The Thai Sen: Cultural and Historical Background for TTM Practitioners

Lecture recorded in 2024. An overview of the Thai sen, the energy system used in Thai massage. The lecture begins with an overview of Chinese and Indian energy channel theories, then moves to general background on Thai ideas, and finishes with a deep-dive into the details of the sen system as taught in the Northern Style lineage of Thai massage. (Note this video contains cultural and historical information about the sen, and is not a guide to massage practice.)

Prof. Pierce Salguero is a specialist in the history of Asian medicine, with a PhD in the history of medicine from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He especially focuses on, and has published widely about, Buddhist healing traditions worldwide.