Indian Head Massage

Indian Head Massage is a wonderful massage which comes from the ancient art of head massage still performed in families throughout India. Combined with classic massage techniques it treats the upper torso, arms, neck, scalp and face. Over the centuries, practitioners of complementary medicine have recognised the benefits of massage, particularly scalp massage, to relieve tension and stress.

How can it help the body?

Skin: encourages dead cells removal, and thus improves skin tone and colour.
skeletal system: helps increase joint mobility and flexibility in the shoulders, neck and arm. Reduces tension in tissues, making them more flexible which minimises the stress on bones and joints, reducing their need to overwork to compensate for muscles not working properly.

Muscular system: improved circulation helps remove waste, particularly lactic acid, from muscles, reducing aches and soreness; movements on the neck and shoulders reduce tension, stretch the tissues, increase flexibility, release tightness in overworked or tense muscles; stress reduction helps prevent stress-induced muscle spasm in back as well as shoulders and arms; reduction in inflammation or pain.

Circulatory system: improves circulation, thus improving the delivery of nutrients and oxygen and speeding up the removal of waste and toxins; lowers blood pressure.

Lymphatic system: improves lymphatic circulation thus speeding up the removal of excess fluid and waste from cells, helping to reduce swelling and reducing the risk of infection through improved production and delivery of white blood cells.

Nervous system: reduces effects of stress thus facilitating sleep, reduces anxiety, slows down heart rate, improves breathing, releases physical and mental tension, promotes feeling of calm and well-being; helps unblock congestion throughout the body enabling improved neural communication; release of tension increases energy levels.

Please Note: You will be seated throughout this massage. The use of oils in the hair is optional.