Window of the Sky Acupuncture, Massage, Chinese Herbal Medicine

Traditional Thai Massage

Beginning in the winter of 2023, I will be holding weekend clinics seasonally where I offer 75-90 minutes of Thai massage on those weekends only.

Traditional Thai massage has been practiced in Thailand for over a 1,000 years. The practice is an everyday part of life within families, Buddhist practices, used by folk medicine practitioners and received by royalty. It has a long history of being an integral part of health for the people of Thailand.

Thai massage is a wonderful combination of pressing with hands, elbows, knees and feet by the practitioner, and strategic positioning of limbs and spine of the recipient to facilitate stretches that both lengthen muscles and release tension. This results in a very “active” massage that requires no effort on the recipient’s behalf. It can be very vigorous and deep for the very tense and inflexible, or modified to be gentle and effective for those needing increased range of motion in limbs and joints, and a release from pain. I often refer to this massage as the “lazy man’s yoga.” The result is an amazing calmness with a simultaneous alertness of the mind and awakening of the body.

Please come dressed for Thai massage in loose, stretchy, comfortable clothing. I recommend a long sleeved T-shirt and sweat pants or tights, or scrubs work really well, too. This massage is perfect for those physically limited to getting onto a higher massage table (height is lower than with other types of massage), and those who would like to remain clothed during a massage.