Abhyanga

ABHYANGA

I was away from this blog site for quite some time now as I went on a three day Abhyanga programme at the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala agency in Perambur.

Abhyanga is all about massage with heated medicinal oil, in my case it was a thick Dhanvanthri Kuzhambu.

During the process of massage, I discovered that ultimately, everything we receive in life is a massage, the beatings from parents, the bumps on the road, the gentle wafting of breeze, the fresh aroma from the trees, the heat from the sun, the cool waters of the sea that washes your feet, or the mud from the floor pressing your soles from beneath - anything you name it.... is a massage.
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After the process, people who see me say that I look a lot more brighter. It is all to do with the light within. When the light within shines, and the body is made supple and porous with Ayurvedic treatments such as this, just as a dusty 100 watt bulb that is cleaned of all the grime and dust which shines brightly, the space is given for the light to express itself.
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