MASSAGE THERAPY

Indian Head Massage

Head massage is known in Hindi as "Champi" and has been with the Indian people for many generations. It concentrates just on the head and hair. Indian mothers would give a daily massage to their babies as part of a grooming ritual. They would stroke their hair as they grew to promote health and growth. The Champissage was part of every day life in the homes of many Indian women, and traditional Indian hairdressers still use it today.

Indian Head Massage was introduced to the West by a man called Narendra Mehta from India. He trained in England in the 1970s as a Physical Therapist, he is also trained in Reflexology, Body Massage and Touch for Health. But through all this he began to miss the therapeutic value of his native head massage. On researching various forms of massage, he decided to extend his known ancient native head massage to incorporate the shoulders, neck and arms and call it Indian Head Massage.

Indian Head Massage helps stimulate nerve function and improve relaxation, bringing on an overall sense of calmness and well-being and an increases of alertness and concentration. It also helps to disperse toxins held in tense muscles, and helps stimulate the circulatory and lymphatic systems. As you relax you breath deeper allowing more oxygen into the body. Indian Head Massage helps to relieve tension headaches; eyestrain; ear problems; neck and shoulder stiffness; sinusitis, scalp tension and mental tiredness.

The gentle massage also improves the blood supply to the brain, lifting mental tiredness, promoting clearer thinking, and improving concentration. Migraine, Insomnia/disturbed sleep and Tinnitus are among other conditions helped by the treatment. Depression and anxiety can also be alleviated whilst improving the condition of the hair and scalp.

The head, neck and shoulders hold a great deal of tension. By applying firm yet gentle rhythmical manipulations tension is soothed, headaches and eyestrain relieved and concentration restored. The massage can be administered without removing the clients clothing. The scalp will be treated to a number of organic oils, depending on the clients’ concerns, and a Hair Treatment in the Hair Salon is highly recommended following your Indian Head Massage to remove the remaining oils and further condition your hair.

For thirty, luxurious minutes you can rid your mind and body of stress with this wonderfully relaxing massage technique. The soft tissues of the scalp and shoulders are gently massaged with a range of pressures and rythyms to stimulate nerve endings. Knots and tension found in the neck and shoulders are relaxed. Many clients feel a great sense of euphoria after this massage.