Body Work
Body Work is a physical, holistic approach to health. Our skin, the largest organ, plays a crucial role in protecting us from environmental factors and carries immense sensory information. Body Work focuses on stimulating the skin and underlying tissues, promoting physiological and emotional healing. This practice stimulates physiological responses, improves circulation, reduces stress, and aids in detoxification. It helps to balance energy flow. Body Work is vital in our touch-deprived world. It offers a direct way to reconnect and initiate self-healing.
Vedic Body Work
This approach combines stretching and muscle work with stimulation of Marma points, akin to acupressure points in traditional Indian medicine. Stimulating these points helps release blocked energy, improve circulation, and enhance the body's natural healing capabilities. This form of therapy increases flexibility, reduces muscle tension, and helps reconnect body awareness.
- Comfortable Clothing: Wear loose, comfortable clothes, preferably made from natural materials, like cotton, for ease of movement.
- Dietary Consideration: Do not consume heavy meals 1.5 to 2 hours prior to the session.
- The practice includes stimulating Marma points, akin to pressure points, which help in releasing energy blockages.
- Passive stretching is a key component, enhancing flexibility and mobility.
- These exercises facilitate the opening of energy and oxygen flow within the body.
Ayurvedic Body Therapy
This technique utilizes specialized oils picked to an individual's unique constitution. The application of these oils, combined with the focus on Marma points, supports detoxification, improves lymphatic drainage, and encourages relaxation. This therapy aligns with Ayurvedic principles, seeking to balance the body's doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), which are fundamental to maintain health and wellness according to Ayurvedic medicine.
- Bring clothes that you don't mind getting slightly blemished, as therapeutic, medicated oils specific to your needs, are used during the session and are ideally left on the skin for some time after.
- Avoid heavy meals 2 hours before the session to ensure comfort and effectiveness of the treatment, to promote relaxation, detoxification, and balance