Journey to Peace Village

I have too many pictures of Wat Po and Thailand to put on just one blog entry, so I have to split them up. I'm including on this one a fascinating drawing I photographed on the Wat Pho temple in Bangkok. This, as far as I can guess, is a drawing of the key body points or "chakras" used in Traditional Thai massage and other healing techniques. Thai massage, as well as other parts of Thai culture, is heavily influenced by Indian culture. In Thai massage and healing, they incorporate many techniques and concepts from Yoga. It is interesting to note that for a time in the early twentieth century traditional Thai healing was outlawed as the country tried to modernize and Westernize. However, it is on the comeback now and some Western medical practitioners are trying to study the techniques to see what can be learned from these ancient healing practices.
To learn more about Thai massage go to:
http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/ancient_thai_massage.html

Labels: medicine, religion and culture, Thailand