Hot Stone Massage: The Ultimate Ayurvedic Experience
An Ayurvedic Hot Stone Massage is an exquisite therapy that provides you with a sense of tranquility and comfort while re-connecting one with nature. A deeply healing and enjoyable treatment and experience. This popular form of massage finds its roots in the ancient science of Ayurveda, and is known as Shila Abhyanga (which basically means "stone massage"). It constitutes a form of swedana, or thermotherapy used to help the Ayurvedic herbal oils penetrate deeply into all your tissues. The rishis (seers) of ancient India used natural tools such as these and integrated them into their herbal therapies to promote healing and longevity. What Is Ayurvedic Hot Stone Massage? Ayurvedic Hot Stone Massage involves the use of herbal Ayurvedic oils and water-heated basalt stones to give a slow, gentle and deep tissue massage. Special attention is given to areas that tend to accumulate tension, such as the back, neck and shoulders. The hot stones promote the better absorption of oils , creating a unique sensation of comfort and warmth, while the direct heat relaxes muscles. This helps in balancing the Doshas specially reduces vata dosha. The use of oil and heat is very common in Ayurvedic therapies and treatments. Heat promotes better absorption of the oils. thus helps and enhances the herbal healing properties and qualities infused in the oils. Also the warm stones expand the blood vessels. Hence push blood and unwanted waste products through the body. Has a sedative effect on the nervous system.Promotes healing and has a rejuvenating effect on the whole body.It facilitates the cleansing of all systems, particularly the lymphatic system. This is why Ayurveda recommends using only naturally tumbled stones, and not those tumbled with machines, which are very popular in spas nowadays. |
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