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WHAT IS INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE?
Indian Head Massage is a treatment that involves a therapist in using their hands to knead, rub and squeeze soft tissue, such as muscles, with the aim of relaxing, soothing or invigorating the receiver
Where did it come from?
It is a treatment that has been used in India for 5,000 years, a healing system created by priests who believed that healing should encompass mind, body and spirit. Today Indian women still use head massage for the whole family from comforting babies to soothing the elderly. Indian Head Massage is a family tradition and part of everyday life. Its uses can range from pregnant women to stressed adults, both male and female.
How does it work?
Through massage the flow of the blood and lymphatic systems are stimulated. By increasing blood circulation there is an increased flow to the brain that helps with breathing, tiredness and concentration; this can relieve headaches and stiffness in neck and shoulders. By increasing lymphatic drainage the body can rid itself of toxins and other waste products. So an ultra traditional therapy that fits our modern world, promoting an overall feeling of calm and well-being that can be so difficult to achieve in today’s demanding, noisy and hectic lifestyle.
What Elements are used
Effleurage: Light, stroking pressure movements.
The beginning and end of the massage in each area, and to soothe an area that has had a more percussive or compressed treatment.
Improves: circulation of blood and lymphatic systems, and to soothe nerve endings, to induce relaxation.
Petrissage: Deeper movements, using compression.
Picking up, where tissues are lifted and then released.
Kneading, where muscle is pressed on to the bone and released.
Improves: circulation and encourage the delivery of fresh oxygen and nutrients to tissue, and elimination of toxins.
Tapotement: Percussive movements.
Hacking, using the side of the hand, Champi using both hands in a prayer movement, Tabla or Tapping with fingertips.
Improves: stimulation of blood to warm the area very invigorating and tones muscles.
Friction: Fast rubbing of the skin Use of deep pressure with finger and thumb in a specific area, pressing tissue firmly together. Improves: tension relief, the break down of knots in muscles and to combat lethargy.
