Ayurvedic Massage
Ayurveda is an ancient and natural system of medicine that promotes prevention and longevity.
Ayurveda is a totally holistic therapy that treats imbalances in the body and mind, providing an integrated approach to preventing and treating illness through lifestyle interventions and natural therapies.
Massage has an important role in the Ayurvedic system as a Lifestyle intervention and a major preventive and therapeutic practice.
There are 4 main purposes for giving a massage in Ayurveda:
- to eliminate excess (e.g. reduce fat from the body) - UDWARTANA MASSAGE
- to purify (eliminate toxins from the skin and tissues of the body) - ABYANGHA MASSAGE
- to strengthen (give stamina and increase resistance to disease, or rejuvenate and maintain strength) - ABYANGHA MASSAGE or SHASTIKA PINDA SWEDA or PATTRAPOOTALI SWEDA or SHIRODHARA
- to maintain health, as a daily, weekly, seasonally treatment - ABYANGHA MASSAGE
In a medical application Ayurvedic massage is far more advanced than western massage as it uses herbs and natural products.
For details about your therapist, costs of these massages as well as ayurvedic health and beauty treatments please go to Ilaria's website ilariaholistic.webs.com
