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🧘🏼‍♀️ Shirodhara: 🌿Ayurveda’s Bliss Therapy

A Stress Management Treatment

Shirodhara, perhaps the most soothing oil treatment😌 “the Science of Life” has to offer. Shirodhara (Shiro = head and dhara = flow).

Its purpose is to reduce stress and induce a state of deep relaxation.

Shirodhara has been used to help relieve insomnia, anxieties, fears, stress, headaches, and other nervous system disorders. Patients normally experience deep relaxation during the treatment.
The Process:
During the treatment, a thin stream of warm, herb-infused oil (like sesame) is gently poured from a copper pot onto the forehead for a prolonged period (about 40-60 minutes). The trained therapist gently directs the stream over the third eye 👁 and another important marma (energy) ✨points found across the forehead.
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The result is a state of calmness and deep relaxation — a feeling of balanced rest for the body and mind. It is called “bliss therapy” because of the profound effect that Shirodhara has upon consciousness.

The benefits of Shirodhara are magnified when performed immediately after an Ayurvedic 💆🏼(abhyanga). Just as abhyanga calms the restless body and Shirodhara calms the restless mind.

Credits:artoflivingretreatcenter.org