Thai massage looks like a cross between yoga, acupressure and Zen and all procedure of Thai massage is inspired by Buddhist teachings.
Thai massage consists of slow, rhythmic compressions and stretches along the body’s energy lines. Specialists say that in the human body are over 70,000 energy lines called as Sen, and Thai massage concentrates on applying pressure along 10 of the most important Sen, using the palms of the hands, thumbs, elbows, and feet.
The effort from the therapist works to free tension within the body. Thai massage therapists also move the body of the patient to position into yoga-like poses and gently rock the body to open the joints and facilitate their moving.
Deep, sustained pressure from therapist hands ensures that the muscle’s connective tissue, soften and relax in order to release the flow of energy along the Sen (energy lines), and to prepare the client for next the stretches that follow.