Overview

In the temples of Thailand many centuries ago a dynamic bodywork therapy based on yoga ayurveda and the martial arts was born. In this unique healing system of Thai Yoga Massage the practitioner guides the recipient through a series of yoga postures while palming and thumbing along the body's energy lines and pressure points. Together these actions result in a treatment that relieves muscular tension improves circulation boosts the immune system and balances the body energetically. In this paperback edition of Thai Yoga Massage Kam Thye Chow not only leads readers through every aspect of this ancient bodywork therapy using more than 125 detailed step-by-step photographs but he also demonstrates the techniques for performing a one-hour massage in the accompanying DVD. Kam Thye Chow is one of the world's foremost practitioners and has taught massage in Thailand and throughout Europe and North America. With this text and DVD set his personal training is now available for those who wish to see the techniques demonstrated live as a complement to the points discussed in the text. The addition of colour charts showing sen energy lines make this edition of Thai Yoga Massage an even more valuable tool for massage therapists physical therapists yoga practitioners and others in the somatic arts.

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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.

""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 ""I highly recommend this text for practicioners who are flexible and love floor work.""--Massage Today, November 2003, Vol.3 No.11 ""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 ""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 ""This is a must-have for anyone interested in a dynamic therapy for physical well being.""--Nexus, March/April 2004 ""Thai Yoga Massage offers an intriguing discourse on a little-covered technique.""--The Midwest Book Review, June 2002 ""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 ""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

Author Information

Kam Thye Chow is the author of Tai Chi Chuan: Mindfulness in Motion, and his writings have been featured in Massage and Bodywork and other healing arts journals. Kam Thye teaches Thai Yoga Massage in Thailand and throughout Europe and North America. Currently based in Montreal, he is the founder and director of the first school of Thai massage to be accredited by the Quebec Massage Federation.

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