| When you’re tired, tense, with a humdinger of a | | | | popular in the Western world. |
| headache what do you do? | | | | |
| | | | | To put it simply, Indian head massage therapists |
| Reach for the nearest bottle of painkillers? Down an | | | | believe that when the energy does not flow around |
| espresso? Or treat yourself to a guilty bar of | | | | the body properly, negative energy builds up causing |
| chocolate? | | | | conditions such as stress, pain, baldness or hair loss. |
| | | | | The massaging of the head corrects the energy flow |
| Ever thought about massage? | | | | and in doing so, helps to treat the conditions listed |
| | | | | above. It is such a safe treatment that in India newly |
| You may be surprised to learn that time spent | | | | delivered mothers and their babies are routinely |
| massaging the head can help alleviate the following | | | | treated with Indian head massage for the 40 days |
| conditions: | | | | after delivery! |
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| - stress, | | | | Many benefits of massage therapy derive from its |
| - anxiety, | | | | function of restoring normal circulation to the area |
| - mental tension | | | | being manipulated. However, other benefits have |
| - mental and physical strain | | | | been observed which have to do with another very |
| - hair loss | | | | important function of massage therapy, and that is |
| - eye strain, | | | | relaxation. The stroking and kneading stimulate nerves |
| - headaches, | | | | in the skin and muscles which in turn stimulate sites in |
| - sinusitis, | | | | the brain which produce “feel good” chemicals, |
| - congestion, | | | | triggering a relaxation response. And in a state of |
| - insomnia | | | | relaxation, the body begins to rebuild, restore, and |
| | | | | replenish itself. |
| Indian Head Massage or, to give it its proper name, | | | | |
| Champissage, is based on alternative medicine | | | | The benefits of Indian head massage are now |
| principles. Don’t let the world “alternative” | | | | becoming more widely known in the West, with the |
| put you off – this type of massage has been used | | | | therapy even being offered in high street beauty |
| for thousands of years in Asia, and the skill has been | | | | salons. However, if you have a little time to invest, |
| passed down from generation to generation. Head | | | | you may consider learning this ancient therapy at |
| massage is a weekly ritual in most families in the Indian | | | | home. Use it to treat stressed partners or anxious |
| sub-continent with mothers massaging their | | | | children worrying about exams, and you should notice |
| children’s scalps and simultaneously nurturing the | | | | an increased sense of calm about them. |
| bonds between parent and child. It's an ancient | | | | |
| technique that Ayurvedic healers have been using for | | | | Then, like those Indian mothers, teach the therapy to |
| thousands of years, and it's becoming more and more | | | | your children and pass the skill down the family line! |