News India Live, Digital Desk: In today’s lifestyle, if I ask you when was the last time you were “completely relaxed”, then perhaps you will be left wondering. Office deadlines, household responsibilities, traffic noise and the constant ringing of phones keep our minds racing 24 hours a day. outcome? Anxiety, depression and insomnia. But do you know that in our own country, especially “God’s Own Country” Kerala, there is an age-old and very soothing treatment for this modern disease? We are talking about Kerala Oil Therapy. It would be a mistake to consider it just a massage, it is a way to “re-boot” the mind. Let us know how it is proving to be a boon for our mental health. What is this therapy and how does it work magic? You might have seen in the pictures – a person is lying down and a stream of oil is slowly being dropped from a vessel on his forehead. This is called ‘Shirodhara’ in Ayurveda. Just imagine… a very quiet room, mild fragrance and a rhythmic stream of lukewarm herbal oil on the middle of your forehead. This feeling is so deep that the person goes into a trance-like state (deep meditation) within a few minutes. This process directly calms our nervous system. Why is it important for mental health? Say goodbye to stress: When hot oil continuously falls on the forehead, it calms the nerves in the brain that produce stress hormones (cortisol). It feels as if all the burden has been lifted from the head. Sure cure for insomnia: For those people who have the habit of tossing and turning all night long or suffer from overthinking, this is no less than magic. After the therapy, one gets such deep sleep as in childhood. Increases focus and memory: This therapy clears the brain’s waste (mental toxins). Due to which the power of thinking and understanding increases and the mind becomes focused. Purifying not just the body but the soul, this therapy from Kerala not only relieves muscle pain, it also does your “emotional healing”. Ayurveda believes that when the balance of Vata, Pitta and Kapha gets disturbed, mental diseases occur. This oil brings back that balance. So friends, if you too are feeling burdened with work, or your mind is disturbed, then instead of resorting to expensive foreign trips or pills, go back to your roots. Go to a good Ayurvedic center on weekends and experience this therapy. Trust me, your brain will thank you!
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