What to expect from a head massage?
Your therapist will greet you and take you to the treatment room where you’ll be seated ready to be healed. Going with a scalp massage, anti-migraine massage or head massage? In the latter case your head as well as your neck and face will be massaged. During a head, neck and shoulder massage or Indian head massage your neck, but also the shoulder area will be addressed. During an Indian head massage the therapist will begin the massage by applying pressure to points in the upper back, arms and shoulders in the muscles and iron out any knots, before moving on to the neck and head to release tension that can spur on headaches. You’ll be left feeling like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders – quite literally.
Good to know
- Shy-and-retiring types, fear not – the massage is performed fully clothed so you don’t need to worry about stripping off.
- Dreaming of a supermodel-worthy mane? You’re in luck – the stimulating nature of the massage gives hair follicles a helping hand to grow and up the gloss factor.
- Decided to treat yourself to an Indian head massage? Then keep in mind that oil may be used. Get the massage at the end of the day, so you don't turn up at an appointment with oily hair.
The sciencey stuff
Once upon a time, one of the world’s oldest healing systems was born, known as the Ayurvedic system of healing. This gave birth to the Indian head massage, which at this point was designed to stimulate the scalp’s pressure points. Over a thousand years later, this is still widely practiced across the world and has evolved to include other hotspots in the upper body so our entire being can benefit.
