Tiffany Caracassis: Now, let’s discuss the practice behind Thai yoga massage. So Kam, how is it done? Do you need a partner to be able to practice Thai yoga massage?
Kam Thye Chow: Yes, you need someone who really enjoy to be worked on, to be stretch, to be worked on, to be massage on and of course you need somebody to do that so you need a yogi who would place you in yoga position. While you’re in yoga position I thumb and thumb on you and work on your energy likes.
Tiffany Caracassis: Where can I learn?
Kam Thye Chow: Well, you can learn it from our school, we have been teaching since 1995. My school is also very extensive. We teach in various different centers around the world and namely some of the bigger yoga centers like Kripalu, Omega—we’re also extending our self right out to Asia, Korea. I’ll be also teaching in Europe, South America, The Carribean.
Tiffany Caracassis: And what do you have to wear to be able to practice it?
Kam Thye Chow: You wear close and very easy to move around—a massage form that is done fully close. So, one another good benefit of it the receiver just wear just close as if you are doing yoga, as if you are doing some exercise.
Tiffany Caracassis: How long do you need to be practicing Thai yoga massage to be able to see benefits or results?
Kam Thye Chow: Right away. So, to receive right away, I mean the moment the person touch you, you are already half of your stress is gone and by the time you leave here many people have told me not once that they are few three inches taller. Of course the more you receive the more often you receive the more beneficial it is.
Tiffany Caracassis: And do you need to be familiar with yoga or Thai chi to be able to reap benefits from Thai yoga?
Kam Thye Chow: The wonderful thing about Thai yoga massage is that it is meant for everyone. Everyone can receive it and everyone can practice it. You know we always customize according to your body type, your weight, your size, your ability to maneuver yourself or your restriction and movement and so on and so forth. We will customize according to you. We will listen to you and respect you and bring you to a state where you open up your body to the best of your ability. Traditional Thai massage in Thailand is not called traditional Thai massage as such. In Thai it is called "nuad boran”. "Nuad boran” means ancient form of massage. It’s that where we in the west would go there and say “What is this massage?” “This massage is from Thailand so we called it Thai massage.” So therefore today, you find that the name that is coming out of the Thai massage, traditional Thai massage, royal Thai massage, the only Thai massage and you know what, don’t be surprise one day somebody will come over and call it power Thai massage the yoga.
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