WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE

This treatment is an excellent stress buster and is a highly effective therapeutic massage of the scalp, neck, shoulders, back, arms and face. The nerve endings are also stimulated and acupressure points are worked, which can release stress throughout your body and rebalance your energy levels.

The upper part of the body is particularly vulnerable to stress and poor posture. Tension accumulates in the neck, back, shoulders and head. Massaging these areas has a very potent effect - de-stressing the whole body. This form of massage is both subtle and deep leaving you feeling both deeply relaxed and rejuvenated.

The benefits of Indian Head massage are:

Relieves muscular tension
relieves chronic neck and shoulder stiffness
Helps in the relief of eyestrain and tension headaches
Improves concentration
Helps in the relief of tinnitus and ear problems, sinusitis and congestion
Relieves hair loss/thinning, scalp tension, mental and emotional stress
Helps improve sleep patterns
Stimulates and improves the circulation of the lymphatic system
Chakra balancing and energetic healing

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO FOR A TREATMENT

An Indian Head Massage is generally carried out with you sitting in a comfortable chair for the duration of the massage.

Treatment normally begins with a deep kneading and probing of the neck and shoulder muscles. The head is then worked with the scalp being squeezed, rubbed, gently tapped and prodded. The hair is briskly tussled and gently combed.

Pressure points are gently worked on and the ears are tugged and pressed. Lastly the face is worked, with particularly attention on acupressure points to help relieve any sinus pressure, stimulate the circulation and increase alertness. The face is also very gently stroked.

HISTORY OF INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE

Indian Head massage, or Champissage (Champi is an original Indian word meaning head massage) is based on the ancient Ayurvedic healing system. It has been practised in India for over a thousand years, originally by women to keep their hair thick, healthy and in beautiful condition. However, men also enjoyed the benefits of head massage when they visited their barbers, although the purpose was different, for the men the idea was to give an invigorating scalp massage to stimulate and refresh, rather than care for the hair.

The concept of Indian Head Massage as we know it today was introduced to the UK by Narenda Mehta who arrived from India in the 1970s, and what had originally just been a scalp and hair massage was extended to include the neck, shoulders, upper arms and face, and became an established and increasingly popular complementary therapy.