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What is Osteo-Thai?
Osteo-Thai is the union of Osteopathy and Thai Yoga Massage.
Osteopathy draws from modern scientific research and understanding, of how to rebalance skeletal, muscular, and fascial structures through nervous system regulation, with very gentle and precise tissue manipulation and joint articulation.
Thai Yoga Massage is embedded within Eastern health philosophy, focusing on the energy body with applied yoga and acu-pressure to improve circulation and release tensions.
This combination brings an incredibly holistic approach to bodywork.
Who Is It For?
Traditional Thai Massage has a reputation of being very strong and painful.
Osteo-Thai is very gentle in its approach.
A massage session is always tailored to the client. Not everyone is flexible and some people may have very limited mobility or chronic condition.
I regularly treat clients with chronic conditions such as:
- arthritis
- spinal injuries
- lower back pain
- sciatica
- frozen shoulder
- neck issues
- stress and emotional overload
I also have many regular elderly clients, including a 93 year old lady who I have seen for many years with severe mobility issues. Equally, clients can be dancers, yoga teachers and sports professionals.
What to Expect from a Treatment
An Osteo-Thai treatment takes place on a futon on the floor. Unlike western massage the receiver is fully clothed in loose casual clothing. (T-shirt, joggers, pants or shorts)
A treatment can be for 1 hour, 90 minutes or 2 hours. For a fully integrated massage, at least 90 mins is generally necessary for the body to come into a profound state of relaxation.
This is not to say however that an hour session isn’t hugely impactful. It is just generally more focused on a certain area of the body.
Pricing
- 1 hour: £90
- 90 minutes: £120
- 2 hours: £150
(Students receive a £10 discount on 90 mins and 2 hour treatments)
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The Experience of Integration
Receiving Osteo-Thai is deeply and profoundly relaxing. It is a therapeutic dance that weaves applied yoga with gentle joint and tissue mobilisation. This integrated approach encourages the receiver to:
- Release habitual holding patterns from years of accumulated stress and tension.
- Restore natural mobility to joints and tissues that have become restricted
- Reset the nervous system to a more balanced, regulated state of being
- Reconnect with deep calm and grounding that emerges from the body’s return to its natural equilibrium.
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
Jim Rohn
Wendy Snongjati
Yoga Teacher
David’s Thai Yoga Massage is probably the most authentic I have experienced in my life. That is quite amazing considering that I am Thai and grew up in Thailand!
Sharon Price
Yoga Teacher
Once in a while you come across some very special therapists and Dave is one of them. He is so in-tune with you, he listens to your body and how it responds to the massage and so the massage is always developing with your experience in each moment.
Kate Evans
Sports Massage Therapist
I tend to suffer from upper body tightness as well as painful legs and feet from working all day. Afterwards I felt completely fluid, my legs and shoulders felt as light as air and my shoulders are now pain free.
Polly Clark
Yoga Teacher
Dave is highly skilled and always picks up on where I need more work. He has the ability to make you feel completely at ease and relaxed and I always feel utterly re- energized after each session. I often advise my students to start having sessions with him to compliment their Yoga practice. Mountain bikers would greatly benefit from the hip and leg work.
Liz Tomes
Sports Massage Therapist
Working as a sports massage therapist myself it’s very important that I get a thorough and professional treatment and Dave offers just that. He is extremely intuitive at reading problem areas and working through them and readily adapts our sessions to suit any particular issues I may have. As a result he’s helped to ease long-standing aches and pains I’ve suffered with for years.
Kate Boscawen
Dave is wonderfully kind and has an amazing awareness for finding the trouble spots. He works with smoothness and rhythm through every muscle and joint. The results are wonderful – I feel supple, more energetic and emotionally stronger.
Kim Gravell
I have been having monthly massages with Dave for over 3 years now and I look forward to each one. Whatever tensions I’ve accumulated or stresses I’ve been putting my body through, 2 hours with Dave will leave me feeling relaxed and recharged, with my joints and muscles pleasantly stretched. He draws on an incredible range of techniques and a deep understanding of what will work best for my body at any time and 2 hours just flies by.
Janet Watson
My daughter & I treat ourselves to Dave every month now. Put your trust in Dave for 2 hours and every joint will be gently stretched and you’ll have the best work out possible. You’ll probably drop off to sleep whilst it’s going on & then end up totally relaxed & feeling a different person
Rachel Hills
Dave is able to tailor each massage session to the set of circumstances I describe to him. Thai massage from Dave has become an essential part of my fitness and wellbeing regime and I would not be without it.