Ayurvedic Massage is a special type of massage performed to promote and stimulate the individual's mental and physical well-being.
Ayurvedic Massage regenerates the body and psyche, stimulating self-healing processes and inner peace.
In the Ayurvedic tradition, widespread mainly in India, body and mind are an inseparable unity.
According to this philosophy, each part of the body is influenced by three main bioenergies called doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha), the imbalance of which would lead to the onset of problems of various kinds, both physical and mental.
Ayurvedic Massage is therefore essential for health because with it physical and mental toxins are removed, creating positive emotional balance and elevating the spirit.
In Ayurvedic medicine, the approach to the patient is made on the basis of the concept that each individual is unique and different from others.
Therefore, there can be no universal remedy, but specific treatments must be adopted according to the peculiarities of each person.
What is it used for and how is it carried out?
Ayurvedic massage is a more or less gentle type of massage.
It helps to promote the circulation of blood and vital fluids, which are essential for maintaining a healthy body and mind. These massages often begin while seated, with a pleasant drizzle of warm oil over the scalp, giving an enveloping sensation of warmth and well-being.
Ayurvedic massage techniques are many and also vary according to the area of the body to be treated, on which herbs and oils are used.
Massage can be full body and cover the whole body, or localized to a specific area performed with hands, elbows, arms or feet.
Abhyanga massage is completely personalized.
The practitioner carefully studies the individual's constitutional type, traces energy imbalances and recommends the most suitable massage.
There are three different experiences:
- Vata - Anti-stress: relaxing and total body, uses enveloping and harmonious movements.
It transmits sensations of warmth and softness by improving circulation and flexibility on the joints. Also, as the colon is the organ in which this Dosha resides, it is useful for constipation problems. - Pitta - Emotional: gentle pressures from head to toe and slow, relaxing movements envelop every part of the body.
All movements end toward the extremities, releasing tension and giving a sense of freshness. The massage is located on the solar plexus area, below the sternum, dissolving emotional blockages and excess acidity. - Kapha - Reactivating: draining and stimulating massage, helps dissolve fat mass.
Using finger and palm maneuvers, it wraps the muscles, loosening contractions and giving vitality.
What are its benefits?
Those who practice Ayurvedic medicine claim that the namesake massage, in addition to restoring harmony and balance between body and mind, is able to provide numerous other benefits, both physically and mentally.
Physical Benefits:
- Reduce muscle tension;
- Promote and stimulate lymphatic and blood circulation;
- Promote the elimination of toxins;
- Promote fluid drainage.
Psychic Benefits:
- Stress relief;
- Counteract tension, fatigue and mental fatigue;
- Promoting relaxation;
This massage has roots in the distant past, but it still brings well-being and balance to the person, precisely because the personalization of the manipulation is one of its main features.
