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Indian Head Massage
Indian Head Massage is a non-intrusive, fully clothed seated massage, with or without the use of oils, that can help with many disorders. The art of head massage or Champissage has connections to Indian Ayurvedic healing and is a traditional Indian system to relieve stress and illness, and promote a sense of better health. The origin of the word 'shampoo' is derived from the Hindi word 'Champi' meaning head massage. Head massage has been an important part of Indian life practised for over a thousand years to help keep long hair in beautiful condition. Even young children receive regular treatments and, as they grow, they learn to massage others to encourage the body's own healing process, often while using vegetable oils such as coconut, almond, olive and sesame. Indian barbers offering an invigorating "champi" use some of those same techniques.
How Indian Head Massage Works
Massage techniques are applied to stress prone areas; upper back, shoulders, arms, neck, head and face where tension tends to accumulate as we are subjected to the stresses of modern day living. Such stresses, tension, anger, along with poor posture can result in a stiff neck or shoulders, eye strain, headaches and sometimes even hair loss. Indian Head Massage is a powerful tool that involves working on these areas using a variety of firm yet gentle massage movements to relieve accumulated tension and fatigue, remove blockages, stimulate circulation, increase mental clarity, relax and rejuvenate the receiver. Indian head massage is also used to aid the condition and health of the hair, particularly when combined with the use of natural organic oils.
Indian head massage is a wonderfully relaxing therapy that can raise you above the stresses of daily life and provide quick and effective relief from tense neck and shoulder muscles. In addition to its effect on the physical it works on an emotional level to calm the spirit, relieve stress, and promote relaxation.
Suitable for adaption to many situations
Although Indian Head Massage usually promotes relaxation, it is also possible to stimulate through applying a more vigorous approach. The massage can be performed almost anywhere with the only requirements being a comfortable chair, a quiet place and a little time to unwind and relax. Indian Head Massage has become an extremely popular form of massage with office workers who can even remain in their own chair at the desk if required as the recipient remains fully clothed and there is no need to use oils. In such cases even short treatments lasting about 20 minutes can be very beneficial.
Normally a treatment will last between 40 minutes and 1 hour dependent on client need and it can easily be followed by a quick energy balance using Sekhem or Reki.
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