Tag: Thailand

  • Thai Massage

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    What is Thai Massage? Unlike Western massage styles, the Thai Massage is provided on a padded floor mat with the recipient fully dressed. Elbows, feet, knees and forearms are used to execute specific strokes and manipulations, making the experience quite physical for both parties. Rhythmic compressions, rolling of limbs, pulsing controlled pressure points and gentle rocking…

  • Traditional Tok Sen

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    What is Tok Sen Therapy? The gentle knock knock, knock-knock of the wooden mallet tapping the wedge into muscles vibrating deep into the body while providing sound therapy to calm nerves and deepen relaxation. “Tok,” meaning ‘to hit’ and “Sen,” refers to the energy pathways within the body. It is said that the origin of Tok Sen Therapy style of bodywork…

  • Barefoot Thai Massage

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    What is Barefoot Thai Massage? Barefoot Thai massage is an ancient form of bodywork that uses the providers body weight to perform deep tissue work on specific pressure points, resulting in the client feeling refreshed and stimulated. Using a cane for balance and support to vary position and weight, the practitioner applies pressure by using…

  • Chapter 7 – Double the FUN

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    After traveling for about 18 hours – by ferry, bus, pickup truck, another bus and a tuk tuk – arriving in Bangkok at 6 AM. Sitting in the park watching Mai Thai fighters training, zumba teachers teaching and Thai chi groups practicing around the park. All I wanted was a cool shower and some much needed…

  • Chapter 5 – Class Completed

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    Today was my final day of the Intensive 5 week Professional Thai Massage course at TMC…

  • Chapter 4 – The weekend of realization

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    Sunday morning I woke up early, as planned, and hit the trail with a friend. Pilgrims Path! 14km (over 8 miles) up and down. We started the day on an emotional low, both of our debit/credit cards were not working and we were running low on Thai Baht. We weren’t even sure we were going to…

  • Chapter 3 – Lessons worth learning

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    I left my life behind to travel to Thailand and this is what I’ve come to realize: 1. I own WAY too much ‘junk’ and with that I PACKED too much!! (Time to purge) 2. I’ve been nearly killed at least twice by California drivers and it still feels safer than driving (or crossing the street)…