How To Prepare For Your Thai Massage

Thai massage is a manipulation of the body that assists the client to return to a state of harmony, balance and freedom. Each person will respond to this in terms of their own experience and previous conditioning. Those whose physical condition is not too far removed from a natural state will experience energy, exhilaration and a sense of well-being and freedom. Those only beginning to make the journey back to a state of health may feel that they have been deeply challenged. Nevertheless, it is well to remember that Thai Massage has been used for countless generations to treat degenerative conditions, such as muscular dystrophy and paralysis. The potential for healing is as great as our consciousness of it.

To prepare yourself for your Thai Massage, the following suggestions are designed to facilitate the experience in as positive manner as possible–

• Prepare enough time. Do not arrive late or out of breath or worried about your next appointment of the day. Thai Massage is a 'Timed-Timelessness'. Learn to appreciate the gift of this quality.
• Dress comfortably in light-weight clothing that allows the body to move with freedom. Avoid stiff, heavy fabrics, like denim, which restricts movement and makes it difficult to perform the treatment. Light weight cotton or work out clothing is ideal.
• You will be asked to remove shoes and socks, but no more. In Thailand, emphasis is placed on the importance of having clean feet. Please be prepared. Wear minimum jewelry.
• Skirts or dresses are not recommended. Clients should wear leggings or baggy pants. Please consider that your body will be moved into a wide variety of positions, and many kinds of dress are appropriate, but you need to feel comfortable, both physically and emotionally.
• Please do not use skin lotions or creams before Thai Massage. These make the skin slippery and some positions or movements are difficult if one cannot hold an ankle or wrist without slipping.
• All movements in Thai are passive. This means that you do not need to assist your practitioner. Many people, if not most, initially want to 'help', yet many of the movements are possible only because you do not have to 'do anything'. Resist this inclination to do something and relax. Give yourself over, maybe for the first time in your life, to an experience of total care, total freedom and total support!

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