Friday, April 03, 2009

Naut Phaen Thai


I got a nuat phaen thai today (aka thai massage), it was more painful than I predicted. It was probably the most intense full body massage I have ever received in my life. For those of you who aren't familiar with nuat phaen thai (I could easily say thai massaging but I think its more awesome saying nuat phaen thai) it is a type of massaging where the therapist uses her hands, knees, legs, and feet to move you into a series of yoga-like stretches. some say that it's like doing yoga without any work. For a much better understanding, I have found a video on youtube for your reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKNf0PQ7ro

Unfortunately, that is the only video I found of naut phaen thai on youtube that's not weird and creepy. While I was receiving a fucking nuat phaen thai, I thought I was being physically tortured. There was this part where they use their feet to massage your back spine, in which they literally step on you while holding on to a bar from the ceiling so they can apply the right amount of pressure. I literally almost died from choking. When she was "applying pressure" aka stepping on my back I couldn't even fucking breathe. The whole experience was as if I got brutally raped by a woman. Tho afterward, all my muscle tensions were relieved. I think that the outcome of nuat phaen thai is essentially beneficial, if one is tough enough to tolerate the pain. After the nuat phaen thai, I'm strongly convinced that I would have no problem at all getting a tattoo.

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