
Research now supports what practitioners have long known: in a healthy pregnancy, the risks of massage are low and the benefits are undeniable.

In any relationship, whether it’s with a business associate or a close friend, you want to be heard and understood — when you’re receiving a massage, your relationship with the practitioner is no different. The quality touch techniques employed in Navina Thai massage allow the practitioner to respond to the client’s needs as they arise, thanks to a highly-tuned sensitivity to the receiver’s body.

[Written about the first Thai massage given after taking Module 1]
As I stand, I close my hands together, thumbs at the heart, I breathe in and out. My willing participant, seated on the floor in front of me, quietly does the same. I am filled with a desire to nurture this person and spread love. This feeling fills the room, and I gently place my hands on the shoulders in front of me to signal the massage will be beginning.

This is something I ponder frequently, and the concepts around how one would attain balance, or in the case of Thai Massage, facilitate balance in others. If we put ourselves into the context of Thai massage for right now, this conversation can be extrapolated outwards from there.

“Breathe in — focus. Steady your body and mind on the task at hand. Stretch — zone in on the parts of the body that seem off-balance. Find out why these areas are tense, then facilitate the release of that tension. Be present in the richness of the moment for both yourself and for your client. Stay focused on their needs and your own.”