THAI STRECHING YOGA MASSAGE
1. WHAT IS THAI STRECHING YOGA MASSAGE?
“Yoga is a complete science of life that originated in India many thousands of years ago. It is the oldest system of personal development in the world, encompassing body, mind and spirit. ” – The Sivananda Companion to Yoga (Simon & Schhuster, 1983)
Thai Massage often called the “Lazy Person’s Yoga” because the receiver can simply relax while someone else puts them through various yoga postures.
In Thai Massage, asanas are used, but they are not held for extended periods of time. The focus is more on the flow of the whole treatment rather than on the holding of a particular posture.
Meditation is not in the scope of the practice and will not be guided. This is not a Yoga Session.
- Increases the Joint’s Range of Motion by Streching.
- Reduces the Muscle Soreness
- Preferred after Warm up / Post-Exercise
- Streching covers all the major Muscle Groups
- Increases body flexibility
- Increases body mobility
- Acute injury or disease
- Chronic diseases
- Cancer, pus formations, tuberculosis, cystic tumors,
- Contagious illness / diseases
- Bone diseases
- Bone Fracture or Join dislocation
- Cortisone Treatment
- Weak Bones / structures – easy to fracture
- High Fever
- Open Wounds, Blister, infections, pimples
- Circulatory Issues – Heart disease, High Blood Pressure, Varicose veins, or diabetic neuropathy
In Thai Massage, Massage therapist will be using many parts of their body to apply pressure –
Palm, Thumb, Elbow, Feet and Knees
Pressure is usually Gentle to Firm. It can go deeper as needed.
There is no oil / lotions used. The client is fully clothed. Please wear loose or strechy clothes (Yoga Pants) for better results during streching sessions
- Encourages Homeostasis
- Increases Blood Circulation
- Aids Lymphatic fluid movement and circulation
- Reduce Stress
- Reduce Pain
- Increases Joint Mobility
- Improve flexibility
2. How to prepare for the session:
- Thai Streching Yoga Massage is a “Clothes-On” Modality.
- Dress in light, loose comfortable clothes that allow for easy movement, as there is a lot of streching, assisted yoga and joint mobilization involved.
- Pants or shorts works. Skirts and dresses don’t work well in this modality
- This Modality is done bare foot. You may be bring or ask for socks if you need new one.
- Watches, Jewelry or any items that may interfere with movements should be removed.
The Session is completely performed on a floor thai mat. Unless, you have selected Table Thai, in which the session is performed in the table.
- Don’t take hot bath or sauna for about a half hour prior to the session
- Don’t eat just before the session
- After the session, it is fine to eat or take bath / sauna.
- Over Streching can cause injury. Please communicate when you feel discomfort or pain
- Over Twisting can put stress on ligaments. Be always in comfort zone.
3. Choosing Treatments:
- Performed on Thai Mat
- Legs:
- Starts with actions of feet
- Actions of Hip
- Actions of Knee
- Stretching Calf
- Stretching Quads
- Stretching LowerBack
- Stretching Hamstrings
- Stretching Adductors / Abductors
- Arms:
- Different actions on Gleno-Humeral Joint
- Actions and movements on Scapula-Thoracic Joint
- Wrist
- Fingers
- Back
- Cobra postures
- Double Pec Stretches
- Face & Neck
- Performed on Thai Mat
- Legs:
- Starts with actions of feet
- Actions of Hip
- Actions of Knee
- Stretching Calf
- Stretching Quads
- Stretching LowerBack
- Stretching Hamstrings
- Stretching Adductors / Abductors
- Arms:
- Different actions on Gleno-Humeral Joint
- Actions and movements on Scapula-Thoracic Joint
- Wrist
- Fingers
- Back
- Cobra postures
- Double Pec Stretches
- Face & Neck
- Side Lying Positions
- Shoulder / Scapula work on subscapularis and serratus anterior
- Lower Back stiffness relief
- One Focus Area
- Performed on Thai Mat
- Legs:
- Starts with actions of feet
- Actions of Hip
- Actions of Knee
- Stretching Calf
- Stretching Quads
- Stretching LowerBack
- Stretching Hamstrings
- Stretching Adductors / Abductors
- Arms:
- Different actions on Gleno-Humeral Joint
- Actions and movements on Scapula-Thoracic Joint
- Wrist
- Fingers
- Back
- Cobra postures
- Double Pec Stretches’
- Face & Neck
- Abdominal Breathing and deep work for PSOS / Hip Flexors
- Anterior / Sitting Stretches
- This modality is performed on the table
- Table Thai one of the following must be selected for
- Shoulder/ Upper Back
- Lower Back
- Legs
- There won’t be time for all the three
- Swedish is added to complement the stretching part. Can choose between relaxation & more treatment focused
- Swedish Gymnastics – Arms, Legs
- Swedish Relaxation
- Swedish will require use of oil or lotions. This session is draped using sheets.
- This special modality if mainly focused on the flexibility and recovery of the leg muscles
- Hip Joint Actions
- Knee Actions
- Feet Actions
- Stretches for legs and lower back
There is no upper body and this is fully clothed session on the table.
4. Thai Strectching yoga videos (publicly available)
Disclaimer: These are publicly available thai stretching yoga massage information. Recycling the information instead of creating new content. Care a lot doesn’t validate or verify the information in the videos. But these videos help to get general information about this modality and what to expect:
5. Recommended Reading sources
6. Basic thai streching yoga poses:
- Cow Pose Gomukhasana will expose tightness around latissimus dorsi, deltoid, pectoralis major. Muscles for Gomukhasana
7. DYNAMIC CODE
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