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Welcome to Thai Massage Worx
I am Krittikarn a Thai qualified massage therapist. My family have been natural healers for generations practising Thai traditional massage and Medicine. I was initially taught by my grandmother when I was very young.
My grandfather was a very famous traditional Thai doctor incorporating herbal remedies, nutritional medicines and massage in Southern Thailand. I have now complete 5 courses at Wat Po, the oldest and most famous Thai Traditional Massage School
My most recent course in July 2009 was an Infant and Child Massage Course which although beneficial to all children is especially so for autistic and children suffering from ADHD. I am now offering both Thai Traditional and Aromatherapy Oil Massage.
Traditional Thai Massage
In Indai,in the Fifth Century BC, the Buddha befriended Dr.Jivaka Kumarbhaccha, a famous Ayurvedic healer. Dr.Jivaka became the head physician for the original Sangha community of Buddhist monks and followers. This man is known as "The Father Doctor" of Traditional Thai Medicine. Dr. Jivaka traveled to Thailand, the crossroads for merchant trade between India and the Far East. Recognizing the value of China's ancient medicine, he combined it with his Ayurvedic knowledge and created the four branches of Traditional Thai Medicine: herbal remedies, nutritional medicines, spiritual practices and Nuad Bo'Rarn or Thai Massage.
The word "Nuad" means "to touch with purpose of healing" and the "Bo'Rarn" is Sanskrit for something that is ancient and revered. An integral part of Thai Massage includes the practices of yoga and meditation. The knowledge and training of Thai massage has been handed down through centuries by the monks of the Buddhist monasteries, or Wats. One of the most famous learning institutions for Thai medicine is Wat Po in Bangkok where Thai massage is still taught today.
Often referred to as Thai Yoga massage, this style of manipulation is different from what most western people think of as massage. It is practiced fully clothed on a floor mat without oils or lotions. Thai massage techniques, using the thumbs, elbows, palms, forearms, feet, and knees include: rocking, rhythmic muscle compression, assisted yoga positions and stretching, working along energy meridians called Sen lines. Three of the Sen lines run along the same areas as the yogic nadis, the Indian version of energy lines, affecting certain chakras (energy centres) in treatment. A session is practised very slowly (sometimes for more than two hours), in a choreographed "dance" as the practitioner moves the receiver around the mat, creating a relaxed, meditative state for both.
Aromatherapy Oil Massage
The use of essential oils has been around for thousands of years. All sorts of trees, flowers and plants provide us with oils for our every need. Each oil has its own unique medicinal properties and provides a wonderful or interesting aroma. Blended together they soak through the skin into the blood and via the nose into the brain working on what is needed to bring the body back into balance.
It was only in the earlier part of the 20th century, a French chemist by the name of René-Maurice Gattefossé became interested in the use of essential oils for their medicinal use. Previously, he focused on the aromatic use of essential oils for perfume, but his interest in their medicinal use grew after an accident heightened his curiosity. While working, he burned his arm rather badly. By reflex, he plunged his burned arm into the closest liquid which happened to be a large container of lavender essential oil. The burn he suffered healed quickly and left no scar.
Gattefossé is credited with coining the term aromatherapy in 1928 within an article where he supports the use of using essential oils in their whole without breaking them down into their primary constituents.
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Aromatherapy, Thai Massage
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