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nemir wrote on the 21 June 2010 |
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 Perhaps you have seen the beautiful postures and manipulations of Traditional Thai Massage, an elegant activity where it is not always clear who is the giver and who the reciever. You may have heard that it combines acupressure with stretching, that it frees up the body, delivering wellness. You may also have heard about energy meridians, acupressure points, and so on. However, deeper than all these there is an aspect of Traditional Thai Massage (TTM), which to me, contains its essence and its secret, its spirituality.
TTM may well be called Bhuddist massage, as it is closely linked to the arrival of Bhuddism in thailand, and is still practiced by Monks all over Thailand, however that is to give it a label, and spirituality transcends labels.
Spirituality, to me, is to go below the surface of the world, to arrive in a place and time where the differentiating mind is silent , to feel onself as natural and harmonious as the waves on the shore, or the wind in the trees.
In the depth of TTM one abandons ideas to be present in the moment, feeling with one's being for the subtle impulse, the gentle breeze which tells you where to go, we are like an animal on the scent of its prey, awake to the slightest clue, and our prey is the Heart.
this to me, is the Spirituality of Traditional Thai Massage,
with metta,
nemir
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SEEKING INFO ON Dhanwantari Ashram |
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cindycyrox wrote on the 05 April 2010 |
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 Hello all,
I will be travelling to India, for a Yoga Retreat in the Dhanwantari Ashram in Kerala, this June. This will be my first time travelling to India and I honestly do not know what to expect. I have heard stories from people who have travelled there before, but that's about all I have. I am anxious, scared and excited!
Has anyone visited this particular Ashram for a Yoga vacation or TTC within the last year or two?
I am planning to get a taxi from Thiruvananthapuram airport straight to the Ashram, to avoid any disasters. I have seen that the price for this on the Sivananda website is less than ten pounds!
Is the general hygiene in this Ashram very good?
What are the locals like, do they speak much English?? Any beaches or really nice treats/retaurants/hotels close to the Ashram that I can spend time at after my retreat?
Please tell me anything that you think will be useful to me. A friend told me that there wouldn't be hot water in the Ahram and that it will be VERY HOT IN JUNE, like 40 degrees +!!!
I have been warned THAT I WILL GET SICK AND NOT to drink the tap water, I'm guessing that the bottled water is fine. I know that I will need to be vaccinated- price?.
Did you all experience illness when you were there.
Any pointers on doo's and don'ts, must sees and good things to take with me????
Namaste
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I've never had a Thai massage but loved your description in relation to spirituality and the place of non duality.
Annie, I wish you a very good health, believe it or not magnet do nothing to your health.
Hi, I am wondering what you are afraid of? What might happen?
