Practical Ayurvedic Massage
Presenter: Raman Das Mahatyagi
Ayurvedic Practitioner (B.Sc, Dip.Yoga, Ayurveda-Ratna)
This workshop will be beneficial for everybody who would like to know how to do massage in daily life either as a professional massage therapist or to do on ones self.
This workshop will demonstrate how massage is very useful in supporting the health and well-being of our bodies. It will help you to be able to assess the patient’s or your own problem.
In Australia the climatic conditions and intense sun aggravate the vata element in most people. Due to the vata imbalance our skin becomes drier, wrinkled, cracked and feels tight, this in turn will agitate our minds during the day. Raman Das first realized this about his own skin and then with that of his patients.
In Ayurveda it was found that with the daily use of Ayurvedic massage oils, the skin became more flexible, less dry and wrinkled and the mind calmer. All the different doshas can benefit from daily massage as there are Ayurvedic oils suitable for all constitutional types.
What you will learn and experience...
During the workshop Raman Das will introduce to you:
- Daily massage practice with and without the use of oil
- Massage for different physical, mental and emotional problems
- How to do massage when the patient is sitting, lying or standing
- Massaging using the hands, elbows and feet
- Massage for the treatment of; tiredness, depression, anxiety, headaches, backache, cramp, PMS, menopausal conditions, dry skin, arthritis, osteo-arthritis, bruises, broken bones, damaged tendons and nerves.
- How to treat the body when it is in a state if imbalance or sickness
- Massaging family members
- Massage for children
- How to give a massage for 10-60 minute duration
- Knowing which oil to use for each dosha type
- The appropriate time of day to do massage in everyday life
- Self massage on different parts of the body whilst in sitting or lying position
- Relaxation after receiving massage either for the patient or yourself when doing self massage
- Suitable diet for after massage
- How to exchange massage with friends and family, including how to help them with their condition and how to teach them basic hand techniques
- Precautions during massage e.g. treating an elderly person or someone with brittle bones
- Contraindications for massage
- Occupational hygiene and safety when doing massage
- How to asses the constitutional imbalances during massage either on the patient or yourself
- Ayurvedic massage oils and the different effect each oil has during massage
- How to recognize where stress and tiredness are being held in the body and how to remove them
- Understanding which areas of the body will be tired due to the profession of the patient
- How to move ama, toxins in the form of lactic acid in the organs, out of the body during massage
- Understanding Ayurvedic marma points, pressure points, in the body and being able recognize when some are accumulating prana and others are depleted of it
- The different types of pressure and the speed of the hand movements used depending on the patient’s body type
- If you have already trained in other methods of bodywork this knowledge will be beneficial to your general practice. The workshop will also help you assess your clients problems.
Wear loose comfortable clothing and please bring a towel or two.