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History:
 The Traditional Tibetan Massage belongs to the Tibetan Medicine as
« external therapy ». The Tibetan Medicine is thousands
years old. Its origins belong to Tibet but also to China, India, Nepal,
Persia, and other countries. Sharing the knowledge is part of Tibetan culture and way of life. Tibetans have incorporated what was useful for them, in their specific environment creating a specific technique. This open minded mixture of different origins provides the main difference with other forms of medicine and therapy, including massage. When somebody is receiving a Tibetan massage, he may recognize some parts of the session, but there are other parts which are specific to the Tibetan practice. Pressure points connected with acupressure and reflexology are used as well as classical motion to activate the circulation. Nowadays in the countryside of Tibet, Traditional Tibetan Massage is still used. It is connected with Tibetan Buddhism and spirituality. Some mountains are holly because they are considered to have healing powers. From centuries, people from these mountains are healers, and they spread their skills in other places, teaching from master to disciple. Under the Chinese rule, the foreigners cannot visit these Tibetan regions. As I am used to trek in the Himalayas for more than twenty years, including Tibet, I have been initiated to more than the “Five Tibetans”. These exercises help me a lot to enjoy trekking and mountaineering in high mountains. I feel more energy in my body and in my mind the days I am practicing them. Today in Lhasa, the capital of “Tibet Autonomous Region”, Tibetan Massage is no more visible. The Tibetan University of Medicine and the Barkor hospital only propose Chinese massage. Downtown in Lhasa, massage is mainly provided by attractive girls in hair and beauty salons and it looks like “Sex Massage”. Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, a small Indian town, where the Dalai Lama lives in exile, is attracting Tibetans looking for freedom. Many of them have crossed the Himalayas by foot. Some are genuine Tibetan masseurs, taught by their experienced relatives or by Tibetan monks who are also healers. They are providing Tibetan massage with their hands, heart and soul. Few masseurs are not giving good example. One is looking TV when giving massage … Another is advertising himself as “magic”… Be careful… Make your choice. Where to learn? At Dharamsala, Tibetan Massage is often taught to the foreigners with "five days course”. |
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