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Massage & Spa

After treating yourself to Hua Hin’s tranquil oceanic nature, complete your pilgrimage to the pinnacle of revitalization with the ultimate spa experience. With the prosperously cultivated spa culture, this small town ascends to the worldwide recognition as a prime haven for those who seek for a genuine well-being retreat.

Escape the worries and award yourself with the wealth of nourishment your mind and body deserve. On the solid ground paved by its long-established reputation as a commending beach resort, the sanctuary spirit of Hua Hin keeps on building its definition through the splendidly blooming spa business. Rejuvenating treatments have evolved into great variations while traditional Thai massage remains true to the authenticity. The two torrents of inheritance and innovation fuse into harmony, and in return, lay out the new-age path, leading to the holistic pleasures that anyone can experience.

Indulge unashamedly in the full range of treatments—massage, wrap, scrub, steam and bath—for face, hands, feet and the whole body. Most of the pampering rituals incorporate aromatherapy oils and Thai herbs, which render their therapeutic properties as well as medical ones. The mystically aromatic elements do more than sending you to the deepest level of relaxation. Herbal mixture bag, wrap, or bath eases stiff muscles with the warmth it exudes, getting the body suppler and prepared for massage. The lubricity of the oils has stress kneaded away with divine smoothness.

Before blossoming into the exquisite array of treatments for body and mind that it is today, the spa culture owes its basis to the long-lived traditional Thai massage. The therapy satisfies physical, emotional, or even spiritual needs to a wide range of people. A massage session is performed on mat with the receiver comfortably dressed. The therapist uses his or her hands, knees, legs, and feet to move you into a series of yoga-like stretching movements and pressure points to produce a uniquely relaxing yet energizing treatment.

During and right after the session, massage receivers will feel that betterments have been made to their skeleton structure, flexibility, joint and muscular tension. On top of that, the benefits also go beyond the visible level. Acupressure stimulates internal organs, balances the body’s energy system, and yields detoxifying effects. As the stress is repelled, the mind calms, and imbalances in the nervous systems are harmonized. Massage is the therapy for everyone—young or old, active or inactive, healthy or not so healthy

Historians maintain that the ancient therapy originated during Buddha’s lifetime by the Father Doctor Shivago, who is believed to be Buddha’s personal doctor. Despite the lack of written records, it is obvious that the science of massage is greatly influenced by Ayurmedic medicine yoga and Chinese medicine. The movements in traditional Thai massage and the attention to pressure points are similar to the nadis of Ayurveda and meridians of Chinese medicine.

The massage spreads out from India with Buddhism serving as the passage. For centuries, it is performed by monks as one element of indigenous Thai medicine. Its significance in the medical sphere is attested to by the establishment of the massage department in the royal court during Ayudhya Dynasty of the ancient Thailand.

The Buddhism-cradled healing sees a major secularizing movement when Wat Phra Chetupon Temple in Bangkok founds Wat Phra Chetupon’s School of Traditional Massage Practitioner in 1957. The institute, which is renamed Chetawan Traditional Massage School, plays a pivotal role in dispersing the science to the global world. Published in 1991, the first English edition of its massage manual tremendously lowers learning hindrances which have stemmed from the language differences.

Today, thanks to the great availability of spas and massage places in Hua Hin, the true sense of relaxation is attainable to non-massage practitioners. However, these are some notes worth taking before booking a massage or spa course. Mr Serat Tangtronchit, the Director of Thailand’s first and foremost traditional massage institute Chetawan Traditional Massage School, kindly shares with us the following significant precautions and additional tips:

1. Having received operation within 2 years
2. Having cancer
3. Having easily fractured bones
4. Having infectious skin diseases, rash, or open wounds
5. Having heart diseases 
6. Prone to blood clots
7. Pregnant

1. Arrive on an empty stomach
2. Refrain from alcohol one day in prior to the session
3. Check cleanliness of the place (mat, bed, outfits, ventilation system, etc)
4. Arrive 15 minutes in prior to the session
5. Be sure that your massage therapist has your complete health history
6. Let your massage therapy know if you feel discomfort at any time during the session