THAI MASSAGE: Principles for Bodywork

	Start with the toes
	& move upward –
	observe how energy flows

	Be gentle
	yet relentless
	work vigorously
	adjusting
	flesh and bone

	Notice what's painful -
	soothe with patience

	Notice what's rigid -
	inspire flexibility

	Notice what's locked -
	open energy channels

	For every blockage
	there's a key 


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from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY: Some general advice for massage therapists.
KEYWORDS: massage therapy, bodywork, energy channels, alternative medicine

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2004 in Nagoya, Japan ≜ Finished: 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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