Health Life

       Ancient Thai massage has a long history of therapeutic healing in Thailand. It is a unique form of bodywork with origins dating back 2500 years. Its roots can be traced back to India. The founder of the practice was Shivaga Komarpaj, a doctor believed to be friend and contemporary to the Buddha. Thailand is situated along the great trade route between India and China and its history and culture, along with its medicine, has been affected by its location. As Buddhism spread out from India, healing medicine spread with it. Thai massage has been passed down as an oral tradition, with a unique style developing in each area of       Thailand. Most of the ancient medical texts were destroyed along with the destruction of Ayutthaya in the 18th Century by the Burmese. As an attempt to preserve the tradition of Thai massage what remained was literally carved in stone and set into the walls at Wat Po temple in Bangkok. Wat Po remains a centre of ancient Thai massage teaching in Thailand today. Originally, the Thai people saw illness as an imbalance in the body, mind and spirit, and they would seek help at the local temple. They were treated by the monks with the three elements of traditional Thai medicine:

      Herbal medicines: These medicines are readily available over the counter at pharmacies in Thailand today, and many Thai herbs are included in regional cuisine with the intent of enhancing health as well as taste. Psycho-Spiritual healing: This includes various types of visualization practices by the patient, as well as shamanistic rituals performed by the healer.

      Thai Massage: This formed the backbone of physical treatments. Rather than just at the temples or perpetuated within families Thai massage is now practiced throughout Thailand, at massage schools, hospitals, in hotels, on the beaches, and seemingly around every street corner where there is an enterprising Thai! Some of these venues are not legitimate, and many therapists have received only minimal training. Yet other venues offer astounding treatments by masters of this healing art. There is much to be learned from traditional Thai massage practitioners within Thailand.

      Benefits of Thai Massage techniques Thai massage has been used for centuries in Thailand to treat degenerative conditions and promote wellness.This ancient form of therapy is beneficial to the young or old, active or inactive, healthy or not so healthy. Thai massage techniques assist the body to return to optimum performance and optimum health, contributing to a sense of ease and well-being and good health. The benefits of Thai massage are boundless. Thai massage heightens awareness, frees blockages in energy flow, invigorates the nervous system, relieves pain and muscle tension, increases the bodies ability to absorb nutrition by stimulating the organs, strengthens and rejuvenates the body, improves circulation of the blood and lymph, increases flexibility and promotes a general feeling of well-being assisting in balancing body, mind and spirit. Thai massage assists elimination of waste and toxic debris collected from physical and emotional strain. Thai massage techniques can be particularly helpful in relieving headaches, migraines, arthritis, whiplash pain, paralysis, numbness and back pain. Our family has a personal story which demonstrates the benefits of properly executed Thai massage techniques. Several years ago Ex, co-owner of Horizon Thai Boxing Camp, received a faulty injection at a Doctors clinic. The injection should have been administered into the vain, but the Doctor mistakenly jabbed it into his leg muscle. Ex very quickly became gravely ill. Following months of intensive hospital treatment Ex was told that he would never walk again. In fact, it was considered a miracle that he managed to survive at all. Ex believes wholeheartedly that Thai massage treatments received on release from the hospital were partly responsible for his full recovery.