 days Vipassana meditation course in India
            - biodanza festival in Osho Leela in UK

2004    - Thai massage training course with Itzhak Helman in India
            - 10 days Vipassana meditation course in India
            - living in Sadhana forest community in Auroville in India

2003    - Thai massage training course with Itzhak Helman in India
            - Thai masssage advanced course with Itzhak Helman in India
            - 3 weeks in a yoga Ashram in Rishikesh, India
            - 10 days Vipassana meditation course in India

Photos

Some photos of me giving massage and in the end sitting in meditation :)