KAPHA BALANCING
This toning massage oil and body helps skin and body look firmer and smoother.
KEY INGREDIENTS:
Ginger Root: improves circulation, promotes lymphatic drainage, warms stiff joints
Orange Peel: brightens and clears skin, improves circulation
Sesame Oil: deeply nourishing, improves skin texture, helps draw toxins out
FULL INGREDIENTS: Organic Ingredients: Sesamum Indicum (Sesame Seed Oil), Brassica Alba (Mustard Seed Oil), Zingiber Officinale (Ginger Root Essential Oil), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Peel Essential Oil), Citrus Limon (Lemon Peel Essential Oil).
*Made in house at Surya Spa in Santa Monica, California.
HOW TO USE: Practising abhyanga involves generously applying body oil to the entire body. Starting in a warm room, massage the oil into your body, beginning at the extremities and working towards the middle of your body. Using long strokes on the limbs and circular strokes on the joints. Massage the abdomen in a circular motion, following the path of the large intestine in a clockwise direction. The direction of movement used in abhyanga massage is much like the direction of dry brushing, moving towards the heart. Ayurveda recommends practising abhyanga for a minimum of fifteen minutes in order for the effects of the oil to reach the tissue layers of the body. Once you have applied the oil and performed the massage, let set for 15 – 20 minutes, so the oil can absorb and penetrate in the deeper layers of the body. Then you will want to enjoy a warm shower or bath. The heat from the water will open your pores and let the oil penetrate deeper. You don’t have to shower or bathe after abhyanga, but it is best. When you get out of the shower or bath towel dry, gently.
CHOOSING AN OIL: Ayurveda teaches us that like increases like and that opposites balance, so when it comes to choosing the right oil, your decision should take into account the doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha, and how the qualities of the doshas impact the following: your current state of balance, your ayurvedic constitution, and your environment. Most importantly checking in with yourself, asking what do I need today? Is it calming, cooling, energizing, or stimulating? Offering the consistent connection to ourselves and what we really need.
