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| - If you're expecting your cookie-cutter massage therapist catering to your needs with tranquil music playing in the background and aesthetically pleasing furniture bought to please customers, this is not where you want to go. I read reviews before going so I already knew that it was at the back of a clinic but nothing could prepare me for Tata's (the old Thai lady behind the counter who has been massaging for 45years) experience. There is a language barrier so I will recommend learning "softer," "more oil," or "not too hard" in Thai because Tata will massage you with her steel fingers, tough forearms/shins/knees, and feet to her heart's desire. This is my first time getting a Thai massage and it is a style that I can see why some people steer away from. It can feel invasive because of the sudden changes in massaging styles and pressure points that can often cause you to either giggle to yourself or clench your hand unconsciously as you try to protect yourself from the unknown. But as she finished with the first limb, I felt strangely loose, light, and good, as Tata kept telling me "later you feel good. Pain everywhere." I didn't know I had pain everywhere...all I know was when she finished, my whole body felt light and loose. My known knots on my back are still there but it wasn't aching as it did a few days ago. I would recommend this place to only those who like or can handle it harder and rougher and are ok if the flow of the massage session is left up to the masseuse. The old Thai lady may seem a bit rough and because of the language barrier, her responses or behaviour may be interpreted as "rude" or "unprofessional," but honestly, she's just a sweet lady, if you open yourself up and give her a chance, who clearly has a quirky knack for massaging and wanting to take all your pain away by kneading it with her upper and lower extremities and beating your knots down loose. As she said to me while she was massaging (I think she was explaining why she massages hard), "no pain, no gain."
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