Thai massage and my cracking bones

I have a confession:  I need Thai massage at least once a month.  Oh wait.  I need to confess something more.  Thai massage scared me a lot the first time I had it.  I vowed never to have it again!  If you’d ask me why, I would have to say that it’s so different from the way we do massage in our home country.

The masseuse would use his or her feet, elbows and knees to massage you– your back can be walked on, and you’d be asked to sit, lie on your tummy, be tugged like never before.  On top of that, you would be so “stretched” you could hear your bones crack!  Literally.  Hubby was there the first time I had it and at that time I had zero Thai so I was saying, “Stop, please stop!” begging the masseuse.  But you can see now that I got the hang of it… and I am loving it even!

Thai massage is not only therapeutic.  The stretching involved, for me, is very much needed by our bodies, something we don’t get if we just do stretching ourselves or even if we do regular trips to the gym– something I don’t do, by the way. Ha!

Believe it or not, so many people all over the world come to Thailand to learn the art of Thai massage.  Classes are being held in Wat Po, where the reclining Buddha is.  These people who learn Thai massage will in turn massage parlors in their respective countries and are making good business out of it.  For more information about these classes, you can visit http://www.watpomassage.com.

So yes, now I am in love with Thai massage– you can say I love the sound of my cracking bones, too!

@credits to google for the photo