Experience a holistic healing practice

Our bodies go through a lot during the day, especially if we exercise or play different sports. Tension and fatigue can build up in our muscles. Over time, our bodies can feel tight and fatigued, often resulting in injury.

A Thai massage is a holistic treatment that involves passive stretching, acupressure points, and deep tissue massage. Our clients leave their appointments feeling more relaxed and with an increased range of motion.

Fulfill your body’s need for stretching and movement with a relaxing Thai massage in Edmonton. Contact Masahista Healing Hands to schedule an appointment today.

What is Thai Yoga Massage?

Thai yoga massage blends guided movement with firm compressions to restore mobility and coordination across muscle and fascia lines. Thai massage yoga targets whole-body patterns instead of single spots. Sessions often progress from the feet upward and shift through supine, side-lying, prone, and seated positions. The therapist uses leverage to create traction, joint play, and multi-angle mobilizations that open hips, spine, and shoulders without forcing range. Many people seek yoga massages for this full-body effect.

The pace stays steady to calm the nervous system. Slow holds and rhythmic rocking reduce protective muscle guarding, so your body accepts new end ranges. This style of yoga massage links regions rather than chasing single sore spots, connecting ankles to knees, hips to ribs, and ribs to neck to improve gait and everyday posture.

Breath timing is part of the method. You sync pressure and movement with your exhalation to drop muscle tone and ease entry into stiff ranges. People use Thai massage yoga to prepare for activity, recover after hard weeks, or maintain flexibility during desk-heavy periods. It also pairs well with physiotherapy, chiropractic care, or strength training.

Learn more about the ancient history of Thai massages

Thai massages originated in India and have been in practice for more than 2,500 years. This practice was thought of as a healing art.

A Thai massage is handled differently than Western-style massages. Instead of lying on a massage bed, you’ll lie fully clothed on a yoga mat on the ground. Your massage therapist will use different techniques, such as:

Another term for a Thai massage is “assisted yoga.” You don’t need any experience in yoga to feel the benefits of this treatment.

The focus of this massage is to improve your body’s energy flow. Your massage therapist will use their body weight and other techniques to release your body’s tension.

You can experience multiple benefits with Thai massages, including:

Relief of Uncomfortable Symptoms

Thai yoga massage calms the body’s alarm system while it eases tight spots. Rhythmic pressure and slow stretches feed nerve receptors in skin and fascia, which turn down pain signals. Gentle traction around the neck and hips can reduce nerve irritation that causes pins and needles after long desk hours. Abdominal rocking and breath pacing in this yoga massage style stimulate the vagus nerve, which can settle jaw clenching, tension headaches, and stress-related gut discomfort. You leave with less guarding, easier breathing, and fewer flare-ups during daily tasks.

Improved Recovery After an Injury

Recovery needs movement that feels safe. Thai work gives you graded exposure without forcing range. The sequence restores glide between tissue layers, which helps a sprained ankle stop overworking the hip or a sore shoulder stop recruiting the neck. Light loading through compressions and holds provides a signal that guides collagen to align along lines of stress. Quick test and retest checks during the session show what helps right now, so you build a useful pattern instead of chasing pain. These effects make Thai massage yoga a strong add-on to rehab. This also retrains balance and joint position sense, which lowers re-injury risk when you return to activity.

Increased Energy Flow and Health

Traditional Thai maps speak of Sen lines. Modern anatomy sees linked myofascial chains and shared nerve pathways. When these lines move well, the brain’s body map receives clearer input, which feels like more energy and focus. Coordinating pressure with long exhales raises parasympathetic tone and steadies heart rhythm patterns. Many clients notice steadier afternoons, fewer post-meal slumps, and a more relaxed jaw and pelvic floor. People who book regular yoga massages often report better focus during the week.

Improved Circulation

Thai massage yoga techniques act like a manual pump. Slow compressions push fluid from congested areas, and the release draws in fresh blood. Calf and forearm work improves the muscle pump that returns blood to the heart, which often warms cold hands and feet. Mobilizing the rib cage and diaphragm improves the pressure changes that drive lymph flow, helping clear waste after travel or long sits. Gentle skin glide also encourages nitric oxide release in vessel walls, which supports smoother blood flow without heavy pressure. Adding Thai massage yoga on rest days can support these circulatory gains without fatigue.

How much does a Thai Massage cost?

A combination of deep tissue massage, passive stretching, and acupressure points – increasing muscle and joint ranges of motion. Most suitable for bodies with lots of muscle tension, suffering from stress and fatigue.

The price of our Thai massages depends upon how long your session is. We offer this kind of massage in 60, 75, 90, and 120-minute sessions.