The mind & body approach to massage and meditation, infused with aromatherapy, will deepen your wellbeing experience and nurture amazing feelings of rejuvenation and clarity.

Meditation

The most supreme direction of a Buddhist is to achieve nirvana. The nirvana is a feeling where one is freed from all ties and does not have to undergo the cycle of life. Meditation is a technique through which a Buddhist can know the state of nirvana.

Ultimately though, meditation is a way to free the mind. Buddhism promotes meditation as a step to reaching the state of mindfulness. Mindfulness is that consciousness where the being is fully understanding of his states of mind. He is aware of all of his thoughts and each reply passing in and out his mind. He realizes himself much more than an every day person.

The 4 Noble Truths

Buddha’s teachings focus on the concept of ‘Four Noble Truths’. Firsthand, there is pain or unpleasantries in our world. next, the suffering is a result of our pinings and benightedness. The suffering is positively due to the states of our minds. Our species suffer because we do not actually understand ourselves. Consequently, if we understand what we are and the way the mind works we can irradicate this suffering. After that, this suffering will be put to an end. Awareness of the self leads to the elimination of suffering. Suffering ismore like the part of this existence from which we cannot separate. One can have the state of nirvana, where one goes beyond the cycle of nature - the cycle of life and death. This is the expectation that Buddha promised the practitioners. And at last, the way to receive this is The Eightfold Path.

The eightfold path is defined by proper speech, proper thought, proper livelihood, proper action, proper mindfulness, proper concentration, proper understanding, and proper effort.

The following three, in fact, highly refer to the path of meditation. Buddhism, unquestionably, is the only set of teachings which provides the best way to achieve all the things that is promised by it. Buddha taught concentrating on some physicality to reach the sense of being meditated. In meditation, the one practicing is mostly encouraged to focus on breathing. One consciously watches the breath coming in and going out of the self. On top of that, one observes every one of the feelings, sensations, and thoughts in one’s mind. One in turn becomes sharply aware of the state of the mind. This aides the practitioner to get to the state of mindfulness.

Most often, the Buddhist meditation is split into two states - the Samatha calm and the Vipassana mindfulness.

Vipassana and massage

Vipassana is the art of being observant of oneself. We become knowledgeable to our reactions to the senses of hurt and pleasing feelings. But as opposed to reacting with like or dislike, we become feeling to these madnesses of the mind. This manner makes us reach the obscure parts of our consciousness where being and mind, chemicals and senses, meet each other. In the end, we grow aware of the systems through which our deepest habitudes are formed. This awareness frees us from these habits and we become authorities of our minds. It allows us to realize the source of all concepts and feelings and makes one ‘cognizant’ in the true meaning of the word.

Vipassana helps one to attain the tone of mindfulness - the state where we see things for how really are. Vipassana is the actualization, by direct intuition, of the reality of three characteristics of being - the definite, pain and non-self, in all things - including our carnal and intellectual processes. The realization is on a more focused and insightful level rather than a cerebral understanding.

Samatha and Massage

The Samatha meditation is attained by concentrating the mind to the degree that mind and body both reach a strong sense of calmness. Three benefits of practicing this form of meditation - tranquility and joyfulness, a desirable rebirth and the stoppage of mental disturbances that are the reason for unhappiness. Samatha helps us achieve a state of quietude and untroubledness with oneself that is seen by the portraits of Buddha himself. With Samatha we will not attain nirvana, but get prepared to.

During your massage, try to concentrate oin your breath to achieve this meditation technique.

Thai massage is known all over the world for reenergizing body more than any other type of massage.

As the name implies, this massage technique originates from Thailand. It is, however, being practiced in many countries around the world.

It is also known as ‘nuat phaen boran’ or ancient massage in English.

In other parts of the country, there is no doubt that traditional Thai massage services can be found anywhere. However, the main training originates from the north.

It is either that the masseuse trained up there or was trained by someone else who was trained in the area.

In general, though, they have some commonalities. The idea is for the massage recipient to lie flat on his back on a firm mattress. This could be on the floor or on a bed. The recipient is usually asked to wear loose clothing or change into such apparel for ease of movement. Pajamas are perfect for this kind of massage.

The person who gives the massage then applies rhythmic pressure all over the recipient’s body using her/his hands and forearms. Sometimes, the massage giver also uses feet to apply firmer pressure. The theory behind this kind of massage follows the body’s sen lines or energy lines.

Unlike other kinds of massages, Thai massage does not make use of oils. Sometimes, though, herbal compresses are used to help soothe the recipient’s muscles.

This particular type of massage follows the theory of the whole body massage but, as the name implies, focuses on the legs and feet of the recipient. The foot massage also involves techniques employed by Chinese foot reflexologists.

Thai foot massage givers make use of their thumbs and fingers to open the energy lines on the recipient’s legs and feet. They also utilize a stick to stimulate the reflex points found in the feet.

Usually, towards the end of the massage session, the arms and shoulders of the recipient are also massaged. A typical session lasts for about an hour.