Thai Massage

Thai Massage is called by a multitude of names including Thai Folk Massage, Thai Physical Therapy, Thai Yoga Massage, Thai Yoga Bodywork, Thai Bodywork, The Moving Meditation, Thai Medical Massage, and Sacred Thai Healing. The style we teach and practice at Woven body is of Lanna (Northern Thai) tradition and has roots in Reusi healing methods. Massage is one root of therapeutic practices grown out of a culture whose focus is nature, health, longevity, and the generation of good will. As called in it's native language Gaai Ya Paap Bam Bat, Thai Folk Physical Therapy is a massage form that uses element-based analysis techniques which create balance in the body systems by easing the relationship between the five layers of the physical body, aka skin, tissue, channels, bones and organs. This rejuvenating treatment decompresses and cleanses your physical body by directly soothing the muscular, skeletal, nervous, and digestive systems. It quiets the mind, settles the body and frees tension allowing the body to work more efficiently with an aligned range of motion. Each session is unique and addresses body ailments as they arise and can be used preventative care for future illness.

Thai Massage sessions begin with a lifestyle consultation, which will asks questions about body aches, daily habits, occupation, and physical patterns, giving Damion a general understanding of the movements and ailments of your body.  During your session, she will use her hands, elbows, forearms, knees, and feet to sense and soothe muscular constrictions. Your session flow through a combination of muscle compressions, trigger point release, and passive stretches to your joints, and may include the use of steaming herbal bundles, fire cupping, spoon scraping, scarf wrapping, tok sen (practiced with a wooden mallet and pestle), chet (practiced with a slice of plai root tenderly sweeping the skin), and dhee (beating) techniques to therapeutically soothe ailments. Homemade Thai herbal oils and lineaments may be added to sessions that require deep work and abdominal therapy. Our massage sessions are practiced on a thick comfortable mat with supportive pillows and a face cradle if needed. For total comfort, we prefer our clients to attend sessions in dark clothing that is easy to move in, long pants and shoulders covered is welcomed.