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Dr. Sonica Krishan
The holistic therapeutic science of Ayurveda is essentially a system that relates to maintaining your natural health. Ayurveda believes ‘Prevention is better than cure’ This axiom of prophylactic natural wellness comes true only be following the age old wisdom per se.
One of the resources of sustaining natural wellness and longevity is the massage therapy.
Benefits of Ayurveda Massage
Ayurveda counsels massage as a natural therapy that helps balance the Vatta dosha or the air body humor.
Regular massage gives overhaul to the body and combats dryness.
Massage is also supportive therapy for having a good night sleep. This is because it provides a thorough relaxation to the body as well as mind.
Ayurveda believes massage to be indispensable means of gaining nutritive strength of the tissues and muscles of your body.
Ayurveda 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.
Ayurveda understanding of Massage 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.
Three areas of Essential Massage
Ayurveda recommends three basic areas that you need to give massage religiously so as to maintain natural wellness and stay clear of various ailments.
The head region or the scalp, soles of the feet and the ears are the three areas in human body that need to be considered for everyday massage.
Three kinds of 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 the process of oil application to the body.
Abhyanga
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 vatta dosha or the air body humor.
Sinchana
This means immersing the body parts in copious oil and this process is believed to pacify the aggravated Vatta 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.
Avagahana
This is the process by the virtue of which the medicinal oil is made to enter the minute pores of the skin, thereby providing strength to all tissues and improving blood circulation in the body.
Significance of Massage in Ayurveda
Vatta 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 vatta. This process is Vatta pacifying and a natural aid to balancing the air body humor.
Some Restrictions for Massage therapy
Ayurveda forbids massage to those individuals who are suffering from ailments like indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea or who have more of phlegm or Kapha dosha in their system.
Dr. Sonica krishan is Ayurveda and Natural Lifestyle Consultant, Freelance Health Writer and Book Author based at Chandigarh, India. She has authored natural home cure books ‘Herbal Healers’ and ‘Home Remedies’ and is presently writing for National and International publications. She may be contacted at drsonica@herboveda.co.in or visit www.herboveda.co.in
