Thai Massage
in Camden Town, London and Athens, Greece
Traditional Thai bodywork
What a Thai session feels like
Thai massage, also known as Nuad Thai, is a living tradition more than 2,000 years old. Thai tradition traces it to Jivaka Komarabhacca, the physician remembered from the time of the Buddha, and it is still taught as part of Thai healthcare. A session combines rhythmic pressure, assisted stretches and guided movement. The work follows the sen lines, energy (chi) channels that run through the body and recount its unspoken story!
Sessions can be on a massage table or a floor mat, depending on the techniques and what feels comfortable. You can wear loose, comfortable clothes, or as little clothing as you prefer for freer movement. Pressure, stretches and positions are adjusted throughout.
The mix of pressure and movement can ease stiffness, support joint mobility, and, in the Thai understanding, help clear the sen so energy can move more freely. People leave feeling refreshed in body and mind…as if some internal work has taken place, beyond the physical restoration.
Contemporary research points the same way. In a 2024 study, 54 healthy adults tired out their calf muscles with exercise. Those who then received Thai massage recovered faster than those who rested and briefly stretched.