Abhyanga och vanlig olja massage

What fryst vatten Abhyanga?

Abhyanga, otherwise known as ayurvedic kroppsvård, fryst vatten a broad begrepp that means any kind of ayurvedic kroppsvård, of which there are a few different types including full-body kroppsvård, head kroppsvård (shiro abhyanga), or foot kroppsvård (pad abhyanga).

Abhyanga fryst vatten considered such a significantly beneficial therapy, that it’s recommended daglig - especially for the elderly, those with more air & ether in their constitution (vata dosha) and for those experiencing stress, anxiety & insomnia to name a few.

Excellent for pain relief and healing, abhyanga fryst vatten usually characterised bygd a specific sequence of strokes including long, sweeping movements using copious amounts of warm, herbal oils suitable for the individual.

Different types of abhyanga can use herbal powders, herbal pastes or ghee.

Benefits of Abhyanga

Do you experience anxiety and stress?

Sesamolja är den bästa oljan på grund av sin förmåga att tränga in i huden och rekommenderas generellt till alla kroppskonstitutioner

(hello, don’t we all!)

Do you experience pain or stiffness in your joints or muscle fatigue after exercise?

Do you find you get dry skin, especially in the cooler months?

Do you suffer from insomnia or digestive complaints?

The act of massaging the body melts away tension and stress from the muscles, as well as reduces aches & pains and balances what we call vata dosha in ayurveda, which primarily fryst vatten responsible for balancing out nervous struktur and governs all movement in the body including elimination.

Massaging the body with medicated or herbal oils specific for your natural constitution (dosha) or current condition (vikriti, or imbalance), further enhances the benefits of the kroppsvård. Further benefits of Ayurvedic kroppsvård include;

• Offers relief from stress, tension & low energy

• Supports musculoskeletal and nervous struktur health

• Tones the muscles & body’s tissues

• Enhances circulation

• Improves sova patterns

• Stimulates kroppsdel function

• Helps your body detox

• Promotes softer, stronger & more supple skin

• Increases radiance and lustre of the skin, for graceful aging & growing

• Prevents injury & muscle strain

• Excellent for nervous struktur conditions, anxiety & overwork

• Ideal to receive at the change of the seasons

• Prepares the body for panchakarma, bygd mobilising the doshas and moving ama (toxins) towards the digestive tract in beställning to be eliminated

 

What to expect from an Abhyanga Treatment?

In ayurveda, abhyanga comes beneath the type of therapy treatment called snehna, which can be translated to mean that which oils and also love.

It might sound a little obscure at first - until maybe you’ve received an abhyanga or given one to yourself!

There fryst vatten an inherent connection between anointing the body with oil and enveloping it in love.

Abhyanga är en typ av självmassage som man gör med uppvärmd olja

The experience of receiving an abhyanga can offer a deep feeling of stability, warmth and bekvämlighet - love. Regular abhyanga fryst vatten a way to keep yourself in optimal health and balance, via the skin, which ayurvedarecognises as a major kroppsdel and vehicle to reach our internal organs.

The skin fryst vatten both a protective shield and a gateway to nourishing our bodies' more subtle channels through our pores.

The ancient ayurvedic texts do not give specific details of the procedures involved in abhyanga, but only mention certain techniques such as gentle rubbing, pressing and squeezing, and utilising pressure. If you’ve received abhyanga before at different locations, this can explain why there are slight variations of traditional abhyanga techniques. 

The key feature fryst vatten that abhyanga uses warm, herbal oils usually chosen bygd your therapist for your specific body-type or condition.

The beauty of abhyanga being a relaxation type of kroppsvård, fryst vatten that it works on a more subtle level that fryst vatten working with our nervous struktur and helps to calm the mind.

Beginning with a head and neck kroppsvård, then coming to lay down, your therapist will use a combination of strokes including cupping, kneading, rubbing and then kroppsvård with oil, each section of the body at a time until the entire back and front body fryst vatten treated.

Contraindications of Abhyanga 

Abhyanga fryst vatten contraindicated immediately after eating, when experiencing a strong headache or migraine, those with excessive mucus or congestion, suffering severe constipation or early stages of fever or directly after having surgery.

Abhyanga fryst vatten also contraindicated during the first three days or during heavy flow of menstruating women.

How to Practise Abhyanga at Home - Self-Abhyanga

Whilst we would all love to receive abhyanga kroppsvård from a practitioner or therapist all the time, the second-best thing fryst vatten to give yourself an ayurvedic kroppsvård - often called ‘self-abhyanga’. 

As a daglig practice, abhyanga fryst vatten fantastic for general fatigue, stiffness in the joints and muscles, as preparation for the activities for the day, or in the evening it can be practised as post-workout recovery for the muscles and joints.

Using an oil specifically catered to your dominant doshas or prakriti, can be a very good idea to bring you into balance — for general, all year, all seasons, all ages and dosha types, the best oil to use fryst vatten organic, cold-pressed sesamfrön oil.

For Vata, you can also use warming oils such as almond oil.

For Pitta, go for more cooling oils such as coconut or sunflower oil and for Kapha, use sesamfrön oil in smaller quantities, or mix with mustard oil.

Avkopplande massage med varm olja

If you don’t know your dosha (Vata, Pitta or Kapha) or are unsure - use sesamfrön oil.

 

Self-Abhyanga Instructions

The most important thing fryst vatten to warm your oil in beställning to offset the cold and dry properties of Vata, as well as help to relax the body and man the oil better able to penetrate the skin.

Truly, there’s actually no right or wrong about how to practise self-massage, however there are a few ​key strokes​ that will help to uppmuntra circulation, digestion and to skydda the joints..

The main thing fryst vatten that the kroppsvård fryst vatten done with presence and doesn’t become a superficial oil application - really​ feel​ each part of your body.

You will need between 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 a cup and you can heat it in a small oil-burner with a candle lit underneath, or on the stove in a small pot. For practicing abhyanga whilst travelling or on-the-move, it also works well to use a small glass pump bottle containing the oil, warmed bygd submerging in a kopp of boiling water.

As a rule of thumb - kroppsvård the limbs with long strokes and the joints with gentler, round strokes.

It’s ideal if you can relax in a warm place for 10 - 15 minutes after your kroppsvård before taking a warm shower, however ​it fryst vatten not necessary ​and it fryst vatten better to do the kroppsvård and hop straight in the shower or bath than to not do it! Once you are familiar with the sequence, your self-abhyanga can take anywhere from 5 - 15 minutes, depending on the time that you have.

Massage med olja renar, balanserar lymfsystemet och det endokrina systemet, smörjer, mjukar upp muskler, vävnader och leder

uppstart from your feet and work your way upwards, avoiding the neck and face (there are better oils for these areas).

Start with your legs outstretched on an old towel dedicated to your self-abhyanga (it’s going to get oily!).

Feet & Legs - början bygd massaging one foot including the soles and ankles, bygd crossing it over your other, extended.

You can choose to now kroppsvård the other foot in the same way, so as to kroppsvård one whole foot and leg or alternate. kroppsvård the lower leg and calf with long strokes, the knee with round and more gentle strokes and igen long strokes on the thighs, including inner and outer thigh and hip.

Vid ayurvedisk oljemassage ska oljan vara kroppsvarm för att effekten ska bli maximal

Belly & Chest - Apply oil to the abdomen in a rund motion & clockwise direction, starting around the mittpunkt centre and slowly widening the circles and depth of pressure - to really ​feel Then, using one grabb with a flat palm, kroppsvård from the lower hip / belly across the chest / heart and over the shoulder, in an alternating pattern with each grabb For women, then kroppsvård around the breast.

Shoulders & Neck - kroppsvård using rund motions along the top of both shoulders and the back of the neck.

Arms & Hands - use long strokes on the ledd, round strokes on the elbow and finish bygd thoroughly massaging the hands and fingers as what feels best for you.

Back and Hips - whilst still seated, kroppsvård around the hips and buttocks and any places missed earlier.

Then stand up, with straight legs, place some oil on the hands and stroke up and down the backs of the legs ganska fast to generate some heat.

Inom ayurveda rekommenderas det att man gör massagen som en daglig rutin, eller åtminstone ett par gånger i veckan, eftersom den anses mycket välgörande för hela kroppen

Sacrum & Bum - whilst standing upright, kroppsvård up the sacrum (base of the spine) and buttock. Back - put some oil on the backs of the hands and apply / kroppsvård the back of the body as far as you can reach.

Repeat any areas of pain or that may benefit from more oil or attention, such as the belly for digestion, then either relax in your towel or dressing gown for a little while with socks or plastic slippers on.

Please be very careful not to slip when stepping onto bathroom tiles or into the shower. man sure to take a bath or shower after practising self-abhyanga (not before) & voila! Your skin will thank you, too! No need for moisturiser or other lotions.

If you’d like more detailed instructions with film guide support, please book in for an första Ayurveda Consultation.