INDIAN HEAD
MASSAGE
Benefits and effects of Indian Head
massage
Physical
Benefits
Improves blood flow to
the head and neck, increasing distribution of oxygen and
nutrients to nourish the tissues and encourage healing
Stimulates and improves lymphatic drainage to the head and
neck, thus helping to eliminate waste material from the
body
Relieves eyestrain and headaches and is effective to
tinnitis, jaw ache, sinusitis, congestion and isomnia
Relieves mental and physical strain to improve concentration
and better productivity
Improves muscle tone
Relieves muscle tension and pain from muscular spasms
Constrictions and adhesions can be reduced or prevented as
traumatised muscle tissue heals
Unlocks restricted joint movements and improves their
mobility
Revitalises the whole body
Scalp massage boosts the blood supply to the scalp,
increasing the amount of nourishment and oxygen reaching
your hair, thereby promoting hair growth
Psychological
Benefits
Creates a balanced
feeling of peace and calm
Alleviates stress, anxiety and depression
Helps clearer thinking by increasing alertness and
concentration
Subtle benefits
Re-balances the energy flow to the body
Release of stagnant energy
Revitalises the whole person
The History of Indian
Head Massage
Massage has always played
an important role in Indian life, featuring in the earliest
Ayurvedic texts, which date back nearly 4000 years.
Today infants often receive a daily massage from birth until
they are 3 years old to keep them in good health, and from
them on they are massaged once or twice a week. After 6,
they are then taught to share a massage with family members
and massage them across the generations as an integral part
of family life.
Indian Head Massage or as
it is known in India 'Champissage' has been practised in
India for over a thousand years and springs from a rich
tradition of family grooming. The techniques were originally
developed by women who used different oils according to the
season (coconut, sesame, almond, olive, herbal, buttermilk,
mustard oil and henna) to keep hair strong, lustrous and in
beautiful condition.
In India, head massage had been performed as an integral
part of treatment given by barbers and masseurs and it
became a normal custom where people from the King down would
have someone to tend them.
Treatments would differ from the massages performed by women
in that they where mainly invigoration scalp massages
designed to stimulate and refresh the individual and not as
part of a beauty treatment.
These skills have also evolved through the ages and have
been handed down from barber farther to son. The females in
the family have also kept the tradition of hair massage and
grooming by passing it down from mother to daughter.
Nowadays it is very common to visit a barbershop, and
receive a head massage as part of the treatment.
Indian Head Massage can be seen in many parts of Indian form
Calcutta to Bombay, commonly seen being performed on street
corners, markets and of course the beach.
This treatment can be carried out in your own home, at the
office or at my home.
Indian Head massage can stimulate the nervous system
promoting healthy, physical, mental and social well being,
with techniques to enhance relaxation. The massage is on the
upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face and takes
approximately 40-50 minutes.
For any further
information please contact me on the above
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