Thai massage

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#1

Hi,

does anyone have experience with Thai massages? How do yo breath? Are you absolutely passive or you engage any muscles during “passive asanas”, say twists or seated forward folds?

I am 27 years old, say above average athletic and relatively slim, very tall. I have high blood pressure. My nutrition is ok, I do not eat a lot of salt, sometimes meat, try to eat veggies and fruit as often as possible.

I started to practice asanas (gentle flow and Iyengar) a year ago and do some kind of meditation (autogenous training) since 6 years for a couple of minutes every night. Since 5 months I get a one-hour full-body Thai massage every month. Many positions and stretched are very similar to yoga asanas, say when the therapist pulls me into a back bend or gently pushes me into a forward fold while I am sitting on the floor with crossed legs. The therapists only tell me to relax.

#2

Breathing is similiar to when your practicing your asana slow deep 4 second inhale slow deep 4 second exhale

try adding a daily meditation to your practice and massage it will improve your life dramatically

#3

Hi handsoffeye,

thanks for the reply. I will definitely try the breathing as you describe. As the massage has some kind of rhythm, it makes sense.

I will work on meditation as well.