Thai massage is based on THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF LIFE THEORY. The union of all four elements of life is the key to maintain health. Imbalance on one or the others may cause illnesss. The body requires these four elements of life to be in harmony for wellness.
Four Elements
EARTH :
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20 solid parts of the body : hair, body, nails, teeth, skin, muscles, tendons bones, bone marrow, spleen, heart, liver, ligaments, kidneys, lungs, colons, intestines, stomarch, rectum and brain. Thai massage affects the earth element at muscles, bones and ligaments.
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WATER :
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12 liquid parts of the body : bile, mucus, lymph, blood, sweat, liquid fat, solit fat, tear caliva, nasal mucus, synovial fluid (lubrication of oints) and urine, Thai massage stimulates the water element fo flow through the entire body and help maintain healthy functions of the organs.
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WIND :
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Circulates in 6 directions within the body. It is part of life that provide energy for movement in all activity & functions. Thai massage helps direct wind element to flow in the right direction to benefit the body.
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FIRE :
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Keeps the body warm and is located near the lungs fire that creates restlessness located near the heart. Fire digests food located in the digestive organs. Fire causes deterioration of the body located in the lower part of the body.
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Benefit
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1. Prevention and Health Care
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Thai massage techniques prepare the body to ward off bed sores (mentstrual cramps), constipation, indigestion, stress and man other conditions. Thai massge helps maintain health and wellness of the receiver. It is and ancient tool that employed to combat common aliments, increase the effectiveness of the body movement and benefit physiological systems.
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2. Rehabilitation and Healing
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Thai massage is used as a mean tostimulate paralyzed muscles to help improve circulation and function, and to maintain muscle strength, It has also been effectively applied in the rehabilitation for handicapped children as a practice at the Center of handicap Children in Bangkok.
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The Center trains parents of the children to perfrom Thai massage on them. Thai massage may also be able to relieve pain, sprains and inflammation of muscles, tendons, joints, as well as reduce stiffness of joints, increase muscle strength and improve mobility.
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3. Mind and Spirit
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Thai massage offers the receiver the renowned effect of a total relzxation thus, reduces stress of daily tasks or hectic environment. Receiver perceive highly positive stress-relief effect and go beyond the present and penetrates into the past soul sphere and help release them.
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