Thai foot Massage

60 mins £ 50

History: (Story To Be Continued)

Traditional Thai Foot Massage is a unique and powerful therapy and an ancient form of therapeutic healing. Its roots are in India where it was brought to Thailand over 2000 years ago by Ayurvedic doctors and Buddhist monks. It combines acupressure, energy balancing and stretching with applied yoga exercises. As Buddhism proliferated throughout India, it carried with it this healing medicine. In its early development, it found its way to Southeast Asia and for centuries, it was performed by monks as one element of indigenous Thai medicine. Whereas most traditional Western and Eastern massage practices focus on tissue manipulation and the working of the muscles and joints, Thai Massage barely touches on either of these. It is more a manipulation of the pressure points, energy lines, and basic body forces which together produce a highly therapeutic effect. These traditions operate on the belief that applying pressure to the more than 7,000 nerves in the foot can release energetic blockages in the rest of the body. Foot massage and reflexology can be used as pain relief, to help alleviate stress and even to speed up injury recovery.

There are four elements of traditional Thai medicine:

• Nutritional counselling (Focusing on diet)
• Herbs (Given both internally and externally)
• Spiritual counselling (Primarily meditation and the Buddhist principles)
• Thai Massage (Which formed the backbone of the physical treatment)

Whether you’re giving yourself a foot rub, or enjoying a treatment from a reflexology practitioner, a foot massage can be a rewarding complimentary massage treatment that positively impacts your entire body.