Thai Traditional Medicine is serious business in Thailand. Not only because of it being an important cultural heritage, but likewise because it has become an export product: Thai Massage, Thai Herbs, and Thai Herbal Medicine [ Read more … ]
The basic principle of every branch (including Thai Massage) of Thai Traditional Medicine is the knowledge of the Four Body elements, and their functions and their interrelations which affect health or illness of the individual. [ Read more … ]
According to Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM), the human body is composed of fundamental Four Elements, which are defined as Earth (Din), Water (Naam or Nam), Fire (Fai), and Wind or Air (Lom). In the Thai [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, Thai Massage is not considered an independent healing method, but an integral part of the Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM) framework. To better understand the place of Traditional Thai Massage in Thailand, it’s good [ Read more … ]
It’s not uncommon that Thai Massage schools, institutes, and teachers sometimes omit (or forget) to tell that Traditional Thai Massage (Nuad Thai) is not an isolated phenomenon within the Thai Healing Arts. And that Thai [ Read more … ]
Traditional Thai Yoga — in Thailand called Reusi Dat Ton or Ruesi Datton — is an ancient form of Thai Bodywork, and part of Traditional Thai Medicine. The work consists of breathing exercises, self-massage, self-stretches, [ Read more … ]