Indian Head Massage

IHM is known to help reduce stress headaches/migraines and muscle tensions.

We use techniques such as effleurage, friction, petrissage, squeezing, plucking and rolling. Our clients are encourage to please say what pressure is good for them during massage.

If it is your first time to ever have a massage this may help

To start your treatment your therapist will ask you to sit on the chair provided where you stay throughout the duration of the IHM. Ideally if you are wearing a vest top and or with thin straps as clothing does not need to be removed. Treatments start with shoulder and neck massage to gently relax muscles, where knots, stiffness and tension often are. Then moving to the head, squeezing, gently tapping and briskly tussled. Pressure points are worked and finally on to the face, working acupressure points.

Just a few thoughts on IHM for you to know: Take a deep breath and relax

• IHM is extremely effective massage therapy, this massage works on significant areas of the body, neck, shoulders, head and face.

• IHM is based on the ancient Ayurvedic healing system using the upper Chakras, which represents who we are. It is the centre of our nervous system and home to our identity and intelligence, so if our head feels good , we feel good.

Some of the known Potential Benefits through having an Indian Head Massage,

• Relieve Headaches. Many headaches or migraines are a result of stress and/or poor circulation.

• Pain management. If you have a, eye strain, tinnitus, aching jaws from clenching or grinding teeth, sinusitis and congestion, tension headaches, migraines and insomnia.

• Improves blood circulation. By helping to improve the Increased blood circulation in previously congested muscles, they will get more nutrients and oxygen so your body is removing toxins more efficiently.

• Reduced Stress and Relaxation. IHM helps with general and specific relaxation of muscles relaxing the whole body. Allowing relief from acute and chronic neck and shoulder stiffness, dispersing tense, knotted muscles, fibrous adhesions may be broken down.

• Improve Sleep. increases serotonin levels in the body, assist one to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.

The significant mental health benefits of IHM, an important ingredient in the cultivation of physical and emotional well-being, provides a sense of calmness, peace and tranquillity, increasing levels of alertness and concentration, lifting your feelings of depression easing mental tiredness reducing anxiety and stress levels.

We like communication and encourage you to talk with your professional massage therapist so that your massage is customised to your specific needs, sometime certain areas need more work than others and your therapist will take this into account with delivering a unique massage just for you.