Thai Herbal Pouch
The massage
In this massage hand-tied material bags with a “stem” to hold are first of all soaked in water and then are warmed in oil to about 130°C to 140°C and only one pouch is ever held, whilst the second hand continuously monitors the temperature of the skin massaged and of the pouch.
The procedure
The pouch massage is a full body massage during which intensive heat stimulation of the skin is produced using a very hot herbal pouch.
At the start of the massage the pouch is only placed very briefly on the oiled body and then as it correspondingly cools it is left for longer periods on the skin.
To finish the pouch is guided over the whole body using walking and rolling movements. The heat stimulus of the skin leads to a lasting stimulation of the immune system and therefore such pouch massages are traditionally carried out mainly in the cold season of the year.
