Rohini Sanderson

Rohini Sanderson Certified
Ayurvedic Healer

Ayurvedic Massage (Abhyanga)

Deeply balancing and relaxing holistic East Indian massage

What Is Abhyanga?

Abhyanga is a unique rhythmic massage, which deeply nourishes the entire body with liberal amounts of warm herbal oil, allowing you to luxuriate in bliss.

The emphasis is on lubricating and invigorating the body, while clearing blocked flow of life-forces in your constitution. This massage promotes the penetration of oil deep into the body tissues, softening, and promoting flexibility of the muscles and joints. Impurities are loosened and separated from the cell structure.

Abhyanga is based on knowledge of the body's marma points. These are the vital points of the body where muscles, nerves, blood vessels, joints, ligaments, and bones meet (“the junctions of prana”). I may gently massage the marma points with small circular movements, according to your needs.

Depending on your preference, I include the following in the Abhyanga treatment:

Nasya: the application of drops of herbal oil into the nasal passages. Relieves tension and congestion and brings greater clarity to the mind and senses.

Karma Purana: a process in which warm oil is poured into the ears. Helps alleviate headaches, neck, and jaw pain, earache, and most disorders relating to bodily aches and pains.

“The massage was blissful and touched my soul.”

– DL, Sacramento

“A wonderfully relaxing and healing massage, I am glowing all over.”

–PR, Reno

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda, literally meaning “Knowledge of Life” in Sanskrit, is the world's most ancient and best known system of natural health care in the world today.

With its roots in India, Ayurveda is the medical art associated with yoga. Ayurveda treats not just ailments but the whole person, with emphasis on disease prevention. In Ayurveda body, mind and consciousness work together in maintaining balance. Each person is unique, a combination of physical, mental and emotional characteristics which is his or her constitution.

For more information, or to make an appointment, phone the Center for Radiant Health directly at 530-478-7549.

About Rohini Sanderson

Rohini has been studying yoga and healing since 1974. She received her massage training at the Heartwood Institute in Garberville, California. Her Ayurvedic bodywork training was with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

She is a strong, sensitive massage therapist with a deep understanding of health and well-being on all levels. She has a keenly developed sense of intuition and works with the interrelatedness of body, mind and spirit.

Rohini is also a certified Ayurvedic Healing Consultant, Pancha Karma Therapist, Reiki Practitioner, Massage Therapist, Aromatherapist and Ananda Yoga® Teacher.

To Learn More

See Rohini’s Ayurvedic healing website for more information.

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