What Is Dhammanamai? | Thai Dhammanamaya
What Is Dhammanamai? | Thai Dhammanamaya
Dhammanamai — also written as Thammanamai, Dhammanamy, or Dhammanamaya — is the Thai application of Buddhist teachings, techniques, rites, [ ... ]
What Is Thai Traditional Medicine? | Concepts, Approach, and Treatments
What Is Thai Traditional Medicine? | Concepts, Approach, and Treatments
By Thai law, according to the Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Knowledge Act B.E. 2542 (1999), Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM), o [ ... ]
Thai Acupressure Points | Origins and History
Thai Acupressure Points | Origins and History
The origins and history of Thai Acupressure Points (also called Thai Pressure Points or Thai Acupoints) is closely related to that of the history of t [ ... ]
Historical Evidence of Thai Massage
Historical Evidence of Thai Massage
In this article, we take a look at the historical evidence of the existence of Thai Massage in Thailand in ancient times. Of course, when you read boo [ ... ]
Thai Massage | 60 Stone Inscriptions of Wat Pho
Thai Massage | 60 Stone Inscriptions of Wat Pho
In this post, we’ll dive a bit deeper into the topic of the sixty marble tablets at the Wat Pho temple — Wat Po or Wat Phra Chetuphon R [ ... ]
Sen Line Correlations with the Thai Four Elements
Sen Line Correlations with the Thai Four Elements
One of the primary aims of Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM) is to promote health and longevity by maintaining the vitality and balance of the Four Elem [ ... ]
Winds in Thai Massage and TTM | Lom
Winds in Thai Massage and TTM | Lom
The concept of Lom in Thai Massage and in Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) can loosely be translated as “wind,” “air,” or ̶ [ ... ]
Categorization and Branches of Thai Traditional Medicine
Categorization and Branches of Thai Traditional Medicine
It’s perhaps typical Thai, but the facts are that many things in Thailand are often “same same, but different.” This also goes for t [ ... ]
The Old Medicine Hospital and its Spiritual Heritage
The Old Medicine Hospital and its Spiritual Heritage
After the Wat Pho Thai Medical Massage School, the most illustrious name in the Thai Massage community in Thailand is the Shivagakomarpaj Traditional [ ... ]
Dhammanamai and Thai Yoga
Dhammanamai and Thai Yoga
The Thai practice of Dhammanamai — also known as Dhammanamaya — is divided into three areas: Kayanamai (a healthy body), Jitanamai (a heal [ ... ]