BodyWork Massage (Male Therapist)

Service Description

Thai Bodywork is a form of massage and energy work. It uses conscious touch, stretches, range of motion, and other techniques, done more gently, to affect the whole energy and nervous system to relieve pain and restore balance. It is safe and effective for the majority of people, from strong athletes to frail or elderly clients. Clients usually leave pain-free, or greatly reduced, with a pervasive sense of well-being. In Thailand the common street form is very forceful stretching and pressing, done in a one-mode-fits-all style, often pushing everything to the limit, maximizing every move. It can be brutal and has given Thai the reputation of being a harsh modality. This form works in Thailand because the cultural expectation is that massage is supposed to hurt – “no pain, no gain;” “good medicine taste bad.” But that does not work for the majority of clients in America – and I have discovered that Thai Massage does NOT have to hurt to be effective. In fact, the work of the real masters is more nuanced with more going on than just stretching and pressing. They also use different forms of energy work and have the wisdom to know which moves are the most effective, where to press, and how far to go. There are a number of different styles and techniques, but what characterizes Thai elders is gracefulness and efficiency, which is also noticeable throughout Thai culture. My form of Thai Bodywork combines several of these styles and techniques which I have found work well for Americans.