Ayurveda massage

[MassageDrew]

Has anyone had an ayurvedic massage? Worth trying? It appears to be more about getting well oiled up than anything. Any insight is much appreciated. Thanks

[+ oldNbusted]

Maybe this will get more response in The Spa?

[johnjohn]

Never heard of it, but i would love to try

[LivingnLA]

Ayurveda is one of the ancient "schools of thought" around health/medicine. It's from India. Like TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), it is a comprehensive holistic approach to "living well" as a way to minimize/reduce illness, injury, etc. It includes nutrition advice, bodywork practices, mental exercises, and more.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

 

Ayurvedic massage uses oils as carriers to deliver various herbs and other ingredients to address your vikruti (imbalance). It is a very intensely relaxing massage style for many people because of the heat and flow of the massage strokes. Here's a blog post that does a good job of describing an ayurvedic massage session:

 

http://www.akashaayurveda.com/blog/2015/11/1/what-to-expect-during-an-ayurvedic-massage-therapy-session-