Tabi Thai & Bodywork

Long before Tabi Thai & Bodywork, there was Thailand. 🇹🇭🐘

Some places stay with you long after you leave. The people, the culture, the warmth, the connection — Thailand left an imprint on me that I don’t think I fully understood at the time.

I’ve always been drawn to elephants — their quiet strength, sensitivity, intelligence, and deeply social nature. There’s something powerful about an animal capable of so much strength, yet so incredibly gentle and aware. These animals carry so much wisdom, strength and passion for their own, it has always mesmerized me.

Being this close to them in Thailand left an impression on me that I still carry today. Looking back, I can see little threads from that experience woven into the way I approach bodywork now: strength without force, listening before acting, slowing down, and being fully present.

Looking back at these photos now, knowing how much Thai culture and Thai healing traditions would eventually influence the work I do today, feels full-circle. 🤎

Life has a funny way of planting seeds before you even know what they’re growing into.

For those who were curious after my last post… here’s a deeper look into Five Element Theory 🌿

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are part of an interconnected system. Each element supports another, while also helping keep the others in balance.

One way I incorporate this philosophy into bodywork is through acupressure along specific meridians and points. Depending on what I’m noticing in the body, I can work with points traditionally associated with these elements and their channels to support the natural cycles of nourishment, regulation, and balance.

It adds another layer to the work — rather than only addressing the area that feels tight or tender, we can look at the body through a more interconnected lens.

Bodywork + acupressure + a little ancient wisdom. 🤎

Tabitha Balona

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🍂 AUTUMN + THE METAL ELEMENT

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, autumn belongs to the Metal element—a season of turning inward, releasing what we no longer need, and making space for what comes next.

Metal is connected with the Lungs + Large Intestine, the breath, the skin, and the emotion of grief.

Just as the trees begin to let go of their leaves, autumn invites us to practice letting go too.

In bodywork, I love bringing attention to the areas associated with the Lung channel—the chest, shoulders, arms and breath. Slow opening through the chest and ribs, intentional movement, and space to breathe can feel especially supportive during this seasonal transition.

TCM reminds us that we aren’t separate from the seasons. Our bodies move through cycles of expansion, contraction, activity and rest right alongside nature.

This fall, maybe the question isn’t “What else do I need to do?”

Maybe it’s:

What am I ready to let go of? 🍂

— Tabi Thai & Bodywork

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Allow me to re introduce myself. My name is Tabi, I run Tabi Thai & Bodywork LLC.
For those who don’t know me yet, I’m a licensed Holistic Health Practitioner & Bodywork specialist. I’ve been practicing bodywork and healing techniques for 15 years. I pull from a variety of healing techniques, and pull from extensive Thai training and combine it with structural integration, deep tissue sculpting, acupressure & Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques but I’m trained in far more than those alone.

I love working with people, making others laugh, getting through the hard stuff together, and giving it to you straight. I don’t sugar coat nothing. I love God, my family & my found family. I don’t do drama, I do however love nature, and anything that helps preserve the beauty of our universe.

I believe in hard work and discipline. Nothing should come as a a hand out, and respect is earned.

I am a proud mother, proud wife, and dog mama. When I’m not tending to my family you can find me in the gym, riding my bike, gardening or throwing paint down on a canvas.

I’m also a type 1 diabetic, and have multiple autoimmune disorders. I don’t use my conditions as an excuse, and I don’t let it stop me from living life to the fullest. My conditions make me relate to others, have taught me compassion, strength, and resilience.

I’m located in Meridian ID 📍within Hayes Chiropractic office in the Orchard Park development off Linder/Chinden. I am currently accepting new clients, and books are full till mid July, but now offer Waitlist options.




Comment below how we connected 🙏

Counting my blessings, good things are coming 😇