Thai massage
Its history is closely connected with the history of the Thai people and it originated several centuries ago. In essence, Thai massage is a huge system of healing the body, which includes a number of ways to influence. They include: deep pressure on the muscle tissue, exercises that resemble yoga postures, reflexology, stretching, opening joints, activating the flow of energy in the human body, acupressure. Many health-improving eastern systems include the notion of restoring the energy balance, according to many Thai healers, energy in man circulates through numerous energy channels "Sen." In their opinion, the cause of mental and physical diseases are violations associated with the circulation of energy, and when the energy imbalance is eliminated, the cause causing the disease also disappears.
Also, Thai philosophy believes that everywhere and in everything there are two opposites of Yin and Yang, and they should always be in balance with each other. And to achieve such a state in the body can only be through complete relaxation - this is the purpose of Thai massage. Also, the Thais believe that energy lines pass through the body, on which the important acupuncture points are located, which represent certain "windows" through which a person is supplied with important energy. The main point is that: if there are barriers on these energy lines, then an energy block arises, and this leads to the appearance of diseases and the imbalance.
In our country, the peculiarity of the Thai massage is that the procedure is conducted by real secret services. The technique is very different from the one to which we are accustomed. Here you will be more likely to be twisted, stretched and pressed, and the massage itself will be done not only with hands, but with elbows, knees and even feet.
Thai massage is recommended to be done every day, in extreme cases, every other day for the normal functioning of many organs and systems. It is very important to find "your" masseur, because for the Thai, Yin and Yang must be everywhere and in everything.
Tibetan Massage
There is another exotic type of massage - Tibetan. True, when you say this word, an entirely different landscape appears before your eyes. There are mountains here, men. Here everything is strict and there are no bright colors, but, despite this difference in pictures, in general, this technique is somewhat similar to the technique of Thai massage.
Tibetan medicine defines health as the equilibrium of all body systems, and the violation of systems is a violation of equilibrium. Therefore, in the Tibetan massage does not affect each organ separately, here there is work with the whole body.
A distinctive feature is that before the beginning of the session, a conversation is conducted, the purpose of which is to determine the type of person and, on the basis of this, to select oils, equipment and even the time of the day for the procedure.
The technique itself is very interesting. It is carried out in three stages. On the first, oil is applied to the body. This is necessary for opening the pores of the skin, tk. the oils used contain a lot of nutrients and vitamins. The oil has a beneficial effect on the nervous, cardiovascular, digestive and hormonal systems, has a rejuvenating effect of the skin. The second stage involves working with tendons, joints, and the spine. In the third stage, the oil is removed from the body with pea or barley flour. In no case should the oil be absorbed into the skin, because during the massage toxins leave the pores.
Of course, this is not all that can be told about these very interesting and amazing techniques, but, as they say, "it is better to see once than hear a hundred times!"