Hot Oil Body Massage
The Benefits...
Try and give yourself a full-body oil massage on a daily basis. It is nourishing, relieves fatigue, provides stamina, pleasure, and perfect sleep and enhances the complexion and the glow of the skin. It promotes longevity, and nourishes all parts of the body.
Before spas became popular, the art of massaging with oil, also known as Abhyanga in ayurvedic terms, was practiced often by people. Even today, a body massage is considered a powerful healing technique in Ayurveda. A good oil massage releases the accumulated stress and toxins from the body, leaving you feeling energized and rejuvenated.
How To...
If you have the time, i would reccomend trying to set the scene to help send you into a deeply relaxed state. For example, putting on some meditation music, mantra's or rain forest sounds, light some candles, burn an incense stick or put on a oil diffuser.
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What You Need:
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Oil (Trying using our Body Massaging Oil made specifically using ayurvedic known oils) But any Oil will work.
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2 Bowls (1 bigger than the other)
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Hot Water
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Candles (Optional)
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Music (Optional)
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Incense/Wax Melt/Diffuser (Optional)
A double boiler is one of the easiest ways to warm oil to the perfect temperature. You will need two glass or thin ceramic bowls, one bigger than the other.
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Pour enough hot water into the larger bowl so that when the smaller bowl is placed inside of it there is just enough water to gently touch the bottom of the bowl, but not overflow.
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Pour your oil into the smaller bowl.
Gently swirl the oil with your fingers, and after a minute or so the temperature of the oil in the top bowl should be just right.
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Gently massage the oil into your skin using circular motions. Do this all over the body focusing on any areas you feel discomfort.
Sometimes we can accumulate unwanted energy in certain chakras (different areas of the body) which can cause tightness and a feeling of general discomfort; focus on massaging these areas.
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