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Explore Tok Sen massage, a traditional Thai technique using wooden tools to tap the body for energetic blockages, pain relief, and soft tissue comfort, with origins in Lanna Thai practice.
Tok Sen uses tapping along energy lines and acupressure points with a wooden mallet and stick, creating vibrations to release tension and restore energy flow in a holistic Thai massage.
Explore the essential Tok Sen tools for beginners, featuring a ballpoint and wedge tool to treat deeper tissue, acupressure and trigger points, fascial adhesions, and improved range of motion.
Explore how Tok Sen and ASMR massage use sound, vibration, and touch to create a holistic experience that promotes relaxation, comfort, and improved sleep.
Demonstrates a randomized trial with twenty participants testing two Tok Sen massage sessions for shoulder pain, noting reduced pain perception, increased pain threshold, and greater upper trapezius thickness.
Discover Tok Sen massage benefits: muscle tension relief, stress reduction, and improved circulation through rhythmic tapping of wooden tools. Contraindications include acute injuries, open wounds, and pregnancy.
Explore Tok Sen techniques, including the tap and light multi-tap, applying tapping with controlled force to deepen tissue vibration on areas like the upper back, hamstrings, knee, scalp, face.
Master two cleaning methods for toxin tools: wash with light dish soap and warm water, or wipe with antiseptic lotion or antiseptic wipes, then let them dry.
Explore Tok Sen massage as a relaxing technique grounded in anatomy, with demonstrations on various body parts and guidance on using the tool gently over skin or clothing without oil.
Explore the traditional ten sen lines in Tok Sen massage, tracing each line from the navel and its wind, earth, fire, and water associations, with respiratory and digestive indications.
Apply Tok Sen massage to the plantar foot using wedge and ballpoint tools to ease plantar fasciitis, target trigger and acupressure points, and employ zigzag tissue work for mobility.
Master fast and slow techniques to warm the lower legs, stimulate circulation, activate the nervous system, and release myofascial restrictions in the calves and hamstrings using wedge and ballpoint tools.
Target the back from above the iliac crest up the erectors on both sides, avoiding the spine, using wedge and ballpoint tools for the upper traps, rhomboids, and supraspinatus.
Apply targeted rotator cuff work by palpating adhesions in the subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor, then use tool-assisted taps to stretch tissue and improve internal rotation.
Explore sideline massage techniques to treat inner calves, adductors, glutes, IT band, and quads, using wedge and ballpoint tools to improve circulation and ease pelvic floor and pudendal nerve tension.
perform seated massage techniques along the back from spine to glutes using a wedge tool, then relax neck and scalp with light tapping to boost range of motion and circulation.
Practice light multitaps on the feet and around the malleoli to target the extensor retinaculum and ankle tissue, improving dorsiflexion and ankle mobility for runners.
Address shin splints and knee pain with wedge and toxin tools, targeting the tibialis anterior and quadriceps to release trigger points and improve leg range of motion.
Explore arms and hands massage with wedge tools and multi-tap techniques to ease tendonitis and elbow pain, then stretch and work pec minor to improve posture.
Use toxin tools on the abdomen to stimulate digestion and relieve constipation with gentle vibrations and taps along the colon and diaphragm, finishing with grounding abdominal taps.
Learn to use toxin tools for face and scalp massage, targeting the jaw, masseter, forehead and scalp to relieve tension, headaches, sinusitis, and TMJ while promoting relaxation and grounding.
Practice the Tok Sen massage technique sequence 2 to 3 times to build confidence with the tools, especially facial techniques, and enjoy using the hammer and mallet.
In this course Manual Osteopath, Registered Massage Therapist and Yoga Teacher Mike Everson is going to guide you through how to deliver a Tok Sen Massage. Tok Sen massage is an ancient northern Thai practice that involves the use of a special wooden hammer, usually made from the bark of the tamarind tree, to relax muscles in a rhythmically tapping motion, 'Tok Sen'. Tok means to hammer or hit and Sen refers to the energetic pathways in the body.
During a Tok Sen session, the practitioner will typically tap and vibrate along energy meridians or specific points on the body to help release muscular/fascial tension and improve circulation. The practice is believed to help alleviate physical and emotional blockages, and promote overall health and well-being.
Tok Sen is often used in combination with other traditional healing practices in Thailand, such as Thai massage and herbal remedies, and is considered to be an important part of Thai traditional medicine.
You can study and complete this entire course in the comfort of your own home with lifetime access to the videos in case you need to go back, review and re-inspire yourself!
In this course you are going to learn:
> What Tok Sen is and the 10 Sen Lines
> Massage techniques for all over the body in prone, supine, seated, side lying and face/scalp
> A variety of techniques and reasoning why you would perform them on certain areas
> Massage techniques you can apply practically in your everyday Table and Thai massage practice
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*The content is for educational purposes and does not replace medical advice.