You’re on a mat, fully clothed. I’m moving around you — hands, forearms, feet sometimes — working the sen lines that Thai medicine has been mapping for thousands of years. People expect a massage. They get something closer to being reorganized from the inside.
One client described it as “the feeling of being untangled.” That’s about right.
What a Therapeutic Day Looks Like
There’s no oil, no table. The session runs several hours because the body needs time. A 60-minute slot doesn’t cut it when you’re dealing with herniated discs or years of locked-up fascia. We go until the work is done.
Assisted stretching. Deep pressure along specific sen lines — Sen Sumana down the midline, Sen Ittha and Pingkhala along the spine. Energy realignment techniques I learned directly from Ajahn Dr. Anthony James, the grandmaster of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga. Every technique has a reason. Nothing is filler.
The People Who Come In
Herniated discs. Sciatica that’s been bouncing between doctors for years. Frozen shoulders. Post-surgical pain that never went away. Athletes who hit a wall that their PT can’t get past.
Sarah had herniated discs so bad she could barely walk. Her doctors wanted surgery. After one therapeutic day she walked out upright. Six weeks later — no medications, hiking with her grandkids. Her surgeon didn’t have an explanation.
I don’t promise that for everyone. But I’ve seen it enough times that I stopped being surprised by it.
Why the Lineage Matters
Dr. Anthony James has been developing SomaVeda® for decades. I train under him directly. The techniques come through a specific lineage, authorized under the NAIC as Indigenous therapeutic practice. The precision matters. I’ve seen people attempt similar work without the training, and the difference shows up in the results.