Aromatherapy is a massage therapy that uses various essential oils, especially highly concentrated plant oils or creams containing essential oils.
The massage involves alternating between hard and gentle pressure while using a particular blend of oils. To prepare for the massage, the essential oils are diluted and applied together with a lotion. This way, the client gets to absorb the oil molecules through the skin for a healing and therapeutic massage experience.
A Thai aromatherapy massage can positively impact the mind, especially the limbic system, and the body.
- Positive Emotional Health and Enhanced Mood
Because the Thai aromatherapy massage impacts the area of the brain that is responsible for emotions, memories, and scents, it triggers positive feelings and memories, improving your mood altogether.
Essential oils such as grapefruit oil have a sedative and calming effect with an energizing aroma. Other essential oils like orange, lavender, and more, have various uplifting properties that can help with relaxation and improve a person’s general well-being.
Inhaling the oils during the massage also promotes calming effects, relaxation, and stress release. The oils, together with the actual massage, combine for an amazing aromatherapy massage experience.
- Improved Healing Power
A Thai aromatherapy massage involves using manipulation techniques on soft body tissues to encourage body healing. When inhaled or absorbed through the skin, the oils can help reduce swelling, improve circulation, speed up healing after injuries, release tension, and restore bodily functions.
Certain oils are antispasmodic and very relaxing to the person receiving the massage. Oils such as sweet marjoram essential oil can be used to treat bruises, muscle spasms, sore muscles, and even headaches.
Peppermint essential oils are applied to the skin during the massage, providing additional relief from pain and inflammation.
The pain and inflammation relief benefits of the massage can improve the quality of life for patients with chronic pain health conditions such as arthritis. An aromatherapy massage can help soothe their muscles, relax them, and increase blood circulation to stimulate the tissues.
Other conditions that can be treated by Thai aromatherapy include:
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Chronic lower back pain
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Insomnia relief
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Muscle Toning
Apart from the healing benefits of aromatherapy, the Thai aromatherapy massage is also ideal for muscle toning. Essential oils like balsam fir and marjoram can help tone body muscles as well as inflammation. Other oils such as lemongrass oil are particularly helpful in healing muscle pain and reducing acute bone aches.
Thai Aromatherapy sounds very relaxing and healing! I have lots of aches and pains, especially because of my Rheumatoid Arthritis. I would definitely love being able to do this. Thanks for sharing!