Metta!

From Roy and Brenda,

Thai Massage, which is part of Thai Medicine and Buddhist
philosophy, is a practice that is literally centuries old, and can be
dated back as early as the existence of Yoga. In 2004 we started
our pursuit and practice of Thai Massage and it has become our
life and journey.

We credit our beginnings and desire of bodywork to the influence
of Yoga. As we were pursuing our Yoga Certification, one of our
instructors introduced us to something called Thai Massage. He
spent just a few minutes stretching and manipulating our legs and
hips, it was the best feeling we had ever experienced, and so
began our search for a teacher to teach us Thai Massage. We
found, The Thai Institute of Healing Arts, 30 Minutes from where
we lived. We immersed ourselves into their classes, taking every
class that was offered. In 2010 we took a cultural trip to Thailand
to meet with other teachers, some of which, we are still studying
with today.

We decided to become Certified Massage Therapist, so we
enrolled at NMTI to learn Western Massage. The use of oils,
lotions, which is not normally used in Thai Massage, was a
addition to our arsenal of massage tools. Once we completed
our Certification, we continued our Thai Massage studies. With
new teachers we began learning about Herbal Remedies. Our
studies included preparing Herbal Bundles, Compresses,
Poultices, Liniments, and Teas. Our clients have already seen and
felt the benefits of using Herbal Remedies.

People often ask us what do we do that is so different. We tell
them we work the Sen Lines, also known as Channels and create
space We work intuitively. This makes each massage different,
as we listen to your body and ours for guidance on how to work
on your body. Sometimes you will need all over work, or just a
specific area worked. It might need deep tissue work or trigger
point work, but other times it needs to just let go and relax.
Well, we started with Metta and this is where we will end with
Metta, which means Loving Kindness. The idea is, that as a Thai
Practitioner or Bodyworker, the basis of massage should always
be out of Loving Kindness. Metta, is deeply intertwined in Thai
culture. Borrowing a page out of their book and adopting to
our massages.

'Nurture your clients and Respect your teachers.'

Lion and Dragon Yoga Bodyworks

Willow's - Gayle