Description

Many massage techniques that later became popular in various parts of Asia actually originated in ancient India. One of the oldest is marma-point massage. Used for thousands of years, it has now made its way into Western spas where it’s a great favorite of clients.As with many Eastern techniques the focus is on the integration of mind and body. Marma is a Sanskrit word that means ‘hidden’ and the basic idea is to reach to the hidden places to bring out the desired effect. As a result, marma-point utilizes deep tissue massage to stimulate joints, ligaments and muscles where they meet at a point.While the theory involves unfounded principles of Eastern philosophy, the practice is sound, providing obvious health benefits. With light stimulation of points on the body (107 according to the ancient theory), the practitioner applies gentle pressure that relieves joint stress.