Flour after winter thanks to the Ayurvedic treatments

THE’Ayurveda To rebalance spirit and body starting from the vital forces. The oldest Holistic Medicine of Humanity born in India over 5000 years ago does not make discounts. To get to a true well -being, physical and psychic, the only way that can be traveled is that of balance.

What is Ayurveda

Ayurveda is a Sanskrit term Which literally means the “science of knowledge of life”: not only therefore a simple holistic medical discipline, but also a philosophy and a lifestyle that, as a purpose, has the Psychic, physical and spiritual well -being of man. At the base of the Ayurveda there are five elements present in all the things of the universe, including man: theEther or spacetheairThe firethewaterfall and the Earth. The five elements manifest themselves in man through three moods, i Three doshas, Vata (ether and air), Pitta (fire and water), Kapha (water and earth).

THE dosha are real forms of energy: They are present in every cell of the body and are responsible for all the processes that take place there. Constitute the basis of all existence.
Each of us was born with a very precise type, which brings with it physical, physiological and mental characteristics: Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Vata-Pitta, Va-Kapha, Pitta-Kapha, Vata-Pitta-Kapha. They are unstable moods in our body, because they can be influenced by external environmental factors such as food, climate, seasons, pollution and relationships, but also suffer the influence of factors internal to our body: our mentality, the flow of thought, digestion, lifestyle and diseases. For this reason the three Dosha Vata, Pitta and Kapha support the body when they are in balance, but they can destroy it instead when they are unbalanced.

Discovering my dosha

I reflect on these basic elements as I approach meHotel Palazzo Damaonce the residence of the Malaspina family and today Boutique Hotel, which breaks the noises of the congested traffic of the center of Rome as in an oasis in the desert. In the approximately 200sqm of the Daham spa, Made making large use of noble materials that refer to the tradition of the ancient spas, for the first time I will discover my dosha and which bioenergy dominates me, determining my health and well -being. And it is here that I will also know the benefits of the Ayurvedic massage capable, according to the Indian tradition, to eliminate physical and mental toxins, creating a positive emotional balance, returning to give relief also to the spirit.

“Ayurvedic massage is completely personalized and for this it begins with an accurate study of the constitutional type of the individual – he explains me Cristina Fanzone who, together with Tatiana Antoniooliis the Spa Manager of Daham Spa as well as the therapist who will accompany me on this path. – The goal is to trace energy imbalances and thus recommend the most suitable massage ». According to Ayurveda, in fact, each of us is different, for this reason it is important to understand the balance of the doshas, ​​so as to undertake a path absolutely sewn on our needs.

Not an aesthetic treatment but a path of renewal

It therefore begins with one Ayurvedic advice lasting about 30 minutes, which can also find space in warm and welcoming intimacy during the water route Among the whirlpool, the Finnish sauna, the Turkish bath and the emotional shower. This is where we will begin to reveal to our therapist the little secrets of our complex body/mind mechanism. What we are about to face should not be welcomed as a aesthetic treatment But like the beginning of a renewal path: The period of the year is the best because the one that accompanies the transition from winter to spring.

PintaSWeda massage with fabric bags filled with herbs and spices

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«If the therapist evaluates that the guest has the most unbalanced physical part than the spiritual one, focuses more on a body treatment such as the PintaSWeda massage That, thanks to the bags of tissue called Pinta filled with herbs and hot spices to massage the body, acts deep on relaxation and cell renewal. If instead the test highlights a Dosha Vatawhich corresponds to exaggeratedly creative people, full of ideas that sometimes struggle to achieve, because their thoughts travel fast and they too tend to be fast, especially in physical movements, the treatment will start even before practicing it, trying to put the person at ease, leaving it the time necessary to relax, so as to practice a balancing massage for its typicality ».

Many massage techniques, to each his own

The Ayurvedic massage techniquesin fact, there are many and also vary according to the body of the body to be treated, on which herbs and oils are used. The massage can be complete and concern the whole body, or located in a specific area performed with hands, elbows, arms or feet. «The massage will first of all have a relevance with its dosha: at the Vaa sieces the anti -stress, relaxing and total body massage, which uses enveloping and harmonious movements, improving circulation and flexibility on the joints. Furthermore, since the colon is the organ in which this Dosha lies, it is useful for constipation problems ».

Palazzo Dama in Rome, the outside

The Ayurvedic massage associated with the Dosha Pitta. «Delicate pressures from head to toe and slow and relaxing movements in every part of the body. All movements end towards the ends, downloading tensions and giving a sense of freshness. The massage is located on the area of ​​the solar plexus, under the sternum, dissolving the emotional blocks and the excess of acidity ». Finally, for i Dosha kapha we aim for a reactivating massage. «A draining and stimulating massage helps to dissolve the fat mass. With maneuvers of the fingers and the palm of the hand, the muscles are wrapped up, dissolving the contractions and giving vitality ».

Physical and psychic benefits for a deep balance

The customization of the treatment, as the Ayurveda discipline imposes, goes hand in hand with the holistic vision of this eastern discipline in which the main objective is to restore harmony and balance between body and mind. The physical benefits, ranging from the reduction of muscle tension, to stimulation of lymphatic and blood circulationto the elimination of toxins and drainage of liquids, are accompanied by psychic benefits such as the decrease in stress, the decrease in mental firmness and tensions and the increase in relaxation.

Lukewarm oil And dense, the warmth of the hands, the slow and soft movements mark this path which, in About an hour and a half without leaving Romeoffers us the opportunity to embrace the Ayurveda philosophy without having to face travel in exotic destinations. At the end the body thanks the mind, and the spirit, too.