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		<title>The Key to the Magic Touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During more than a decade of practicing and teaching Thai massage, I have learned a lot about the magic of touch. I know it is there, I have seen it, felt it and experienced it, and I don&#8217;t need proof other than my experience. I am writing this from my perspective of living in Thailand where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic of a Great Smile</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in Thailand, the Land of Smiles, as it is often called. The Thais pride themselves of their easy, natural and beautiful smiles. Many times I have gone out and felt touched by the wonderful smile of someone whom I had never seen and will probably never see again. It might have been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga Teachers and Thai Massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Massage in Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can yoga teachers benefit from the practice of Thai massage? Here are eight good reasons: 1. Since many Thai massage moves are very similar to yoga postures, it can help students if their yoga teacher can gently loosen them up and maneuver them into a position through the help of Thai massage techniques. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Collection of Weird Massage Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Massage in Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I travel somewhere in Asia I always try out a local massage for better or for worse. Sometimes it was definitely for the worse, and here are some of my more bizarre experiences. Bangkok massage trauma: I went to the tourist district on Kao San Road in Bangkok and went to a typical Thai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Evaluate a Thai Massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Massage in Thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people who visit Thailand are impressed by Thai massage because it is so different. Western massage generally does not use much stretching, whereas Thai massage is sometimes called &#8220;lazy man&#8217;s yoga&#8221;. Some of the positions can be quite challenging, and they are  often similar to yoga positions. There are forward bends, back stretches, spinal twists, traction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Touching Bodies Hearts and Minds part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Magic of Touch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are all born with a need to be physically touched (see first article). And then most cultures train us not to touch each other. Some years ago researchers conducted an experiment. They went to different countries and just sat down in a cafe or restaurant and observed how often people touched each other. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Massage Therapeutic or Relaxing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of information available about the benefits of massage. It has been scientifically established that massage is good for your body. It is also good for your mind; it relaxes, destresses, and temporarily shuts off  incessant mental chatter. I am lucky to live in a place where massage is not a luxury. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Touching Bodies Hearts and Minds part 1</title>
		<link>http://shamakern.com/touching-bodies-hearts-and-minds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Language is sometimes not sufficient to convey meaning. Let&#8217;s look at &#8221;love&#8221;. You can love your wife, your children, your job, your cup of coffee in the morning, your new hunting rifle, God, or your country. Clearly loving God is a very different concept from loving your job.  Loving your wife is a totally different emotion from loving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Kind of Touching is Allowed in Thailand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once I was traveling in Mexico, and I met a girl from Spain. Like me, she was backpacking around the country and we spent a few days hiking and sightseeing together. Then we both continued on our separate ways. When we said our good byes, she kissed me on the cheeks, and I hugged her. [...]]]></description>
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