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I completed a professional training in Indian Head Massage (IHM) some years ago \u2013 and have been practising with friends, family and participants\u00a0who come on SPACE TO BE retreats \u2013 though I have never charged anyone for a treatment as I consider it a privilege to be able to offer it as a gift.<\/p>\n
IHM is a therapeutic treatment that is part of daily life in India. Parents, for example,\u00a0 regularly massage the heads and shoulders of their babies and children. IHM is based on Ayurvedic healing principles \u2013 stimulating the flow of subtle energy around the body \u2013 and has probably been practiced in India for more than 1,000 years.<\/p>\n
IHM was brought to the UK by Narendra Mehta who became blind at the age of one and for whom touch, therefore, had an added significance \u2013 as he said: \u201cOnce you are seated in my chair, my fingers do all the seeing I require\u201d.<\/em> It was due to his dedication and enthusiasm that IHM has become the popular therapy in the UK it is today.<\/p>\n IHM can help to: alleviate tension and stress (particularly where stress manifests so often, in the neck and shoulders) and bring a sense of release and relaxation for those feeling mentally tired. By stimulating the lymphatic system, improving circulation and increasing the flow of oxygen to the brain, it can improve brain function, concentration and responsiveness.<\/p>\n Since it is a non-intrusive massage (on head, neck, shoulders and arms \u2013 and able to be delivered to people who are fully clothed), I think it is especially welcomed by older adults, those with a learning disability or suffering from chronic illness because it brings them into physical contact with another person and the warmth that comes from being touched.<\/p>\n Download: Indian Head Massage Leaflet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Download: Self-care 1-pager<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n I completed a professional training in Indian Head Massage (IHM) some years ago \u2013 and have been practising with friends, family and participants\u00a0who come on SPACE TO BE retreats \u2013 though I have never charged anyone for a treatment as I consider it a privilege to be able to offer it as a gift. IHM is a therapeutic treatment that is part of daily life in India. Parents, for example,\u00a0 regularly massage the heads and shoulders of their babies and … Read the Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":374,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-372","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":632,"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions\/632"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rostennyson.info\/w\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"