What is Indian Head Massage?

In India, massage has played an important part of everyday family life for thousands of years. Children are massaged to keep them healthy and happy. Adults are massaged as part of family rituals.

Indian Head Massage has become popular in the west more recently, and has been adapted to suit the western lifestyle and tastes. It is a highly beneficial therapy, working on both the physical and mental state.  It is a technique using massage strokes and pressure points to the head, neck, shoulders, back and upper arms.

Benefits: It stimulates blood supply to the head, neck, back and upper arms, providing nourishment and oxygen to the hair and scalp and helping to remove waste products such as carbon dioxide and toxins. This helps to promote the growth of lustrous hair and stimulates the sebaceous glands, which secrete sebum, the hair’s natural moisturiser, producing a glossy sheen.

By stretching and breaking down the knots and nodules in the muscles, tension headaches, pain and stiffness can be relieved. By relaxing and soothing tense eye muscles, eye strain can be alleviated, and the eyes can become brighter and clearer. Facial massage is excellent for helping to relieve nasal congestion and sinusitis.

Improved circulation to the skin can promote a healthy and glowing complexion. The shedding of dead skin cells is encouraged, and the new, fresh cells give the skin a clear, healthy appearance.

As the supply of oxygen to the brain is increased, mental fatigue, clarity of thought and concentration should all improve once the client has recovered from the treatment.

Who can benefit from Indian Head Massage?
Most people can benefit from Indian Head Massage. It is a relaxing treatment that is particularly effective at treating stress, and as stress is blamed for up to 80% of today’s illnesses, this massage not only feels good, but also helps to relieve stress. It relieves tension, both physical and mental, and aids restful sleep.

How can Indian Head Massage help? 

• Indian Head Massage increases blood circulation, which helps to improve condition of skin and the condition of hair, and this also increases oxygen to the brain which helps with mental fatigue and concentration.
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• It increases lymphatic flow which helps to rid the body of toxins and other waste products.
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• It promotes relaxation which helps to give a feeling of wellbeing.