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Massage Therapy – Health Benefits &
Ayurveda Analysis
How often do you regard massage as therapy? Massage has been compared to oiling of the wheels of a chariot, which augments the overall working and increases the life of the wheels. And this process subsequently benefits the chariot. Similar is the effect of massage therapy on the human body. Ayurveda counsels Massage as a natural therapy that helps balance the Vata dosha or the air body humor. Regular massage gives overhaul to the body and combats dryness. Massage is also a supportive therapy for having a good night’s sleep. This is because it provides a thorough relaxation to the body as well as mind.
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Ayurveda Counsels Massage Therapy
- Ayurveda believes massage to be indispensable means of gaining nutritive strength of the tissues and muscles of your body.
- Ayurvedic science of healing and healthcare also emphasizes massage therapy to be highly beneficial for proper working of the joints, elasticity and suppleness of the skin and natural radiance of the body.
- Moreover, Ayurveda advocates on the significance of massage therapy to be anti-aging and versatile healing technique.
3 Areas Of Essential Massage
Ayurveda recommends three basic areas that you need to give these massage techniques to religiously so as to maintain natural wellness and stay clear of various ailments. The three areas on the human body that need to be considered for everyday massage are
- Head region or the scalp
- Soles of the feet
- Around the ears
Significance Of Massage Therapy
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Vata dosha or the air humor of the body is believed to be present in the skin and related tissues. Thus massaging the skin along with application of oil tends to have a calming effect on the Vata. This process is Vata pacifying, and a natural aid to balancing the air body humor.
3 Kinds of Massage Oil Application
Applying oil onto the body is a natural remedial measure that the ancient therapeutic science of Ayurveda has at all times given magnitude to. This is mainly because this simple, yet natural, process is a supportive natural therapy by the virtue of which functioning of the body improves. There are three kinds of processes of oil application to the body.
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Abhyanga Massage Oil Technique:
This is the therapy which relates to thorough massage of the entire body. The virtues of massage therapy includes making the body soft, slimy and supple, providing strength and nourishment to tissues and muscles of the body, crafting natural radiance, and cleansing of the skin.
Ayurveda signifies Abhyanga or massage therapy to be naturally supportive for balancing the vitiated vata dosha or the air body humor.
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Sinchana Massage Oil Technique:
This is the second process of Avurveda massage oil application. Sinchana means immersing the body parts in copious oil. This process is believed to pacify the aggravated vata, as in arthritis where there is increased pain and weakness in the body. Medicinal herb oil preparations are also used in Ayurveda therapy for the purpose of Sinchana, mainly in healing of wounds, fractures, scalds, burns and bruise cases.
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Avaghana Massage Oil Technique:
The third oil application in Ayurveda is Avagahana. This is the process by the virtue of which the medicinal massage oil is made to enter the minute pores of the skin, thereby providing strength to all tissues and improving blood circulation in the body.
Restrictions For Massage therapy
Ayurveda forbids massage to those individuals who are suffering from ailments such as –
- indigestion,
- vomiting
- and diarrhoea,
- or those who have more phlegm or Kapha dosha in their system.
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