thai massage

Traditional Thai Massage dates back some 2500 years to its founder, the doctor Jivaka Kumarabhacca, friend and colleague of the Buddha. It is a unique bodywork that unites the disciplines of Hatha Yoga, ayurvedic massage, reflexology, Chinese acupuncture and Japanese shiatsu.

Thai massage uses a combination of point pressure along the Sen lines, similar to Chinese meridian channels and muscle stretching. It is also known as “Yoga Massage” and many of the movements are passive yoga postures.

A traditional massage lasts between 1 and a half to 3 hours, takes place on a cushioned floor-mat and the recipient wears loose cotton garments. Thai massage has a range of beneficial effects that are experienced when practiced on a regular basis: it enhances awareness as well as relaxation, releases blockages in the energy flow system, relieves pain and muscle tension, revitalises the nervous system, increases the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, strengthens and rejuvenates the body and increases flexibility, stimulates organ function, improves circulation and the process of elimination, provides a general feeling of well-being and balance.

Suzy Eastwood’s practice is inspired by her training with Master Lek Chaiya in Chiang Mai whose Southern style deep tissue “Jap-Sen” or Nerve Touch method is more therapeutically oriented than usual Thai massage . She also places a particular focus on reflexology and herbalism, offering hot medicinal pack therapy with her massage.