Encyclopedia of Thai Massage: A Complete Guide to Traditional Thai Massage Therapy and Acupressure

What do I know about this subject? I not only receive Thai massage from professional Thai massage therapists regularly but also give basic Thai massage to close family members occasionally. In addition, I practice Yoga for spiritual growth and personal transformation. So I know about physical, mental, spiritual aspects of both Thai Yoga and Massage and various forms of Yoga that are practiced in the United States.Encyclopedia of Thai Massage: A Complete Guide to Traditional Thai Massage Therapy and Acupressure (Second Edition) written by Dr. Salguero and Mr. Roylance came out in 2011; it was fully revised and updated. It starts off by introducing the history of Thai Yoga and Massage and then takes readers to its contemporary practices. The book explains that traditional Thai Yoga and Massage is indeed a physical and spiritual therapy suitable for the modern world. Metta or universal compassion (known also as loving kindness as, in this case, a practitioner's intention to heal his clients) is stressed in the book. If a massage is performed without honesty, compassion and sincere intention to heal a client, it's not traditional Thai massage. I think this point demonstrates that Encyclopedia of Thai Massage is clearly set out to educate readers who may have misconceptions about Thai Yoga and Massage or have experienced or associated it in more sexual than holistic settings.Chapter 2 of the book lays out considerations that are vital for massage therapists to practice traditional Thai Yoga and Massage in the West. Readers will learn basic to advanced techniques of Thai Massage in Chapters 3 to 5, respectively. What gets me excited is the photos showing each Yoga Asana with both Sanskrit and English names that correspond to Thai Massage positions on the same page. These illustrations are extremely helpful.Finally, you'll see why Thai Yoga and Massage is affectionately nicknamed Lazy Man's Yoga. I, however, see it more of practicing Yoga with someone who spots you. In this role, the "experienced" spotter gives you a total one-on-one attention and also deep tissue massage (as the book calls it "acupressure"). Here you'll also find out where traditional Thai massage is similar to or different from other healing modality terms, especially Chinese meridians and Yogic nadi.Writing this review makes me ache for Thai massage. Let me stop right here so I can call my therapist and schedule a session for myself. Doing daily Yoga can be boring at times. This is a fun way to spice up my routine.

I recently started practicing Thai massage and I love this book the best of the three books I purchased. I’m a yoga instructor as well and I really like how this book shows corresponding yoga postures associated with the Thai yoga movements. You can’t go wrong with this book, a great reference.

Good explanation in easily comprehensible English with pictorial instructions. Step by Step learning and great company for trained therapists. Newbies can use this book for prior reading before attending relevant schools. Techniques differ between schools. This book is more appropriate for "Shivagakomarpaj lineage" schools in Thailand and USA. Watpo and TMC techniques and sequences differ to an extent.**I use this book for cross reference between the different techniques/schools.Anyway, this is simply a great book to own.

As a massage student interested in Thai Massage, I recently started reading about a half dozen different Thai Massage books. While I've found something of value in each, this one is by far the most comprehensive. For instance, one of my favorite parts of Thai Massage is the herbal compresses, and it looks like only one other book even mentions them at all. This book has a short chapter on them and mentions a few popular herb combinations. It also mentions that Thai Massage is (in Thailand) normally followed by an herbal sauna and mentions some of the methods used to provide that. The organization of the book is not encyclopedic but is the same general structure that the other books use (introduction, techniques, more discussion).

This is really great book, all the techniques shows on the picture really clearly. Covered all history and 10sen lines. Great book for beginners, I think this is the book you should have for your professional career which will help you improve your skills.Highly recommend!

Very comprehensive for the modality and a great reference. I am also delighted that it includes the history and core ethical guidelines and not just the technique and theory. The intake and SOAP forms appended at the end are a great bonus!

This book is for anyone looking for an excellent Thai massage reference book. The full color pictures of the moves are fantastic. These picture include arrows to show direction of movement and pressure. Also it has a great section on the energy lines of the body. I love this book so much that I cut out all the pages and put them in plastic sleeves in a 3 ring binder to make it easier to reference (the picture shows my book). I highly recommend this book to any Thai enthusiast.

Excellent Book for the English readers to understand Thai Massage. It covers the background, relationships with Indian and Chinese system and the way Thais have adapted improved and added their indigenous system to make that into a complete system. The book also covers the spiritual nature of Thai massage, especially its relationship with Yoga . A step by step essential guide to Thai Massage practitioners that will help them to complete their practical training.

bouquin conforme à la description, non seulement il y a les techniques de massage, mais aussi son histoire au sein du pays

Buon prodotto, in inglese, sono contento dell'acquisto

Nicr

Ich habe bereits einige Bücher zur Thai Massage, die mitunter kurz und knapp eine traditionelle Thai Massage beschreiben. Hier werden auch Fortgeschrittene fündig. Angefangen über die spirituelle Bedeutung der Massage, über die Sen-Linien bis hin zu Kontraindikationen werden sehr gut dargestellt. Sollte jeder, der Thai Massagen durchführt in seinem Bücherregal haben und immer mal wieder reinschauen.

This book came right on time. I really love it. Teached history and covers the basics while correlates positions with yoga moves.