Ayurvedic Yoga Massage is a captivating fusion of deep tissue, oil and powder massage, synchronized breathwork, and passive yoga stretches. It intricately explores the five layers of the yogic Koshas system, encompassing the physical body, breath body, mental body, intuitive body, and bliss body.
Ayurvedic Yoga Massage UK Training and Treatments, established in 2011 by Despina Psarra, offers both treatments and study opportunities for this profoundly effective and pleasurable practice. AYM UK is dedicated to making this mehtod widely available and accessible throughout the UK, allowing more individuals to personally experience its enriching effects.
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The harmonious blend of warm oil and calamus powder (Acorus Calamus, an Indian, wetland plant in the sweetflag family) creates a delightful exfoliating sensation, improving circulation while warming up the tissues, and intensifying the benefits of the massage.
AYM nurtures the nervous system, allowing the client to descend deeply into relaxation, aligning the internal elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether.
Ayurvedic Yoga Massage offers a journey to a tranquil realm.
The treatment is performed on a massage futon on the floor. Here, the client can surrender into the support of the earth beneath them, providing the practitioner with a grounded ease of fluid movement, skilfully controlling body weight and pressure, employing hands, elbows, forearms, knees, and feet, much like a choreographer crafting a symphony of relaxation and wellbeing.
This treatment is entirely personalised and client-led. Similar to my approach to teaching yoga, it revolves around the awareness of the individual as a whole. We collaborate to determine what is needed and where the most significant benefits lie. Sometimes, the focus may be on areas with injuries or pain, while other times, we might emphasize breath and the concept of ‘letting go.’ In all cases, we work with the entire body, recognising its interconnectedness through the nervous system, fascia, circulation, and movement patterns.
As a Reiki practitioner, AYM can be infused with this beautiful energetic work. I may pause during the massage to connect with Reiki energy as I feel called to do so. This integration enhances the magic of this art form, making it a truly unique and holistic experience.
While classes follow a 6 week block that try to coincide with the school term, Pay as you go/drop in options are available, let's chat and see what works for...
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find out moreAyurvedic Yoga Massage is a distinctive bodywork method that melds the soothing depths of oil massage with the benefits of passive mobility and assisted yoga stretches.
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