Ancient Yoga Massage

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Ancient Yoga Massage is a therapeutic technique of bodywork that was developed over 2,500 years ago by Jivaka Komarabhacca, a friend and physician to the Buddha and renowned as a healer in Buddhist tradition. When Buddhist monks and nuns migrated from India to Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, and Thailand, they brought the knowledge of Thai Massage and medicine with them.

Diagrams inscribed on the walls at the temple of Wat Po in Bangkok illustrate one of the fundamental principles of traditional Thai medicine: that energy flows through the body along ten major channels, or sen lines. If an obstruction occurs in any of these channels it is believed that pain or disease results. In this sense, traditional Thai medicine is like many other ancient healing systems, which believe that illnesses are caused by an imbalance or obstruction within the individual, or by an imbalance between an individual and their environment.  Ancient Thais treated several ailments by using massage to restore the flow of energy throughout the body.

It is profound to experience this healing art of Ancient Yoga Massage.  It's a unique and powerful system, consisting of a deep, full-body treatment, combining rhythmic massage, applied pressure to the sen lines, stretching of the joints and muscles, gentle twisting, energy work and meditation.

Ancient Yoga Massage stimulates and balances the flow of healing energy within the body, opening the areas which are blocked bringing the receiver deeper into balance and harmony for health, happiness, and wellness of being. This system creates a powerful release of stress and tension, and an increase in vitality as it deepens the connection between mind, body, and spirit in both the giver and receiver.

An Ancient Yoga Massage session it is conducted on a thick cushion on the floor, and the client remains fully clothed in loose pants and a comfortable shirt, allowing for ease of movement and flexibility. A session lasts between one and two hours and consists of dynamic and fluid combinations of techniques that move, stretch, and twist the client while they are positioned on their back, front, side, and sitting cross-legged on the floor. Every massage is tailored to your specific needs and can help alleviate many kinds of aches and pains including problems with back, shoulders, neck, hips, legs, headaches, and much more.

Ancient Yoga Massage is one of the best therapeutic massage/bodywork treatment available for chronic pain and sports injuries. It is an outstanding way to help promote total relaxation and stress reduction. Together, these actions result in a comprehensive full body treatment that relieves muscular tension, improves circulation, boosts the immune system, and balances the body energetically. Ancient Yoga massage increases flexibility, releasing both deep and superficial tension, enhances the body’s natural energy flow, and promotes inner peace with a quiet mind. Initially affecting the physical body, it can then gradually reach the more subtle life forces - the emotions, thoughts, and senses. It is common for recipients to go into a Yoga Nidra state where time and space disappear, and the healing takes place on a deeper level. Most clients report that following a session, they feel taller, more graceful, and more integrated, and they experience an exquisite sense of lightness in their body.