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From Quick Guide: Thai Massage 101

Summary: Back chopping in Thai yoga massage is a variation on a traditional back massage. Learn more about the back chopping Thai yoga massage technique with tips from a yoga instructor in this free massage therapy video.

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Gina Kennedy received her teacher training at the beautiful Ashram in Nassau, Bahamas. Kennedy holds the title of Yoga Siromani and is a member of the Yoga Alliance. Her personal style...read more

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"We're going to give another variation of a back massage, with chopping. So I'm going to have Carrie again come forward. But I'm going to demonstrate something. Sometimes some people, it's a little uncomfortable to come into a forward fold, so I'm going to hand her a blanket, excuse me, that's a pillow. Place the pillow in her lap. Now again, kind of run your hands down the arms, lift the elbows and ease them down. Now I'm going to come down. Now we're first going to do a nice chopping with two hands together. Now instead of just popping like this, you kind of flick the wrist, it makes a neat little noise there. So I'm going to start flicking the wrist, chopping the back and you kind of do whatever you like, up and down, run down the sides. Adjust your stances so you're comfortable as you do it and safe, oh down the hip. And make sure you pay enough attention to both sides. Can you hear that nice little popping noise? And then we're going to take one hand at a time down, off to the sides a little bit and down the hips, rub the back a little bit. There's a nice little transition to make sure they sit up comfortably. Taking one hand to the lower back, one hand to the shoulder and just gently lift them up."

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