The Deep Tissue Thai Technique

At Deep Tissue Thai, every session is built around one goal: relief from chronic physical or emotional pain. I offer a single, fully customized Thai massage experience that weaves together deep therapeutic work and rhythmic, flowing movement, because real healing needs both.

The Signature Session

This session is designed for those dealing with chronic pain, stress, stiffness, or emotional trauma that has settled into the body. Often described as a “sweet pain release,” this bodywork can be challenging but it is always unhurried, giving your body time to soften and respond. The experience combines long-held compression, slow flowing stretches, and rhythmic movement to restore circulation, mobility, and balance, allowing the body to release deep-seated tension and settle into calm.

Key Features:

Focused relief for chronic stress, pain, and stiffness
Deep breath work to help process and let go of discomfort
Slow, flowing Thai stretches to increase flexibility, mobility, and circulation
Realigns the body by improving muscle balance
Encourages the release of long-held tension and emotional trauma
May include oil, cupping, Gua Sha, and tuning fork therapy
Up to 3 hour session times allowing for detailed, transformative work in problem areas
Clients are active participants in the session. Guiding the level of pressure at all times

What to wear or bring:

Shorts that expose the hamstrings, a t-shirt for men, and a sports bra and/or tank top for women
Please do not wear jewelry or makeup
A bottle of water

Other Offerings:

Chi Nei Tsang / Abdominal Massage

Chi Nei Tsang is a unique form of massage that focuses on the abdominal area and internal organs to release tension, improve circulation, and help stimulate the body’s natural healing processes. Each session combines ancient Chinese healing techniques with modern bodywork.

Key Features:

Helps to release blockages to promote the flow of vital energy throughout the body
Helps release emotional tension stored in the abdominal area for mind-body balance
Stimulates the internal organs to help support enhanced function
Relieves overall stress contributing to a sense of calm and wellbeing
Helps release the Psoas muscle to relieve pulling on the lumbar spine and low back

Additional instructions

Please eat lightly before your session and drink a lot of water the next day. You may not wish to schedule anything after your session as you may feel very different in your body. It is especially important to not engage in any form of physical exercise after the session or the next day. Please also avoid cold for three hours after your session. This includes drinking cold water, eating cold food and taking a cold shower.

Your body needs time to adjust to the bodywork and muscles need time to recuperate. After each session it is important to drink lots of water and allow your body rest for at least 24 hours. Do not lift any heavy weights or move your body too quickly or erratically. Be kind to yourself. After a deep session, your body will open up and could be more prone to injuries for a day to two.

If you are feeling sore, many clients take an Advil or drink Emergence-C with MSM. A warm bath or hot tub soak the next day is also good post-session activity as it further relaxes the muscles and promotes longer-lasting effects.

PLEASE DO
Tell me if you are at all uncomfortable, especially with regard to the amount of pressure being used or the temperature of the room. Feel free to ask for less or more pressure at any time.

Tell me if you are pregnant when booking. Let me know if you have any allergies or sensitivities, especially any types of oils, scents, or body positions such as laying on your side for too long.

Remember to breathe deeply and exhale with an open mouth.

Drink lots of water after a session to cleanse and flush toxins out of your body. If you don’t drink enough water, the toxins can remain stagnant and you may feel nauseous and/or hot.

Rest, give your body a break, and let your muscles recuperate.

PLEASE DON’T
Drink alcohol after your session.

RECOVERY
It may take 1-2 days to recover from your session.

Every body reacts differently to this style of work. And depending on how deep you want to work you may experience different reactions.

Most people feel lighter, more flexible, relaxed and energized. Others may feel some soreness in their muscles for about 24-48 hours.

At times you may feel tingling in say a finger or hand. This is just energy still moving within you that was released during your session. These feelings usually dissipate after a day or two.

After about 48 hours you should be able to fully feel the full benefits of your session. I encourage my clients to give me feedback about how they feel after and during a session. This can help me fine tune how I work with you in future sessions.

RESPECT
To my teachers Pichest Boonthumme, Christopher Ray, Kate Lewandowski, Aon Boonthumme, Kamon Kulta, Jirapa Anusri, Levies Naowaophat, Bon Oatthakon, Hom Hnum, Rachel Johnson, Bhaskar Banerji, Carl Johns, Marty Morales, Craig Toonder, Jason Frye, Chuck Duff, Atarangi Muru, Manu Korewha, and Dew lioka. And especially to my greatest teachers, my clients who help my practice evolve and get better every week. An additional thank you to Chris and Kate for inspiring the About DTT description on this site. Thank you to my wife and children for their never ending support of my trips abroad to continue my training.

Matthew Wakem is a State of CT licensed massage therapist License #10997 Is a member of ABMP: Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals – ABMP ID# 1046174 and belongs to THAI: The Thai Healing Alliance.