Traditionally in Thailand, it’s believed that observing Yu Duan postpartum confinement period and Yu Fai practices aid in healthy and effective lactation thus producing good quality breast milk. Taking plenty of rest, observing specific dietary [ Read more … ]
Traditional astrology and divination (fortune telling) in Thailand play quite an important role in the daily lives of people. The art is a blend of local animistic, Hindu, Chinese, and Buddhist beliefs, but predominantly revolves [ Read more … ]
The Traditional Thai Medical Practice is an official branch of Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) and covers assessment and diagnosis of diseases and symptoms and providing the appropriate prescriptions according to TTM concepts. For those not [ Read more … ]
Current cancer treatment in Thailand often includes a mixture of Modern Biomedicine and holistic treatments such as Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the latter applied as treatments that help reduce side [ Read more … ]
According to Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) theory, each person has a Dominant Body Element according to their date of birth, and some additional factors of which we will talk a bit further below in this [ Read more … ]
Chevitanamai, also written as Jivitanamai, Jivitanamaya, Shivitanamai, or Cheewitanamai is an area of Thai Dhammanamai (Dhammanamaya) and is about engaging in a healthy lifestyle and observing appropriate behaviors in one’s daily life. The words Chevita, [ Read more … ]
Jitanamai, also written as Jittanamai, Chittanamai, or Cittanamaya, is part of the Thai Dhammanamai Self-Care principles and is about having a healthy mind that’s characterized by clarity, stability, capability, and happiness. The word Jita, Jitta, [ Read more … ]
Metta and Karuna are important Buddhist practices in Thailand, often mentioned in connection to Thai Massage and other Thai Healing Arts. They are part of the so-called Four Sublime States or Four Attitudes (officially called [ Read more … ]
The practice of Kayanamai (also known as Gayanamai or Kayanamaya) is part of Thai Dhammanamai and is concerned with keeping the body healthy. Kayanamai is a concatenation of the two words Kaya (meaning “body” in [ Read more … ]
In official governmental descriptions of the traditional Thai Healing Arts you will often see that a distinction is made between Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM), Thai Indigenous Medicine, and Thai Alternative Medicine. But what exactly is [ Read more … ]