The First Time I Was Truly Oiled
On Abhyanga …
On abhyanga, and the strange relief of being nourished
I don't remember exactly what I was expecting. Something efficient, perhaps. Something that would help.
I had been practicing massage therapy for a few years when I first received a proper abhyanga. Not the watered-down version — the full traditional treatment. Warm sesame oil. Two hands. No agenda other than the body itself….
There Is a Map in the Body
Marma Therapy….
107 doorways where consciousness meets the body..
Sushruta Samhita - Ayurvedic text.
