Thai Yoga Massage is a therapeutic practice originating in Thailand that works with the body through pressure along energy lines known as Sen, assisted stretching, and joint mobilization.It is often described as passive yoga: the body is stretched and opened in ways that are difficult to achieve on your own.The work is physical, sequential, and rhythmic, and acts on the muscles, joints, circulation, fascia, and nervous system.

The session takes place on the floor, on a futon, while wearing comfortable clothing. It begins with a short conversation and a health form. From there, the session is guided with continuous attention to how the body responds, adapting the work to each person’s needs. Every session is different.In a single session, it is possible to feel real relief. With continuity, the body begins to change.The aim of each session is simple: that you leave feeling better than when you arrived.

Movement has always been part of Joana’s life, and the body has always been her starting point for understanding what creates balance and what, little by little, wears it down.For years, Joana worked in engineering and consulting, in demanding and fast-paced environments. Long hours sitting down, tension building almost unnoticed, and a clear understanding of what happens when we spend too much time on autopilot.Racket sports, especially tennis today, taught her the most about repetition, asymmetry and what physical effort can quietly hold in the body. It was through this physical intensity that she came to yoga, a practice that taught her to listen in a different way and eventually led her to Thai Yoga Massage.She trained in Thai Yoga Massage in Lisbon and deepened her practice in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, where this tradition is still taught in an authentic way. She returned with a different way of touching: more present, more attentive, and more aware of what the body needs in order to recover.Today, she works with people she can relate to: professionals with fast-paced lives and people who practise sports and are already feeling in their bodies what everyday life gradually accumulates.