This is a change from earlier blogs. Instead of focusing on facilities providing primarily Swedish Massages, I’ll give you four locations for getting a great traditional Thai Massage.

If you haven’t had a traditional Thai Massage, you may be surprised by significant benefits noted in a comparative study about traditional Thai Massage. The study cites one benefit as being increased heart rate variability (HRV). This is a good thing - it reflects the heart's ability to respond to quick changes throughout the body.

Focusing exclusively on two of the Thai Massage sessions I received, one in Vienna, Austria in June 2022, and another in Athens, Greece in May 2023, I hope to inspire you to experience the benefits of Thai Massage. These locations continue to accept new clients as of March 2024.

If you’re unable to make it to Austria or Greece, you are welcome to schedule a session at fibre: A Homespun Spa in Silver Spring, Maryland, where Thai Massage on the table is offered. We also incorporate many Thai Massage techniques into the Classic Massage session.

For a traditional Thai Massage, gentle stretching movements and focused compressions are used during the session; oils are not used. To allow ease of movement, you wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing. The session usually starts at the feet before addressing the rest of the body.

Another version is the Thai Oil Massage. It is similar to a Swedish Massage because gliding strokes may be used in addition to the compressions. You undress to your level of comfort for this session.

Thai Massage also includes a foot massage. For this massage, you’d wear clothing that allows access to your feet and calf muscles. You are comfortably seated and the therapist sits in front of you. The therapist uses oil or creams on your feet for as well as a wooden tool for deep work or reflexology.

You can read the discoveries I made during these two visits:

1. A traditional Thai Massage at Mayawee Thai Spa and Massage near StadtPark metro in Vienna, Austria.

2. A Nuad Signature Massage at Nuad Thai Massage Athens III near the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.

Please click on the plus (+) to expand each section. If you missed them, please see earlier posts about other European spas (e.g., Serenity in Portugal, Ritz Carlton in Vienna).

How these Massages Helped Enhance Services at fibre:

After several Thai massages in Vienna, Austria, I took online training in Thai massage during the global pandemic. In 2022, I traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand to get hands-on training. As a result, Thai massage on the table and on the mat (floor) have been offered to Wellness Members at fibre: A Homespun Spa in Silver Spring, Maryland.

As mentioned in an earlier review, Ghana Travel Plans? Three Ways to Add a Relaxing Massage to Your Trip, we bring elements of Thai massage into the protocol for integrative reflexology sessions. The reflexology protocol process is supplemented with Thai massage at the beginning of the session.

Many existing practices at fibre continue (e.g., access to private lounge before and after session, complimentary foot bath, client-focused treatment, scheduled time begins when you get on the massage table).

As a thank you for reading this post, please use this code for a 10% discount at fibre: A Homespun Spa in Silver Spring, Maryland:

THAI

Code expires 15 April 2024.

*New clients, see the online scheduler for a code that never expires.