The benefits of massage
I am now a fully qualified Indian Head Massage practitioner combining my counselling psychotherapy practice with non-invasive massage therapy with a clear and defined focus to reducing the physical symptoms of anxiety.
What is Indian Head Massage?
Indian head massage or ‘Champissage’ from the Hindi word ‘Champi’ has traditionally been passed down from parent to child. Expectant mothers received massage daily to their head, face, neck, shoulders and back before and after childbirth and then massaged their child daily to promote bonding with the infant, to create calm in the child and good health. The children grow up knowing the massage techniques and in turn pass them onto their own children. Therefore massage is embedded within everyday life as the Indians believe it balances or preserves the body’s energy and promotes a healthy balanced life, thus everyone is capable of giving massage and receiving it. Traditional Indian head massage is more stimulating than the western version of Indian head massage, which is more relaxing. The west uses different types of massage mediums and can also include essential oils, whilst in India a variety of massage mediums are used to produce either a warming, stimulating or cooling, calming affect with Indian head massage, depending on the time of the year. Spices and herbs are sometimes added to the massage medium for their beneficial effects on the scalp and hair. Indian head massage was brought to England in the late 1970s by Narendra Mehta.
The benefits of Indian Head Massage:
Balances and restores energy levels
Has an uplifting effect due to release of endorphins
Improvement of the conditions skin, scalp and hair
Induces physical and mental relaxation
Stress relief
Psychological uplift creating a sense of wellbeing
Creates a feeling of balance and inner calm
Relieves muscular aches, pains and tension
Improves muscle tone
Dispersal of toxins from tense, knotted muscles
Improves concentration Improves condition of hair and skin
Improves blood circulation Improves lymphatic drainage
Improves joint mobility
Encourages hair growth
Revitalises and refreshes the mind and body With Indian head massage there is a cumulative effect and therefore a course of treatment may be beneficial in reducing, relieving or alleviating a range of common conditions, for example:
Tinnitus and other ear problems
Insomnia
Tension headaches
Eye strain/eye problems
Neck and shoulder stiffness
Sinusitis and congestion
Hair loss and thinning
Scalp tension
Source: Lash and Thread Beauty Training School
For further information, please call Jerry on 07930 575332 or email jerry@solvingminds.co.uk