How does Shirodhara promote mental rejuvenation?
Pouring warm oil on the forehead has an extremely soothing and relaxing effect. This therapy quiets both the mind and the senses, allowing your body’s natural healing mechanisms to release stress and impurities from the nervous system. When deep relaxation is achieved, the subtle “imprints” of imbalance or disease are also released. This therapy calms the subtle aspects of the doshas in the region of the head, thus promoting mental rejuvenation. It is done with herbal oils and other medicated liquids that nourish the nervous system and the subtle channels in the head. Because of the profound effects it has upon the consciousness, it has often been called “Bliss Therapy.” Most people go “out” during this therapy, especially when it is performed after an Ayurvedic massage.
