My last Thai massage before leaving Thailand was the night before I left. Travel back to the States was a daunting twenty hour endeavor including a three hour layover in Hong Kong. My instructor for a three day arm and…
Cupping Massage
What is cupping massage? Using soft silicone cups rather than heated glass cups, this ancient technique’s purpose is to promote health and healing of the body. Cupping loosens soft tissue and connective tissue, and helps to promote lymphatic flow and…
What is Thai Foot Massage?
Thai Foot Massage (also known as Thai Reflexology) is much more than a fancy foot rub! In addition to being a relaxing and energizing massage of the feet and lower legs, it delivers a form of light acupressure that impacts…
Preparing for Kapha
If you prescribe to the ancient Indian system of health known as Ayurveda, now is the time of year that we shift from Vata to Kapha. The seasons of Ayurveda coincide with changes Mother Nature bestows upon us. Vata is the…
What is Thai Yoga Massage?
A strict definition of Thai massage is elusive because it is a practice which has been passed down from mentor to protege over many, many generations with nearly as many nuanced variations. Here in the West, we speak of two…