Get Rocked! (with Thai massage)

Don’t be fooled by the word massage — it’s definitely not that.

It’s bodywork.

With extra emphasis on the *work*.

If you’re lucky, like I was, you’ll get an intuitive practitioner.  Someone who can tune into what’s really going on in your body — your muscles and bones.

Unlike Swedish or Shiatsu (the only other types of massage I’ve encountered) where you lie on a table — Thai massage is a little less gentle and a lot more engaging.   You’re fully dressed. You’re on the floor.  And you kinda gotta give a little to get a little!

Which brings me back to the *work*.

It’s not exactly a relaxing session.  You get rocked (literally!), flipped (like a hot potato!) until you’re stretched to your outer limit.  It’s sorta like taking a yoga class, except the teacher does the yoga for you (at her advanced level!).  Yes, there may be some pain involved.

It’s definitely not a lie-there-and-do-nothing situation.

Until savasana.

The ultimate in receiving — when the real *work* takes place.   When the body (& soul!) are left to absorb.

And trust me, it goes pretty deep.  It wasn’t until a little later that it all sank in.  The blockages that have become so familiar, were removed.  I was left totally open.  Spacious.  Even vulnerable.  It was like my essence had room to breath, finally!

But as good as I felt…I was still uncomfortable.  I was almost too open for my New York City life.   I didn’t know what to do with this new, stress-free self.

So I met a friend for coffee to return to what I know.

What’s your secret to staying with an uncomfortable version of yourself?