Thai Massage DVD

By Dr. Richard Gold, a founding director of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, this is a comprehensive two and one half hour instructional DVD. The viewer is given a step-by-step presentation of a complete session of Nuad Bo Rairn.

Thai Massage, also called Thailand Massage or Thailand Medical Massage, is a therapeutic type of bodywork.  The main focus of Thai Massage is to unblock energy that is trapped in the body.  Of the 72,000 energy pathways or vessels that are said to exist to distribute the vital life energy force known as chi or prana, Thai Massage focuses on the 10 major lines called Sens.

The 10 Sen lines are more closely related to the Indian system than to the Chinese or Japanese systems of meridians.

Massage has a long history of therapeutic healing in Thailand.  Thai Massage may have been created over 2500 years ago and is still practiced today.

In the second century B.C. the Indian King Ashoka sent Buddhist missionaries to Thailand.  They built great temples where the practice of massage flourished.  Many of the postures and movements used in Thai Massage communicate the adaptation of yogic techniques from Hinduism. 

The knowledge of massage and traditional massage in Thailand has been handed down orally or by practical demonstration of touch from one generation to the next within the family.  It is usually passed from parent to child and teacher to student.

When the flow of vital life energy is impeded, certain points along the meridians accumulate blockage.  These blockages can be caused by physical injury, emotional stress, improper diet, and lack of exercise, and ultimately result in pain and disease when left untreated.

To clear blocked meridian points the practitioner uses pressure exerted with finger, thumbs, hands, forearms, elbows, and feet.  Stretching all the muscles of the body and integrating yoga-like stretches using a rocking motion are integral parts of the treatment.  Once the stagnated energy is flowing freely, tensed muscles relax and dysfunctional organs heal themselves.

A unique feature of Thai Massage is that it is given on the floor.  This is to accommodate the yoga-like stretches.  Also, the person remains clothed during the massage.

The secret of learning Thai Massage is good instruction and practice.  The International Instructing Team assists in the teaching of the Thailand Massage Seminars.  This Instructing Team is made up of health care professionals from many disciplines.  All instructors are massage practitioners and have been specially trained and certified in Thailand Massage techniques of Chaing Mai, Thailand.