While I was reading on my computer, a post suddenly popped up: World Massage Championship 2025. I was surprised, as I had never heard of such a championship before, even though in India, massage has always held great importance.
In the past, wealthy households often had a permanent person dedicated to providing massages. He used to come weekly and sometimes daily. In middle-class households, our grandmothers were perfectly doing this job since the beginning. We grew up in their hands, taking advantage of their unconditional love. Unknowingly, they were playing the perfect roles of a massage therapist.
And then, time changed, and this tradition faded away. Today, only a few individuals know the practice, and still carrying it with them. Some are locals, but the majority is only available in spa centers and medical clinics, where common people don’t want to go. Not because they are expensive, but they have a negative perception. We don’t know what happened, and since when it started to be associated with negative perceptions. So, many of those who want to take it as a profession don’t pursue it.
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In India, until you’re ill or dealing with some serious muscle pain, you don’t visit massage centers. It's sad to see such a respected and valuable tradition losing its place in society.
Thanks to these practices, in recent years, massage therapy has evolved beyond its traditional role and become a wellness practice and a profession. This healing practice is now recognized as a competitive art form, and around the world, professionals come to participate and encourage youngsters to take it as a profession. We now call them therapists, not the message man.
Let’s know more about the World Massage Championship
The World Massage Championship is a series of international massage events, organised by World Massage Federation (WMF). This is an organization established to expand massage globally by organizing educational seminars, training sessions, and international events. They basically unite experts and promote the theory and practice of massage worldwide, in their own words.
In events like that, massage therapists from different countries come together and showcase their education, skills, creativity, and passion in a high-stakes environment. These therapists showcase the healing power of a touch.
In this championship, professional massage therapists compete in various categories and techniques such as:
Aroma Treatment, Swedish Massage, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, Balinese, stretching, Esalen Massage, etc.; Manipulative massage, body care, shiatsu massage, Lymphatic Drainage, deep tissue massage, sports massage, etc.; Esthetic facial, face lift, Guasha, facial spa, head massage, decollete massage, etc.
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The Impact of these events
These massage championships are helping people to understand massage therapy in a new and better way. These events show that the message is not only a touch that relaxes your muscles but a real and important part of health and wellness by combining it with science and art.
Massage schools, clinics, and wellness centers around the world learn new ideas and techniques from these top-level events. With the help of these events, therapists become more skilled and passionate about their work, which directly benefits clients.
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