Shirodhara
Shirodhara healing is a traditional Ayurvedic treatment that includes driving of warm herbal oil on the temple of head (forehead) in incessant stream. Ayurvedic Shirodhara healing is very helpful in supporting sound sleep and dropping stress. Shirodhara is one between the Bahiparimarjana chikitsa or external healing told in Ayurveda. The term Shirodhara comes from two words “Shira” significance head and “Dhara” significance stream.
Procedure of Shirodhara
Starts with abhyangam (Ayurvedic body massage)
Lie down on kneading table and lighten up your body
Shirodhara starts with driving of about 2-3 liters light warm oil on your forehead
The driving of warm oil enlarge from 30 to 60 minutes
A slow and light skull massage is given earlier than or during shirodhara
oils are use in Shirodhara–
Tila tailam – sesame oil
Ksheerabala Taila
Bala Taila
Brahmi Taila
Chandanabala Lakshadi Taila
Lakshadi Taila
Shatavari Taila
Mahamasha Taila
Yashtimadhu taila
Dhanwantaram Taila
Manjishtadi Taila
Mahanarayana Taila
Balashwagandhadi Taila
Karpasasthyadi Taila
Shirodhara is beneficial in these diseases
Headache
Migraine
Cluster headache
Cerebral palsy
Hemiplegia
Insomnia (sleeplessness or difficulties in sleeping)
Eye diseases
Anxiety or neurosis
Depression
Memory loss
Graying of hairs
Tinnitus sensation in the ears
Psychosomatic diseases
Benefits-
Improves a mental status as well as calm emotion.
It rejuvenates face and eliminates the lines of the face.
It strengthens the head along with neck.
It is supportive for insomnia and schizophrenia unwearied.
It improves the superiority of tone.
It is supportive in diseases connected with the head, ears, nose, neck, eyes as well as throat.
It reins mood swings and easy gloominess.
It provides inflexibility to the body by inspiring the nervous system.
Helpful in diseases associated to the nervous system such as nerve disorder, paralysis facial palsy as well as drooping of eyelids.
It recovers digestion and largely health of the skin.
It reduces nuisance and burning impression of the head.
It improves you saintly awakening also boost intuition.
It revitalizes the pituitary glands as well as fresh’s the bod
