Post from Michelle:
One of our dreams of our trip was to take a Thai massage course in Thailand. We want to return home able to wow people with our magical hands û relaxing and stretching muscles until they melt.
First on our Chiang Mai agenda was signing up for a massage class. So today we begin a two-week course at the Institute of Thai Massage (ITM). The first week we will learn the basics and the second week we will learn more advanced techniques.
Thai massage originated in India 2,500 years ago, around the time of Buddha. Unlike Swedish massage, which mostly kneads the muscles, Thai massage works the body's energy lines and involves much stretching. To someone who sees Thai massage for the first time it might look very strange. The masseuse uses fingers, hands, elbows, arms and feet to massage and can twist the client into some pretty impressive positions!
First on our Chiang Mai agenda was signing up for a massage class. So today we begin a two-week course at the Institute of Thai Massage (ITM). The first week we will learn the basics and the second week we will learn more advanced techniques.
Thai massage originated in India 2,500 years ago, around the time of Buddha. Unlike Swedish massage, which mostly kneads the muscles, Thai massage works the body's energy lines and involves much stretching. To someone who sees Thai massage for the first time it might look very strange. The masseuse uses fingers, hands, elbows, arms and feet to massage and can twist the client into some pretty impressive positions!
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