Description
If you've ever been to Thailand as a tourist and experienced Thai massage, the scent of this balm will always be recognizable. Menthol, eucalyptus, and essential oils are frequently used. Traditional Thai massage, or nuat phaen boran (Thai: นวดแผนโบราณ, "ancient massage style"), is one of the world's oldest healing methods. The Thai people viewed illness as an imbalance in the body or mind and sought help at the local temple. They were treated with the four elements of traditional medicine: spiritual support, nutritional support, herbs, and massage. Thai massage prevents and alleviates both physical and psychological complaints and stimulates the circulatory and lymphatic systems, restoring energy. Chronic fatigue, back and neck pain, headaches, stiff muscles and joints, and poor circulation can all be alleviated by Thai massage. It softens tissues (skin, muscles, nerve pathways, and joints) and improves blood circulation. It combats stress and reduces feelings of depression. Mentally/spiritually, it gives the body a sense of continuity; it creates flow and activates Chi (Lom).
