The Malay translation for massage is “Urut” this is an ancestral activity in Malaysia which come from different influences, improved by Chinese and Indian, which is not surprising because the local population is composed of Malay, Chinese and Indian.
There are different massages technic; some are focus on well-being, others on recovering and vitality, or else to help women to recover their energies after the birth of their child. The Malaysian martial art, the “Silat” also has its own massage technics which come with coranic readings.
The Malay massage target to create balance between the mind and the body by stimulating certain point of energy and muscle in your body.
The therapists are usually using locals’ herbs, roots, oils and spices which only them have the knowledge of the fabrications.