Introduction
Modern lifestyles lead to poor health in many ways. However, the use of simple and natural methods can significantly improve health and vitality. Purification therapy is a unique feature of Ayurveda involving the complete cleansing of body and thereby eliminating vitiated doshas. The technique effectively treats doshic balances in their advanced stages. Vitiated doshas causing blocked channels in a system, which needs purification, approach.
Shirodhara is one of the great purification and rejuvenating therapy.
Shirodhara is an ancient Ayurvedic healing practice performed in India for over 5,000 years.
This is achieved through a relaxing technique in which warmed oil is poured over a patient's forehead for an extended period of time. There are specialized forms of shirodhara as follows ::
tailadhara
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ksheeradhara
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takradhara
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jaladhara
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Shirodhara works primarily on the mental health or "manovaha kosha" as it is referred to in Ayurveda. Shirodhara is traditionally used to calm the nerves, harmonize vata constitutions, restore the nerves, release stored emotions, and purify the mind. In Ayurvedic Medicine, it is considered an important tool in the pursuit of higher states of consciousness. Shirodhara has been traditionally shown to help with fatigue, mental exhaustion, anxiety, insomnia, some mental disorders, headache, excessive thinking, nervousness, and many other conditions commonly affecting persons in today's active lifestyle.
Benefits of Shirodhara
Regular shirodhara enhances blood circulation to the brain, improves memory, nourishes hair and scalp, assists in providing sound sleep and calms the body and mind. Shirodhara is one of the most effective treatments for reducing stress and nervous tension. Ultimate mental and emotional relaxation therapy Beneficial for many diseases connected with the head, neck, eyes, ears, nose and throat Beneficial for many diseases of the nervous system like nerve disorders, facial palsy, paralysis and ptosis (drooping) of the eyelids .Beneficial for curing long standing insomnia and schizophrenia Beneficial for fits in epilepsy when used in conjunction with other medicines Prevents hair lose, premature graying and cracking of hair
Relieves headache and burning sensation of the head
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Nourishes and rejuvenates the body
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Improves the quality of voice
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Improves digestion
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Sharpens the sense organs
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Gives strength to the neck and head
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Improves the health of the skin
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Cools the body and relieves pain.
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Invigorates the body and mind and stimulate cognitive memories
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Increases intuition
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It improves concentration, intelligence, confidence and self-esteem
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Contraindications for Shirodhara therapy
Full stomach
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Severe Vata disorder
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People with severe anxiety and combined control issues
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Low Blood pressure
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Pregnancy
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Rashes on forehead or scalp
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Aversion to oil
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Blending Old and New : Automatic Shirodhara machine
To make this Shirodhara really effective the medicated oil or decoction have to be poured on the forehead from constant height, with continuous and constant flow in stream.The medicated oil or decoction must have a constant temperature throughout the procedure. The procedure has to be continued for an extended period of time. This tedious job has been automatized. Now we can use Automatic Shirodhara Unit: An integration of tradition with modern technology
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SHIRODHARA And SHIROBASTI
These procedure are very Effective in patient of mental Disorders, Sleeplessness, Insomnia, Chronic Headache, Migraine, hair fall, Psoriasis, Paralysis, Anxiety, Hypertension due to Anxiety .
Procedure – In Sleeping Position stream of medicated oil, Ghruta, or decoction, or Medicated butter Milk {Takra} any one of these is poured continuous on fore Head for 45 minutes to 90 minutes, from specially designed pot , medicine is steamed on fore head from nearly 4 cm., of height Procedure may done daily up to 7 to 21 days as per necessary
These procedure give Dramatically results in sleeplessness, Chronic Headache, And mental Disorder. These are useful for to increase I.Q, as well as stimulate Pituitary and Pineal endocrines gland. so that in Mind Stability increase Due to these procedure Mental Concentration increase
Tarpan
It is very useful in Ophthalmic Problem. For This Treatment Medicated Oil or Ghruta is used. Firstly around the Eyes there is making partition of some sticky substances. Then Luke warm medicine use for 7 to 10 minutes. It Is Useful in Retinal Detachment Night Blindness, Allergic Conjunctivitis etc.