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What is Thai Massage?

Thai Massage is a wonderful integration of yoga and massage. It combines gentle stretching and graceful movements with effective pressure point techniques to ease muscular tension, improve joint mobility, increase flexibility and circulation, and improve the overall energy of each client.

Thai Massage has its roots in India's Ayurvedic medical system and traditional Chinese medicine. In their great wisdom, the ancient healers of Thailand integrated the best of these two systems to create a powerful and holistic approach to the promotion of health and well-being.

Each session is done on a comfortable floor mat and typically lasts one and a half to two hours. The client wears loose or stretchy clothing so they can receive assisted stretches comfortably. A session can be a relaxing and rejuvenating massage for the whole body or can serve to relieve a specific area of muscular tension or inflexibility.

Who can benefit from Thai Massage?

Thai Massage was developed to help relieve the symptoms associated with blocked energy. These symptoms can include muscular tension and inflexibility, joint aches, digestive problems, sleep disturbance and emotional stress. Just about anyone dealing with these symptoms can benefit from Thai Massage especially:

- Physically active people who are building muscle mass but not stretching sufficiently or are experiencing soreness due to lactic acid buildup in their muscles

- People new to yoga and who would like assistance understanding and opening their bodies to yogic stretching

- Expectant or nursing mothers with tight shoulders, backs, or hips

- People who are dealing with a lot of job related or emotional stress.

- People who are de-toxing, fasting or recovering from an illness.

Bio

Vika Teicher is a certified massage therapist and yoga instructor. Her training includes Thai Massage in northern Thailand and with reknown western teachers Ananda Apfelbaum and Jonas Westring, Holistic Massage Therapy at the World School of Massage, Orthopedic Massage at the Omeri Institute, and Breema Bodywork. She is a certified Interdisciplinary Yoga instructor from the Omega and Nosara Institute and has completed an Anusara Yoga immersion at Yoga Sangha in San Francisco. With over seven years of massage and yoga experience, she integrates her knowledge of Eastern and Western bodywork techniques to create a well-balanced, rejuvenating, and deeply relaxing yoga massage experience. Vika is a founder and co-director of the Thai Massage training program at the Jivaka Healing Center and is currently available to teach Introductory Thai Massage workshops.

Testimonials

"In my life I have probably been to 30 or 40 masseuses practicing at least a dozen styles, or combination of styles. Vika Teicher is the best of the lot… No practioner has helped me more. No chiropractor has aligned me better. No acupuncturist has unblocked my energy more effectively. No healer has left me feeling more released and alive than Ms. Teicher has. Before each session she listens deeply and consciously, then addresses what your words or your body have expressed. She channels something much larger than herself and administers it directly, carefully, and lovingly. I remember during one session, I had a revelation: How she was treating me was how I would from now on treat myself. As a result, I was able to finish healing from a repetitive-stress injury, and go on to make substantial changes in my life. It was I who healed myself and made the changes, but the intelligent cues, the physiological reinforcement, came from Ms. Teicher, and it was a godsend." -Laird Townsend, Editor

"Vika's touch is extraordinary. Her extensive pallate of modalities allows her a wide range of tools to call upon. If I want to be invigorated, the deep stretches of thai massage rouse the most lethargic of my muscles. If I want to leave relaxed, Vika's intuitive and soothing breema-like touch lull me to a dream-like state. Her massage is profoundly healing and I always leave a little closer to myself." - Cherine Badawi, Youth Facilitator

"I’m a massage addict. I've spent the past 30 years trying just about every type of bodywork on the market. For over a year now I've been getting monthly Thai massages from Vika. The benefits from Vika's work are more tangible and longer lasting than anything I've experienced. Each session seems custom designed for where I am in the moment. Sometimes I leave with bright energy and a sweet smile in my step. Other times I’m as mellow as a piece of chocolate that’s melting in the sun. Every time it feels safe, wonderful, and just what I need. I’m totally addicted!” - Mike Taigman, Consultant

"Vika is one of the most talented massage therapists in the universe!" - Ryan Eliason, Life Coach

"As a massage therapist, Vika strikes the perfect balance between healing and relaxation. She addresses specific physical problems while remaining attentive to the body's holistic energy. I always feel relaxed, refreshed, and realigned after a session with her." - Sima Belmar, Dancer, Teacher, Journalist

"Thai massage with Vika has increased my flexibility in unimaginable ways - it’s taken a solid 4 strokes off of my game. I highly recommend it to any one looking for an edge on the golf course." - Andrew Hodes, Commissioner, S.A.G.A. Golf Association, Montreal

Schedule

Vika is available by appointment Mondays between 3pm and 9pm, – Tuesday through Friday between 9am and 8pm, and some weekends.

Monday appointments are at Mountain Yoga in Montclair village, other days are at her home studio in Oakland. Vika is also available for home visits to Oakland, Berkeley, and Piedmont.

To schedule an appointment please call (510)595-3208. 24 hours notice is required for cancellations or changes.

Please plan to arrive with an empty stomach and loose fitting or stretchy clothes.

Rates

Session Rates
90 minutes.........$105
Two hours.........$135
Two 1/2 hours....$160
Three hours.........$190

Series Rates
Four 90-minute massages in sixty days $390 ($30 savings)
Four 120-minute massages in sixty days $490 ($50 savings)

Gift certificates and other discount programs are available.

Please call (510) 595-3208 to schedule an appointment or get more information.

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