Express self-love and self-respect by lovingly anointing yourself from head to toe with warm oil. This practice is called Abhyanga.
A daily Abhyanga practice enhances well-being and longevity.
Abhyanga especially encourages lymphatic drainage, blood circulation, feeds the microbiome living on your skin and most notably, pacifies the nervous system. Your skin is your largest organ plus it has more nerve endings than any other part of your body. So when you anoint oil on those nerve endings and massage them, it helps ground and strengthen the nervous system.
If there is stress, sleep issues or energetic sensitivity, abhyanga will help relieve the body of these stressors.
The ancient Ayurvedic sages held the practice of Abhyanga in great esteem, to support the adaptability of one’s nervous system to deal with stressors and ultimately live a radiant life…