Vietnam is well known among tourists for massages. Across the country, there are a plethora of places where anyone can get a decent priced massage to their liking. But one type of massage service goes a little beyond 'Just a Massage' and takes us to a whole new world of the true spirit of the Vietnamese culture and community.
For decades, blind massage businesses have been operating across the country. They employ mostly vision-impaired people as massage therapists. These charities and businesses do wonderful things to help visually-impaired people develop skills.
Blind massage spas can be found in almost every province in Vietnam. A little online search or asking your hotel will quickly locate one in any major center throughout the country. Whilst all blind massage venues have their own unique heritage, there are two basic types of centers that usually stem from the same source.
This is where the idea of blind massage began. Community leaders, religious groups, and caring supporters came together to open blind associations across the country. These nonprofit organizations gave opportunities for young visually-impaired people to learn skills and become an active member of the community.
And one of the skills they found that these young people had natural abilities in was massage. Caring and skilled massage practitioners took these young people and taught them the skills of massage.
