Aromatic Massage And Aromatherapy

Aromatic massage and Aromatherapy occupies an important part of Ayurveda, a natural healthcare system which has been used permanently since the last 4 to 5 thousand years. These massages, i.e. Pancha Karma, the most powerful protection and rejuvenation method of Ayurveda, may be applied either during physiological purification cure, or independently from the cure. When applied during physiological purification cure, they help extraction, and direction toward to the excretion tract of toxins which are softened from inside through orally intaken oils.

Ayurvedic aromatic massages, when applied separately, helps people get relieved from effects of the stress, and get relaxed, and relax muscular spasms, diminish pains, and regulate sleeping times.

Another feature of Ayurvedic massages is that massages are applied to females by a female couple, and to males by a male couple of technicians in a synchronous manner. Having undergone a special training in this respect, these couples of technicians act in a harmonious and spontaneous manner to increase effect of the massage on the body by means of two pairs of hands.

As in the case of diets, body types are of fundamental importance for both application of the massage, and selection of oils used for massage purposes. Ayurveda considers three basic body types, and mixed types based on combination of these basic types.

Individuals dominated by Vata body type generally have a thin body, superficial sleep, dry and cold skin, and irregular digestion, and learns and forgets easily, and are apt to constipation, sadness, and rush.

Individuals dominated by Pitta body type have a medium body, strong digestion and appetite, a skin apt to reddening, hair to getting lost and whitening, and a medium term memory, do not miss any meal, are impatient and brave, and tempted to get excited and irritated.

Individuals dominated by Kapha body type generally are generally apt to getting weight, move slowly, have a heavy sleep, and are tolerant and tender, learn and forget in a difficult manner, their skin apt to getting fat and itching, may miss meals, are patient and resistant.
Importance of body types in Ayurveda is that property called Dosha which forms the body type gives rise to certain diseases when it gets out of balance. In light of this reality, a protection is secured against diseases when dosha is balanced with dietary and aromatic massage approaches of Ayurveda, and toxins are excreted.

Curative herbs added to aromatic oils used for Ayurvedic massages could balance doshas, thus these oils and massages have considerable curing effects.

These curative herbs are boiled with oils ( sesame oil is the oil used most) for hours to pass their essences into the oil , then strained, and made ready for use. Curative effects of aromatic oils intaken through breathing in both massage and living environments are felt in physiology. It is fundamental to consider body types and weakening physiological parts within scope of this application called Aromatherapy.

Odors which spread into the environment by pouring simply on a handkerchief, or by means of odor spreading tools called electrical or waxed diffusers give a balance to physiology, and render individuals more vigorous and energetic, and consequently happier in the daily living, and more successful in business life.