Ayurvedic Herbal Massage

Author: Gita Ramesh
Publisher: Roli Books
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 84
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174360964

Description

Perfectly in tune with the newly awakened mantra of Return to Nature, this elegantly produced volume on art paper brings to you one of the oldest-known therapies for rejuvenating the body, toning the muscles, improving blood circulation, repairing worn-out tissues, removing toxins and knocking off fat. The medicinal value of the herbal oils used in Ayurvedic Massage has multifarious advantages over normal massage.

Full Body Massage; focused massages for the head, neck, ears and nose; therapeutic massages and a SELF-MASSAGE program, this book offers all these in a format comprising easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs.

Catering not only to those with a proclivity to health problems, the book is for everyone interested in a non-drug, non-invasive FEEL-FIT STAY-FIT state of body and mind.

PHOTO CREDITS:

AMIT PASRICHA, born into a family of photographers, was a professional photographer by the time he graduated. He has worked with leading National Geographic photographers in Miami, USA, and traveled extensively in India and abroad.

Contents

Foreword

AYURVEDA
THE 'SCIENCE OF LIFE'

ABHYANGAM
FULL BODY MASSAGE
Basic Techniques for Abhyangam
Massaging on Focused Areas

SPECIALISED MASSAGES
PizhichiL ò Talapothichil ò Khadikizhi ò
Navrakizhi ò Dhara

SELF - MASSAGE
A KEEP FIT PROGRAMME

HERBS AND HERBAL OILS
THE 'ROOT' OF THE MASSAGE

IMPORTANCE OF DIET

APPENDIX