
Thai Yoga Massage: A Dynamic Therapy for Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Energy
a gentle therapy for physical well-being and spiritual energy
$78.49
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
28 March 2002
Summary
Thai Yoga Massage: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing
In the ancient temples of Thailand, a powerful bodywork therapy emerged, drawing from yoga, Ayurveda, and martial arts. This unique healing system, Thai Yoga Massage, involves the practitioner guiding the recipient through a sequence of yoga postures while applying palm and thumb pressure along the body’s energy lines and pressure points.
This combined approach results in a treatment that:
- Relieves muscular t…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780892819379 |
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ISBN-10: | 0892819375 |
Author: | Kam Thye Chow |
Publisher: | Healing Arts Press |
Imprint: | Healing Arts Press |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 160 |
Release Date: | 28 March 2002 |
Weight: | 689g |
Dimensions: | 16mm x 229mm x 279mm |
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Critics Review
“This is a must-have for anyone interested in a dynamic therapy for physical well being.”–Nexus, March/April 2004 “A well-done book, one I would recommend you add to your collection if you are interested in the art of Thai massage.”–Massage, January/February 2003 “Kam Thye Chow is an integrator, one who brings the depth of an ancient tradition into practical application, adapting Thai massage to the needs of our modern lifestyle without losing its integrity. His book is like his work-masterful and full of love. I recommend you read it slowly.”–Rama Berch, President, Yoga Alliance and founder, Master Yoga Foundation “I highly recommend this text for practicioners who are flexible and love floor work.”–Massage Today, November 2003, Vol.3 No.11 “Only a true master of Thai massage could present this profound healing art with such clarity and precision, and make it so accessible. The spirit of loving-kindness that pervades Kam Thye’s method is essential for healing our world.”–Swami Ramananda, President of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York “A complete manual of instruction, Thai Yoga Massage is necessary reading for anyone interested in this indigenous healing art and its contemporary practice. Kam Thye Chow is a sensei of the art and spirit of his work.”–Robert Noah Calvert, Founder of Massage Magazine and author of The History of Massage “A dynamic guide, therapists should add Thai Yoga Massage to their home instructional reference libraries.”–The Bookwatch, September 2004, Vol.26 No.9 “Thai Yoga Massage offers an intriguing discourse on a little-covered technique.”–The Midwest Book Review, June 2002 “With Thai Yoga Massage Kam Thye Chow establishes himself as one of the leading voices in the development and transmission of this ancient practice. A supremely accessible teacher, Kam Thye is masterful with detail and nuance. This book will open up the healing world of Thai massage to thousands of eager students.”–Stephen Cope, author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
About The Author
Kam Thye Chow
Kam Thye Chow, one of the first Thai yoga massage practitioners in North America, has taught Thai massage in Thailand and throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States. The author of Thai Yoga Massage and Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type, he is the founder and director of the Lotus Palm School in Montreal. Kam Thye Chow lives in Montreal.
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