What is Thai Yoga Massage
Note: To best understand the theories behind Thai Yoga Massage, and examine the benefits of this ancient healing art, I really couldn’t have said it better than Lotus Palm founder Kam Thye Chow. The following is an informative excerpt from, “Thai Yoga Massage - A Dynamic Therapy for Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Energy”.
“In the temples of Thailand many centuries ago, a dynamic bodywork therapy based on yoga, ayurveda and the martial arts was born. In this unique healing system of Thai Yoga Massage, the practitioner guides the recipient through a series of yoga postures while palming and thumbing along the body’s energy lines and pressure points. Together these actions result in a treatment that relieves muscular tension, improves circulation, boosts the immune system, and balances the body energetically.
Thai Yoga Massage is practiced as a duet. Counterbalancing and levering the recipient’s body with his own, the practitioner works with gravity, breath, and directed touch to create a harmonious and therapeutic “dance” with the recipient that imparts physical vibrancy, grace, and spiritual energy.
“Thai Yoga Massage is performed on the floor in loose and comfortable clothing. In receiving Thai Yoga Massage, one is also receiving the benefits of the practice of Yoga. This technique has been described as assisted Hatha Yoga. A Thai Yoga Massage also incorporates martial arts moves, rhythmic motion, palming and thumbing along energy lines, gentle stretching, and breathwork, creating a flowing “dance” around and with the recipient’s body.
In addition to stretching and tonifying the muscles, Thai Yoga Massage improves circulation, relieves muscular tension and spasm, helps expedite metabolism, boosts the immune system, and balances the body energetically, inducing a calm mental state. This practice provides the recipient with both a physical and an energetic massage.”
Lotus Palm on YouTube Kam Thye Chow, founder of Lotus Palm and author of many books on Thai Yoga Massage and Thai Yoga Therapy has created a page on YouTube to offer an introduction and instruction in the art of Thai Yoga Massage. If you would like to learn more about this powerful healing art, please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/ThaiYogaMassage ;
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Thai Yoga Massage Professional Certification Program
In this five day intensive training program you will learn and apply a full 90-minute Thai Yoga Massage sequence that utilizes yoga postures, passive stretching, acupressure, energy work, massage and meditation to assist clients in reducing tension, enhancing flexibility, experiencing deep relaxation and improving overall wellbeing. You will incorporate the fundamentals of effortless, flowing transitions between postures, and learn how to maintain proper body alignment and apply energy balance through Thai Energy Lines. Pre-requisites: None.
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Intensive I - Course Details
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City: Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Course: Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Training Level I
Dates: Feb 13-17, 2010
Time: 9:00-4:30
Host: Yoga NRG
Cost: $660 inclusive
City: Kimberley, BC Canada
Course: Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Training Level I
Dates: May 5-9, 2010
Time: 9:00-4:30
Host: Mountain Pose Yoga & Wellness
Cost: $660 inclusive
Facilitator: Heather Agnew heather@yogatrinity.com
Questions/Registrations: Leeann at 250-427-7370 or info@mountainpose.ca
City: Hepburn Springs (Daylesford)
Date: May 26-30, 2010
Time: 9:00-4:30
Host: Hepburn Retreat Centre
Cost: $660 (course only)
Accommodation and Meals: $300 (5 nights)
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Port Douglas, QLD, Australia
Course: Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Training Level I
Dates: Jun 16-20, 2010
Time: 9:00-4:30
Host: Barbara Malarski
Cost: $660 inclusive
Facilitator: Heather Agnew heather@yogatrinity.com
Questions/Registrations: Barbara 0408 453 989 or Barbara@barbaramalarski.com.au
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