Our articles about the Thai Sib Sen Energy Lines (Sip Sen or Sen Sip). For other related articles, you may visit our Thai Massage topic.
If the Sib Sen Energy Lines are invisible but still exist, what are they made of and what do they look like? That’s a question that naturally arises when thinking about substance and structure of [ Read more … ]
Apart from the frequently used acupressure and pressure techniques to manipulate the Sib Sen Energy Lines, assisted Thai Massage stretches are an additional, widely used practice to manipulate and open-up the Sen. As it is, [ Read more … ]
One of the principles of Sen Line theory is that all the Sib Sen Energy Lines start around the navel — the umbilicus or belly button — an idea we also find with the Yoga [ Read more … ]
Health issues with the Thai Sib Sen Energy Lines can be divided up into injuries (breakages) and obstructions (blockages). Let’s take a look at the differences: Injuries and Breakage Sen Lines may get injured and [ Read more … ]
It’s a common practice in Thai Massage to first “warm up” the Sen Energy Lines before applying therapeutic work with deep acupressure. The goal is to prepare i.e. soften the tissues of the body (muscles, [ Read more … ]
Although the concepts behind the Thai Sib Sen Energy lines are similar to those of the Pranic channels in Ayurveda and the Qi Meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Sen Lines should be considered [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, the idea of using acupressure protocols is to manipulate a standardized set of acupressure points along the Sib Sen Energy Lines to alleviate or cure certain well-known ailments or discomforts, which are often [ Read more … ]
The fasciae (plural of fascia) are bands of sheets of so-called connective tissue beneath the skin in a wavy, web-like pattern, mostly made of collagen and elastin fibers, which attach, stabilize, surround, and separate muscles [ Read more … ]
Acupressure is a massage therapy technique used in, for instance, Traditional Thai Massage, Ayurveda Marma Therapy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and involves applying (firm) pressure on certain points, locations, or areas of the body. [ Read more … ]
The theoretical background of the Sib Sen in Thai Massage (officially called the Sen Prathan Sib, which means main ten channels or primary ten energy lines) is quite similar to the vital energy pathway concepts [ Read more … ]