Inner Calm Health and Wellness (thai yoga massage, yoga and more)

It's been a long time

2011-10-03T14:46:00.003-04:00

Well, it's been too long. We have been so preoccupied with our website we forgot about our blog!! We have new updates and classes ! So much has changed since January. To start ..we moved!! Two doors down into a bigger space. It's so beautiful. We are a full service health and wellness center focusing on healing. If it's yoga you are looking for well we have a full schedule everyday of the week. We also offer different types of healing such as thai yoga massage and reiki just to name a few.

We also offer specialized classes and workshops. This month we are hosting a screening of Yogawoman on Sunday 10/9 at 6pm!! It is open to everyone! Check out our Inner Calm Website to register! We are also offering a class to create your own mala necklace. How special is that?!?!?!

We are always open to suggestions. You can visit our website for a schedule of event and classes or just open this attachment.

New Year Schedule!!

2011-01-09T14:26:00.002-05:00

Hello! Welcome to 2011! We have so much in store for you this year!! Click here for our new schedule!!

Join us for our Chakra Workshop on Sunday 01/16/2011 from 2-5pm!! Pre-registration is required. Click here to do so!!

Couples Thai Yoga Workshop - November 29, 2009

2009-04-15T18:19:00.003-04:00

Tired of doing the same old thing? Why not treat your partner to something beautiful. Come and escape for two hours of instructional Thai Yoga Massage. Work directly with your partner to help relieve stress, anxiety and to ultimately reconnect. This workshop is open to any couple with an open mind and an open heart. Please wear comfortable clothing. Pre-registration is a must as class size will be small and intimate. No prior experience with Thai Yoga Massage is necessary.

This workshop's will be held on Sunday November 29, 2009 at Kula Kamala Yoga located at 24A Union Avenue in Lakehurst, NJ 08733. It will start at 2pm and end at 4pm. The cost is $40 per couple. Hope to see you there!

Ocean Grove Is Now Open For Business!!!

2008-11-04T16:46:00.003-05:00

Please come visit me at my new location :

Inner Calm Thai Yoga Massage
77 Main Avenue (St. Elmo's Building)
Unit 1C
Ocean Grove NJ

Walk through the courtyard and I am the last door on the left. I am sharing space with Ocean Grove Family Chiropractic.

You can make an appointment by calling 732-547-9582.

Couples Thai Yoga Massage Workshops

2008-06-15T22:47:00.002-04:00

Starting in July, I will be offering Couple Thai Yoga Massage workshops as well as Family Thai Yoga Massage workshops. It is open to everyone, even those that have never had a Thai Yoga Massage. Workshop dates, time and location will be posted soon. Private or group workshops also available. Please call or email me for details. It will help bring you closer and connect to those you love. Perfect for parents and children too!
Metta & love,
Maria

What is Thai Yoga Massage

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Centuries ago, a dynamic bodywork therapy based on yoga and Ayurveda was born in the temples of Thailand. In this unique healing system of Thai Yoga Massage - also called Nuad Boran and widely known as traditional Thai massage - the practitioner guides the recipient through a series of yoga postures while palming and thumbing along the body's energy ("Sen") lines and pressures points. Together these actions result in a comprehensive full body treatment that relieves muscular tension, improves circulation, boosts the immune system and balances the body energetically.Thai Yoga Massage is performed on a mat on the floor; both client and practitioner are dressed in comfortable clothing allowing ease of movement and flexibility. No oils or creams are used.

The Ayurvedic Link
The therapeutic basis of Thai Yoga Massage is rooted in the Indian healing tradition of Ayurveda. The word ayurveda derives from two Sanskrit words: ayur, meaning "life" and veda, meaning "knowledge". Thus, this science of living functions as a guide to the proper maintenance of life.According to Ayurveda, each individual is composed of one or a combination of any of the three doshas (body types) of vata (air-ether), pitta (fire-water) and/or kapha (earth-water). Tapping into the ancient knowledge of the tridoshas enables practitioners to treat each person according to their unique constitution.One aspect of the Lotus Palm method is to reconnect each Thai Yoga Massage posture with its tridoshic composition. For example, the rhythm and intensity of each pose is guided by Ayurvedic principles of constitution: slow and gentle for vata, nonvigorous and relaxing for pitta, energetic and uplifting for kapha. Every time a person is brought into a yoga posture one or all of the doshas is activated. A recipient's energy can be balanced by applying postures of the opposite nature that will strengthen his/her weaker dosha(s); for example, for a fast-paced nervous vata type the practitioner would apply slow, gentle soothing postures.HistoryThe origins of traditional Thai Yoga Massage can be traced back 2,500 years. It is an ancient form of therapeutic healing that has roots in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. The founding father of Thai Massage, Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha, was a celebrated yogi and a doctor in the healing tradition of Ayurveda who treated, among others, the Buddha.After the death of the Buddha, the earliest Buddhist monks who travelled to Southeast Asia were accompanied by Ayurvedic doctors. These doctors practiced a healing art that would later evolve into traditional Thai massage.Traditional Thai massage developed over millennia within the environment of Buddhist temples. It flourished as a way for spiritual people to share the benefits of meditation and compassion in a physical form. It is a respected form of healing practiced today in hospitals and temples throughout Thailand.

information provided by www.lotuspalm.com