Thai BodyWork
[Lawrence Moore is a professional masseuse who has conducted a "Thai BodyWork" session during the Foot Buddies "This Little Piggy" party at Touché. )
I had a teacher who could tell the condition of a person's health by smelling his client's shoe. There are those who can tell your fortune by reading the soles of your feet. The art of reading the feet goes back many thousands of years. By reading the feet you may see signs of character, auspicious markings, indications of health conditions, even clues to past lives.
In Thai BodyWork we pay special attention to the feet. We have a series of special techniques designed solely for the feet. Not only do we work with your feet, we work using my feet as well. When I am not working with your feet by hand I am working on your legs with my feet. At times I could be working on your feet with my feet or working on your back with my hands and feet. With Thai BodyWork you may be stretched, pulled, and manipulated with hands and feet at the same time. We use our whole body to work your whole body. We even have techniques that involve using our feet to walk all over your body. These techniques are considered to be very medicinal. They bring an overall sense of relaxation and vitality to the client.
One of the techniques that I teach involve the feet of five people walking on one person's body at the same time. Someone once commented that when he had twenty feet walking over his body at the same time all he could do was relax.
Thai BodyWork is not an exclusive foot therapy. It is a foot inclusive therapy. We work with the whole person and we consider feet to be an important part of the body.
Thai BodyWork is also called "Nuad phaen boran" (Ancient body therapy). This unique system of bodywork has been taught and practiced in various locations for over 2,500 years. The initial credit for Thai BodyWork is actually given to one individualÑ a famous Indian doctor called Shivago Komarpaj who was a friend of the Buddha and personal physician to the Magadha King Bimbisara more than 2,500 years ago.
There are unique characteristics of Thai BodyWork. Thai BodyWork can be practiced on anyone of any age. It will tone and strengthen the young and will stretch and add vitality to the colder clients, combating the degenerative effects of ageing. Every session gives the practitioner pertinent and valuable information and insight in facilitating a return to a harmonious condition. Thai BodyWork practitioner uses the whole body to treat the whole body without the use of mechanical devices. There are no unpleasant after effects such as excessive muscular soreness. Regular sessions complement other health practices by maintaining flexibility, helping eliminate waste toxins from joins and soft tissue and aiding in reducing the effects of stress and fatigue by relaxing the body.