Marma therapy is the art of touching an individual in specific areas of the body, (marma points) for the purpose of healing. These points act as portals to your inner being. It is a healing therapy which was developed in ancient times in India.
What is a Marma?
A marma, is a vital energy point located on the surface of the body. Ayurvedic texts identify 117 principal marmani, 75 of which are exactly the same as the acupoints in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). These marma points are centers of vitality and intelligence. They are infused with life force and imbued with consciousness. Their healing effect on the body is far reaching because they serve as ‘portals’ to the body’s inherent wisdom and healing energy.
How it Works
When marma points are touched, either with gentle or deep pressure, depending on the circumstance, a complex bio chemical and neuro-electrical activity is initiated. This impulse passes through the marma point to underlying organs and tissues, balancing energy and healing the body. A skilled, compassionate touch to these vital centers, elicits deep healing. Body and mind come into ease.
Benefits of Marma Therapy
The benefits of Marma Therapy are many and include:
- Overall body balance. It balances the doshas (the governing principles in our bodies), it balances the tissues and it balances our hormones and emotions
- Stimulates the flow of Prana (life force energy)
- Enhances organ function
- Improves circulation and elimination
- Promotes optimal secretions and excretions
- Decreases congestion
- Relieves organ stress
- Balances the subtle energies that govern cellular metabolism
- Enhances intracellular communication and improves
- cellular intelligence, metabolism and immune function
- Relieves pain
- Improves appetite and digestion
- Promotes detoxification and
- Cleanses the body
- Improves metabolism, circulation, nutrition and rejuvenation
- Calms the mind and decreases stress
- Stimulates emotional digestion
- Enhances Awareness.
