AYURVEDA AND HEAD MASSAGE

What is Ayurveda and why is massage important to the Ayurveda system? For over 3,000 years, Ayurveda (Ayur = life, Veda = knowledge) in India and eastern cultures, has been the most substantial and successful system of mind-body wellness. In Ayurveda, it is believed that the health of the individual depends on the balance between the mind, body, and spirit. The Ayurvedic system has been in alignment with yogis and the practice of yoga for just as long. Ayurveda also uses the concept that everyone is made up of two or more elements of the universe: space, are, fire, water, and earth. The way these elements are combined within our system creates vital life force energy, which results in three ‘doshas’. These doshas are Vata, Pitta, and Kapha; all three controlling different aspects of your health. The way in which these doshas can be properly balanced, leading to living a vital and healthy life, can be influenced in many different ways, including diet, sleep, exercise, and even through massage. One of the most important types of massage used through generations in India is the Ayurvedic Indian Head Massage. This massage also benefits the whole body in physical, mental, and energy aspects. Traditionally this type of massage, or “Siro abhyanga”, starts with the application of oil to the head “Shirodhara or shirahsheka” according to your dosha and hair/skin type. Vigorous massage techniques through the scalp are used, pulling the oil through the strands of hair, and following with the massage of the face, neck, and shoulders.
BENEFITS OF AYURVEDIC MASSAGE​​
BODY:
  • Stimulates the Central Nervous System
  • Reduces Headaches, Migraines, and Neck/Back Pain
  • Stimulates Hair Growth and Strength
  • Clears sinuses and helps drain the lymphatic system
  • Improved blood circulation increasing oxygen supply to the brain and drains away accumulated toxins
  • Reduces Muscles Stiffness and Tenderness​​​

MIND:
  • Relieves Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
  • Helps to dissipate mental tiredness, stress, and depression; resulting in greater mental alertness and concentration and clearer thinking
  • Relieves sleeplessness, restlessness, and insomnia

SPIRIT:
  • Balancing and Renewal of energy, chakras, and marmas in the body Helps to balance your dosha
MICROMIST TREATMENT ​​
  • Swells hair and opens cuticle, the cool air closes it and traps treatment inside.​​
  • Moisturizes and conditions Microscopic droplets that circulate around the head.

BENEFITS
  • Repairs and rejuvenates your hair, giving it strength, suppleness and a longer lasting shine