Traditional Thai Massage

or Nuad Bo-Rarn Northern Style

Traditional massage of Thailand is said to have originated over 2500 years ago with the renowned physician Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha in India, who attended Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha, and the monks and nuns of the sangha, or community of his followers.

The theoretical basis of Thai massage is the existence of the "energy body," which includes 72,000 "sen" or energy lines. In Thai massage we address the ten main sen using pressure on specific points along these lines, compressions and stretches, releasing blockages to restore the free flow of life energy. Thai massage is sometimes referred to as "Yoga for lazy people" because of the similarity to the ancient Indian discipline of some of the stretches that the practitioner "does" to the client.

---

Styles of Thai Massage >