Thai Massage

AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE THAT FIXES 21ST CENTURY HEALTH PROBLEMS

Valerie went to Thailand to learn Thai Massage from master teachers whose lineage can be traced back to the origins of Thai massage more than 2,000 years ago.

Thai Massage is sometimes referred to as “assisted yoga” because the bodyworker uses leverage, strength and cautious physical manipulation to create yogic stretches and lengthening in clients who assist the bodyworker by engaging in rhythmic breathing and visualized tension release.

Some ancient texts say that Thai Massage was originated by a legendary Indian doctor, Shivago Komarpaj, who was the personal physician of the Buddha and the King of Magadha. Body manipulation has long been used in powerful Thai healing practices that are based on belief that the body is contains 72,000 “sen” (energy meridians), of which ten are considered most important. Thai Massage uses physical movement and therapist-to-client applied pressure to produce predictable, long-lasting internal effects.

As with most Thai Massage therapists, Valerie does Thai Massage on a firm floor mat rather than on a massage table. Clients can remain fully clothed, other than the feet.

Thai Massage has a reputation for producing very intense sensations that some you might have heard are “too intense.” It’s true that some Thai practitioners apply inappropriate levels of pressure that can be perceived as painful.

Valerie Whiting has a more skillful Thai Massage approach. She is able to generate supersonic levels of firm pressure with her feet and hands, but she is also able to immediately read client musculoskeletal tension and adjust her pressure accordingly. She can be as gentle or as tough as you want her to be.

The most important factor to remember is that Valerie’s Thai Massage produces lasting realignment of the core architecture of the body- releasing tension, blockages, toxins, and neuropathy to bring movement, grace, ease, relaxation, calm energy, mental clarity and relief from pain.