Lasting Effects of Thai Yoga Massage

[britt_bratt_rulz]

I just had my first Thai Yoga Massage. During the session I felt absolutley great. Very relaxed. Now 4 hours or so later, I couldn't tell that I've even had one.

I have had deep tissue massages and those effect normally last (for me) for about a day or two.

Just wondering if the effects tend to last longer for others. Immediately after the Thai Yoga Massage, I felt better than after a deep tissue one. I just can't see the point of using this modality if the effects are so short lived.

Thanks.

 

[Real Life]

The first question that came up in my mind was-What did you do in the four hours after the massage? Did you relax and take it easy or did you go right back into your daily life?

I had a Thai Yoga Massage, but I was on vacation, so I felt great anyway; so I really don't have any comparative comments. It did seem to me to be a way to help stretch all the muscles and joints, not to neccessarily work out all of the knots.

My only other humble thought is to continue the stretching yourself at home. Getting a Thai Massage before starting to learn a hatha yoga practice would probably help a lot, and would continue the effects of both practices. Of course, I love yoga, and try to encourage other people whenever I have the chance!

~christine

 

[darkangel_zheinah]

I did take it easy after the massage, in fact had the remainder of the day off.

I am fairly new to yoga having just started about 2-3 months ago. I have felt more relaxed and for longer after a yoga session than I did after the Thai Yoga Massage..

Thanks for your response. I'll give it a try again next time. Maybe it was just my frame of mind that day.

Thanks.

 

[black&proud]

if you are still out there...

I'm interested in yoga massage. I wanted to know how did the therapist incorporate yoga with a massage?

 

[Beautifiedmami]

Thai Yoga Massage is basically northern style Thai massage, which is a lot of assisted stretching, some of the stretches are done in familiar yoga poses (tree, cat, child, etc) which is why it gets called yoga massage.
Southern style Thai massage is more directed at meridians rather than stretching.

 

[Mike J Kobe for MVP!!]

This is a slightly old topic, so if any of you with questions are still out there....

I have been practicing Thai massage for 5 1/2 years, so I feel that I have a bit of experience in the realm that could answer questions.

First of all, all forms of Thai massage, southern or northern, are concerned with stretching. The biggest difference is in specificity of sen line work, which is more specific in northern style by use of thumb pressure, as opposed to broader palm pressure in southern or hill tribe/commoner style.

The lasting effects of Thai massage depend on similar circumstances as the lasting effects of any type of massage. For example, chronic issues take more time/repetitions to release than a recent or less invasive stress to the body. However, one inherrent nature of Thai massage work is cumulative response, meaning that the repetition of the work accumulates in the recipient's body over time, so that in many cases, more than one session is necessary in order to feel longer lasting effects. Again, this comes back to how long it has taken for a problem to build up in the client's body - the longer it took to create, the longer it will take to release.

I absolutely agree that self-care increases the length of time the good feelings last. Yoga is the perfect complement to Thai massage and I highly recommend a personal practice to anyone wishing to receive the optimal benefits of Thai massage.

My recommendation is to give it another chance. Test it if you like. Try going at regular intervals for a period of time, say once a week for a month, and observe the length of time the effects last after each session. I am willing to bet it will increase with each session. Then feel free to taper off the frequency as needed. I am quite positive that you will notice a positive change.