It’s The Mind I’m After

Ah, the nervous system, what a wonderful and amazing thing. Information comes in, sensory — and response goes out, motor. Every other system of the body requires the nervous system to be working efficiently in order to do its work. It can work consciously or...

Between a Rock and a Soft Place

For thousands of years humans have been utilizing the natural resources of the earth to promote health and healing.  Everything from plants to gemstones to water has been used in almost every culture to assist in alleviating pain and disease.  As early as 4000 years...

Why I Prefer the Classroom Setting For My Learning Experiences

I enjoy learning. New ideas, new ways to do things, relearning of what I have forgotten or neglected – these are all examples of why I enjoy learning. I like the challenge and then hopefully the reward of putting what I have learned into practice. I find the...

Hands Up!

People most often think of the feet when they think reflexology, but there are so many conditions of the hands themselves that can be helped with hand reflexology. And that’s in addition to the overall health benefits to the rest of the body. Here are just five:

Life as a Thai Massage Yogi

When I first heard the expression “Thai Massage Yogi” used, it was expressed by my first instructor in the Thai modality,  Kam Thye Chow. Perceiving direct correlations between both disciplines (Yoga and Thai Massage) was revelatory, but having this...

Increasing the Efficacy of Thai Foot Reflexology

Thai Reflexology is part of a discipline in Thailand referred to as sacred bodywork. Its origins date back to India, where the ancient art of Ayurvedic medicine held that the feet (and hands) have energy openings to the external world, through which energy enters and leaves the human body. Philosophies from traditional Chinese medicine and the healing arts of Taiwan and Japan affirmed this belief and recognized the profound grounding effect that working on the feet have on both the physical and energy bodies.

Thai reflexology differs from the conventional form mostly practiced in the west in a few ways. One of the most significant is in the map of energy channels throughout the body.