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Natural High with Warm Sesame Oil Massage
“I love to put on lotion. Sometimes I’ll watch TV and go into a lotion trance for an hour. I try to find brands that don’t taste bad in case anyone wants to taste me.” ~ Angelina Jolie
The art & science of Ayurveda (a close cousin to Yoga) perceives, maps & speaks of the human body in terms of the three Doshas ~ Vata, Pitta and Kapha ~ each of which governs a different aspect of our lived experience.
Though all three Doshas operate within every (living) person, each of us manifests a unique (and ever-changing) combination of their attributes.
The predominant pattern of this combination within us gives rise to what is known as our Tri-Dosha “type,” or “constitution.”
The Vata Dosha, which will be the focus of this article, corresponds to the elements space and air. As such, it governs all movement in our human physiology, from the subtle, fleeting movement of thoughts across the screen of our mind, to the coursing of blood through our arteries and veins, to the movements of our limbs and pranic body in a yoga asana practice.
The Vata Dosha can be, within this system, divided further into five sub-doshas, each of which represents the functioning of Vata in a specific part of the body. These sub-categories (which correspond to Yogic divisions of Prana) are: prana, udana, vyana, samana & apana.
When Vata is in balance, we are alert and spontaneous in our mental, emotional & physical movements. Our intelligence is active in a relaxed and fluid way. We are spacious without being “spaced out.”
When Vata is out of balance, we manifest symptoms such as: worry, stress, anxiety, fatigue, an over-active mind, restlessness, agitation, difficulty sleeping and mood swings. There are also physical symptoms of out-of-balance Vata, such as dry skin or constipation … though my focus here is more on the emotional/mental aspects. [Just an aside: these are symptoms which are often given, within western medicine, the diagnosis of ADD or ADHD … hmmm …]
So how do we bring an out-of-balance Vata back into balance? Ayurvedic suggestions for doing this include:
(1) Maintaining a regular daily routine with respect to meal-times, exercise & relaxation, and sleeping times. Early to bed & early to rise tends to be best for Vata … and if you’re having trouble sleeping, try drinking a cup of warm milk with a pinch of ground nutmeg, right before bed.
(2) Eating warm cooked meals (as opposed to cold or raw foods) which include oils (e.g. ghee or sesame or sunflower oil) and/or oily foods (e.g. nuts, seeds, olives, avocados).
(3) Living in a warm moist climate with lots of fresh air and sunshine (e.g. Hawaii … or at the least, buy a humidifier!).
(4) Wearing clothing that is either warm (e.g. red, orange, yellow) or calming (e.g. green) in color.
(5) Choosing for leisure calming activities such as walks in nature or parks (see my previous post on “Walking Meditation”!)
(6) Treating yourself to a warm oil massage … the really yummy thing which will now be described in a bit more detail …
A delightful way of calming an out-of-balance Vata is to give yourself a warm-oil massage. The oil that is best to use for Vata imbalance is sesame oil (organic un-roasted cold-pressed is the very best).
So buy yourself some oil; warm up about 1/3rd cup or so (in a small pan on your stove, medium heat); turn up the heat in your house; spread a large towel or a sheet on the floor; and then ~ from head to foot (including your hair and scalp!) ~ work the warm oil into your skin, using circular massage-strokes.
When you’ve finished, cover up so that you stay really warm, and let the oil soak into your skin for a half-hour at least. After you’ve relaxed like this for a half-hour or hour, then take a warm shower, washing off any excess oil (which hasn’t by this time been absorbed into your skin). Apply a light moisturizing lotion after the shower (to “seal” the oil that’s already there) … and notice how you feel!
If you do this weekly or even daily, when you’re experiencing Vata-imbalance symptoms, you’ll very likely notice a shift … notice the balanced-Vata qualities of relaxed alertness and joyful spontaneity emerging once again.
Enjoy!
And to end (this article, and begin the rest of your day), what feels to me to be a very “Vata” poem (you can decide if it’s balanced or imbalanced!) by the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore (from his Gitanjali):
If this be thy wish and if this be thy play, than take this fleeting emptiness of mine, paint it with colours, gild it with gold, float it on the wanton wind and spread it in varied wonders.
And again when it shall be thy wish to end this play at night, I shall melt and vanish away in the dark, or it may be in a smile of the white morning, in a coolness of purity transparent.
Elizabeth Reninger holds a Masters degree in Chinese Medicine, is a published poet, and has been exploring Yoga ~ in its Taoist, Buddhist & Hindu varieties ~ for more than twenty years. She is a student of Richard Freeman and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. For more essays on yoga-related topics, please visit her website: http://www.writingup.com/blog/elizabeth_reninger
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Naked Massage – To Cover With A Towel Or Not?
Nakedness and what it evokes is a real issue for bodywork therapists, especially female therapists because of how some clients, men or women, will use the massage session to display sexual behavior.For this article we are not dealing with how bodywork therapists and massage persons can attempt sexuality with their clients, but only about clients displaying sexuality during the session. Continue reading ›
Also tagged nudity, oil, OrgasmMassage Parlors – Rejuvenating Body and Soul
With increasing workloads, frantic schedules and stress at work place becoming a part of our day-to-day lives, massage parlors are not just serving people to continue physically fit but also mentally active. We are witnessing a superior wellbeing consciousness among the modern generation all over the world.
Massage parlors link health related requirements in more than one-way. You may requireto relax at the weekend or need to boost your batteries for the approaching week; they suggest you solutions for all of your wants. It may be treating a muscular injury or keeping your body in form; protecting yourself from aging or looking for a caring stroke; the agility of professionals at these parlors keeps you fresh and revitalized.
They relieve you from psychological stress, heal injury, help in managing pain, enhance circulation of blood and relieve tension through various types of massages. You can read the massage parlor review on line.
Massage Parlor Offerings
There are over 200 types of massages available. These parlors use positive effects of massage in a scientific way by influencing the muscular tissues of the human body. A professionally useful massage program not only positively influences entire health but also keeps your body and face wrinkle free.
Different types of Light massages offered by massage parlors include Reiki, Swedish, Energy Work and Spa massages. This method of massage not only can relax you but also can offer profound results.
There are medium types of massages, which may leave light bruising after completion. Parlors that offer medium massage have well skilled professionals who typically have a great deal of experience. Discomfort is normally brief however; there should not be any severe pain. Watch out; after a couple of days, friends may ask you the secret of your reinvented youthfulness and energy. Some of the parlors specialize in Deep massage for athletes.
After the first, few massage sessions, you might find bruising on your skin. This is perfectly normal. Just like a few good work out sessions, your body may feel sour. However, after third or fourth sitting, effects would change dramatically.
By the time, you have had six or seven sessions, you will be much more supple and will understand the virtues of repeated massage session. Other massages offered by massage parlors comprise Swedish massage, Trigger point therapy, Deep tissue massage, Chinese Tui Na massage, Chinese Zhi Ya massage, Shiatsu, Scalp massage, Sole or Foot massage (also known as Reflexology), Ancient Thai Massage.
In USA, the leading organizations governing the massage parlors are- The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), The NCBTMB (The National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, The CMTA (The Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance) and The CSMTA (The Canadian Sports Massage Therapist Association).
There is said in common parlance that sexual gratification is the foremost objective in going to massage parlor . If you are looking for an erotic massage, any wayside place may work for you. However, a proper massage parlor is normally managed by registered massage therapist. This medical massage therapist can help you to address several health related problem.
If are interested to find a professionally managed parlor in your locality; you can search in google or yahoo by typing “Asian Massage Parlor”, “Thailand massage parlor”, “massage parlor new york” etc. in search box.
You can get more detailed information by typing e.g. “Asian Massage Parlor Review”. With experienced professionals, massage parlors present the most natural medicinal benefits. The healing hands handle you and bring out a new person in a simple, instinctive manner that is more potent and beyond one’s imagination.
The feel of trust and love opens you up. With touch, we adore, commune, and esteem one another. Therefore, massage is a refreshing sentiment and a bond that we build with each other. Did somebody call it a profession?
Alta is the owner of http://www.MassageToolandEquipment.info , the BEST online resource for FREE and unbiased information on massage techniques and latest personal massager
