Ages - old Ayurveda therapy for Mental Peace. Marvellous relaxation of Mind & Soul.
‘Shira’ means ‘the head’ and ‘Dhara’ means ‘continuous flow of
liquid. Thus,
the Shirodhara therapy involves pouring down of
medicated liquids over the forehead
in a rhythmic way, synchronised
well with a soothing head massage.
This is a proven ayurvedic therapy for Insomnia, Migraine,
Headaches, Depression, Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Memory-loss,
Neurological-disorders, Hearing-impairment, Greying of hair, and
Skin-diseases like Psoriasis.
The liquids used in shirodhara depends on what is being treated
and accordingly can
be medicated herbal oils, medicated milk,
medicated butter-milk, or even medicated
water, accordingly it is named as:-
Tayle-dhara : with medicated herbal oils
Ksheer-dhara : with medicated milk
Takra-dhara: with medicated butter-milk
Jala-dhara: with medicated water
Besides being an effective medical therapy for innumerable health-disorders,
Shirodhara is a marvellous stress-buster and hence is employed non-medically as a
relaxation-therapy as well. It effectively relieves the daily dose of fatigue, mental-
exhaustion, anxiety, nervousness, excessive thoughts, etc.
Shirodhara works primarily on the mental layer of our aura that surrounds our
physical-body. It helps disintegrate the negative-impulses that surround the skull and
forehead due to stress. This way it helps release all the stored negative emotions
and mental-stress, thus purifying a being at all levels – physical, mental, emotional
as well as spiritual.
In Ayurveda, it is considered as an outstanding way to achieve higher states of consciousness. It is believed to activate those chakras, which are associated with intelligence, concentration, memory and intuition.
