When I heard Lousie had been for a Royal Thai Massage, I thought, I'd love to know more! So she's written us a review. Over to you Louise!
"Myself and the Boyfriend went for a Royal Thai Massgae in Thai Time in Waterford. There are other salons throughout ireland, www.thaimassage.ie
"The treatment was carried out by a lovely Thai woman. She brings you into the treatment room, there was a large mattress on the floor, you change into the clothes provided... this was a really attractive outfit of knee length red cotton shorts and a blue top, all about 10 sizes too big!
" You begin by lying on your back and the therapist gets onto the mattress in a kneeling position. Pressure is applied by the thumbs of the therapist, all over your body. She begins with the legs and works up the inside and outside of the legs. While doing this she is also moves legs into different positions and leans her body weight on them to stretch the legs and joints.
"She continues to create these pressure points in lines along the feet, up to arms and hands. You then turn onto your back and she begins again with feet and legs and then works her way up your back, she is at this stage kneeling on your bum. All the time she is creates pressure on points and stretches your legs and arms. She then gets you to lie on your back again and does a neck and head massage. She spent quite a while doing a very deep massage on my neck as I had a very stiff shoulder.
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"The treatment is meant to last about 60 minutes, although me and the BF were both in for about hour and half. Initially the treatment is quite unusual as it is very different from a normal massage, however after a little while you get used to it and feel your body start to relax. At times some areas where she applied pressure could be sore.
"I learned after the massage that the Thai people do this type of massage on a regular basis at home. The thinking behind it is that the places on your body where pressure is applied are your energy lines and these energy lines should be clear. The reason why it may be sore sometimes is a blockage in your energy. The stretching of legs and joints is taken from Yoga movements. Together the clear energy lines and free moving arms, legs and joints leads to a clear healthy mind and body.
"I would definitely recommend this massage, I really enjoyed it and felt quite invigorated afterwards."
