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"Ayus" indicates life, "veda" indicates knowledge and science, Ayurveda is the "science of the long, healthy life".
Meanwhile gentle massages with warm oils are in our western world no longer quite unknown. In the ayurvedic teachings massages are regarded as an independent therapy form. They are described as Snehana, the treatment of the loving hands and hearts. They nourish and clean the body and touch soul and mind.
What is an Ayurvedic massage:
It is worked with warm oils which is processed on the respective constitution type or rather it is boiled with different herbs. The oil is worked in into the skin with a little pressure in an even rhythm.
Effect of the Ayurvedischen massage:
- prevent the ageing process and bring it back to normal
- neutralizes stress
- promotes the mental and phyisical stability
- harmonizes the nervous system
- improve the vision
- support the construction of the fabrics
- promotes longevity
- is good for sleeplessness
The different Ayurveda massages:
Face massage (Mukabhyanga)
The massage serves the diversion, skin care and slow-down. Special handles to shoulders and décolleté loose hardenings.
Head massage (Shirobhyanga)
The head massage strengthens the power of concentration, the nerves and livens up the sense organs. It is executed with warm oils.
Whole body oil massage (Abhyanga)
This massage is described as pearl under the ayurvedic massages and is a quite special experience. It can be carried out with one or two therapists (synchronous massage). Pains are relived, the whole body is stimulated, the detoxification is promoted and it has a compensating effect on skin and hair. At regular application the ageing process is delayed.
Back massage
The ayurvedic back massage is an intensive individual treatment with a massage oil regenerating and easing simultaneously.
Foot massage (Padabhyanga)
With a warm sesame oil the feet, lower leg's and knee's are massaged, are stretched and crossed out. By the use of the oils which seem strengthening, invigorating and calming at the same time the massage is noticeable at the whole body. The massage is particularly suitable at headaches, nervousness and sleeplessness, tiredness and cold feeling. Blockades are solved and the energy flux in the body is activated.
Silk glove massage (Garshan)
The whole body is crossed out dryly with wild silk gloves. The massage has a metabolism stimulating effect, helps at shiver, fears, sorrow and worries and is particularly agreeable at tiredness and a general unbalance.
Shirodhara, the forehead affusion with warm oil
Shirodhara the forehead affusion with warm oil is one of the most beautiful and most intensive treatments in the Ayurveda. In a gentle rhythm the constant beam out of pleasantly warm oil gushes over the forehead and gives a condition of the deep diversion and the inner silence. The Shirodhara is not only used for the beauty care and diversion in the Ayurveda but it serves as an effective treatment technique at insomnia, stress, headaches, migraine depressions, intellectual and physical exhaustion and complaints of the nervous system. This treatment loosens the musculature particularly in the shoulder and neck area.
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