
Thoughts : on the practice of Massage
1. Ancient wisdom clarified by modern science As early as 3000 bc, the Chinese practised massage to cure ailments and improve general health. In the Iliad and the Odyssey the massage is indicated for warriors after battles. Massage as a daily health routine for Hindi, Massage as a craft in Thailand, Leaf « smacking » in Russia’s banya … Throughout history exemples of methodic passive mobilisation of the soft tissue are numerous. And using tools that stood the test of time i