Wat Poo, Bangkok.

Thai Therapy has its roots in the ancient Indian medicine known as Ayurveda and is believed to have arrived in Thailand with the transmission of Buddhism from India and Sri Lanka 700-1000 year ago.

The influence of Yoga is also present in the body positions and the stretching movements that are part of Thai Massage. The original precepts of Ancient Thai Massage were recorded in the Pali language of early Buddhist texts. The original practitioners were Buddhist monks in northern India in the first and second centuries B.C. Prior to modern times in Thailand. The Wats (Buddhist temples) served as Thailand's predominant centers of education, healing and social life. While today some of the Buddhist temples in Thailand and Laos still maintain the practice of monks and nuns administering Ancient Thai Massage.

Specifically, mat work allows for maximum effective use of the practitioner's balanced body weight. Through balanced body weight, pressure and energy are applied and transmitted by the practitioner to the client. Consists primarily of pressure on the body's energy lines and pressure points. Thai Massage lines and pressure points are worked within a comprehensive whole body massage that may be performed in a period ranging from one to three hours. One hour is actually too short, whereas 1 1/2 to 2 hours is considered reasonable, and 2 1/2 to 3 hours is considered ideal. Thai Massage is not a quickie toning of the muscles and loosening of the joints. It is a whole body massage which helps nearly all parts of the body.

 The practitioner apply pressure with the palms, thumbs and feet, and occasionally the elbows are used. The stretching open the body up and have the effect of both, relaxing and energizing. The recipient of the massage is passive and the practitioner does all the work. The techniques affect the entire body  increasing body flexibility and release body tension at all levels.

The practitioner's attitude and physical approach to administering Thai Massage are of utmost importance. Those trained in the art of Thai massage are required to cultivate points of attitude as they learn the basics and move on to apprenticeship. Work is to be done in a meditative and concentrated state of mind. The Masseur is trained to avoid certain physical applications depending on the person's general physical condition. From the beginning, the Masseur is taught to work in a slow, gentle and soothing style. Thai Massage is never rushed, the practitioner is never in a hurry to meet a timetable, the time is flexible and the practitioner works at his or her steady pace until the massage is complete.

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