for women to receive a chest massage is rare in the States, it is quite common
in europe,
asia, and india. I have also just returned from thailand and studying massage.
While there
i had a massage were the women therapist lightly squeezed the breasts when she
finished
with the chest. Most therapies avoid the nipples. Also the practices
concerning this
traditional and respected massage therapy are somewhat watered down in tourist
areas
and may lack some of the integrity that the traditional therapy deserves.

It is best to determine for yourself, after the shock, if the intention from the
practioner
was sexually explicit of a just a cultural difference.

kind regards,
bhagwati

--- In instituteofthaimassageforum@yahoogroups.com, "bufordsally"
<bufordsally@...>
wrote:
>
> I was recently in Thailand and immediately went for a Thai massage
> offered on the beach, which appeared to be very common there. I was
> one of several people under athatched roof massage area. I was
> enjoying my massage thoroughly until the very end when, to my complete
> surprise, the masseuse began rubbing my chest (I am a female) multiple
> times. I did have on a bathing suit but was not receptive to this
> touching. Can anyone tell me if this is part of a Thai massage or if I
> had a bad/unusual experience? Because of it, I didn't "treat" myself
> to any further Thai massages but stuck with foot reflexology massages
> instead.
>