Indian Head Massage
Hello, my name is Teresa Rich from ReflexologyUk, and I want to tell you the story of why I was drawn to teach Indian Head Massage and why I chose to learn Indian Head Massage.
So, originally my father was born in India, and he came over here when he was 7, and I had the privilege in my late teenage years of going to India by myself and going to see my family, my distant family as it was. And I also had the privilege of having an Indian Head Massage – now with having an Indian Head Massage it was really, really vigorous, strong and not like it is over here – it’s a lot more gentle and nurturing – and they poured oil on me and it’s like I went into this barbers and they were really strong with it and I loved it! I went through periods of highs of being stimulated and then periods of feeling so relaxed I felt I was walking on air – and they used oils on me, and it was a beautiful experience, really beautiful.
When I came back to the UK, I’d learnt many different holistic therapies and I was suddenly drawn to wanting to learn more about the spiritual side of things. Even though I was a spiritual person, having to teach Reflexology and Massage, I also wanted to know in more depth about the Chakras, the Auras, Elements, and Doshas because it related to the history of where I came from. I wanted to get more in touch with my culture, also around my father and my upbringing, and I wanted to understand about the spiritual side, and I was really being called to learn this and that is why I learnt it.
I also wanted to give the spiritual side under a syllabus to other people, because on the other subjects I was teaching it was very, very clinical. Even though I am a spiritual person I also wanted to heighten people’s awareness about Auras Chakras, and elements etc. So that was one aspect of why I chose to learn Indian Head Massage, but it wasn’t just that. In the UK we have two ways we can do Indian Head Massage – one is on someone fully clothed, and the other one is actually with them not fully clothed, just sat in a chair and using oils. But my husband had then started working from home and I thought, wouldn’t it be lovely periodically throughout his working day (he sits on a computer a lot), that I could do this on him and how lovely it would be. So that was another side why I wanted to learn Indian Head Massage because it gave me the opportunity to do this on my husband without him having to totally get undressed, and I could do some of the techniques, like on the shoulders and the back, without him having to get changed to have a massage and he would still feel invigorated and could carry on working. So, it was a beautiful journey, a really beautiful journey, where I got the chance to spoil him while he was in his working day, working in the office.
So these are some of the reasons why I chose to get into Indian Head Massage, mainly because it was part of my culture from where my father and ancestry had come from, even though I am born in Britain. It was a beautiful experience learning all about the Chakras and the Ayurvedic principles of which I absolutely adore, so all of that brought into Indian Head Massage, took me on a journey of my culture, and that is what I would like to bring to you as well. Even though it will be in a classroom environment, we have the music and the culture brought from India in the classroom but under a syllabus. And it can be gentle or quite vigorous and you can remain fully clothed or can have the oils placed on you.
So, that was me working on shoulders, neck, back, face, head and then the chakras – gorgeous, absolutely beautiful. So, I hope to see you soon and that was my journey.
