| Indian Head Massage (indian champissage) has | | | | smooth away tensions, aching muscles are a |
| received a lot of positive exposure since its | | | | common side-effect of the daily life. A soothing, |
| introduction in the UK and hasled to its current | | | | relaxing massage sounds like just the thing to |
| popularity amongst health parishioners and the | | | | smooth those pent-up tensions. |
| general public. The future of tradicional Head | | | | Yet for most people in offices and other |
| Massage (Champissage) is open and exciting. | | | | workplaces, a conventional, full body massage is |
| Benefits of Champissage (Indian Head Massage) | | | | too time-consuming, impractical and expensive as |
| Champissage works on physical, mental and subtle | | | | a regular stress-busting therapy. The answer is |
| levels. it works on the upper back, shoulders, | | | | the Chair massage. |
| upper arms, neck, head and face - the areas | | | | More than 1,000 masseuse are now though to be |
| most vulnerable to stress and tension. | | | | visiting workplaces throughout the UK from high |
| Physical Benefits | | | | street stores to call centers, local authorities to |
| Trough physically working with the upper back, | | | | hospitals offering chair massage to busy office |
| shoulders, upper arms, neck, head and face, | | | | staff and others workers. |
| many positive physical benefits can be obtained. | | | | A typical session takes, 15-20 minutes so it can |
| - General and specific relaxation for muscles, | | | | easily be fitted into a lunch hour or tea-break. The |
| providing immediate relief. | | | | cost is subsidized by some employers. There are |
| - Fibrous adhesions (knotes and nodules) can be | | | | no messy oils or lotions and you don't even need |
| broken down; | | | | to take your clothes off. |
| - Dispersal of toxins from tense, knotted muscles; | | | | The basics |
| - Relief from chronic neck and shoulders stiffness; | | | | As many masseuses, they use techniques and |
| - Loosening of the scalp; | | | | acupressure, also dubbed as coffee-break |
| - Increased oxygen uptake in tissues; | | | | massage. Acupressure was originated in the US |
| - Improved circulation of blood in previously | | | | where it was devised as quick stress-reliever for |
| congested muscles, providing extra oxygen for | | | | high powered professionals too busy even to |
| the brain. | | | | leave their desks. They work focuses on the |
| - Stimulation and improvement of limph circulation; | | | | muscles, back arms, hands, shoulders, neck and |
| - Restoration of joint movement and mobility; | | | | head, where tension and pain often build up |
| - Promotion of hair growth; | | | | desk-bound staff working under pressure. |
| - Helps in relieving tension headaches, eye-strain, | | | | According to the UK training organization, the |
| earache, tinnitus, jaw ache, sinusitis congestion, | | | | Academy of On site Massage, acupressure uses |
| neck and shoulders stiffness, insonia and disturbed | | | | more than 100 different stress release points on |
| sleep. | | | | the head, neck, shoulders, arms and back. This is |
| - Relaxation of the whole person. | | | | intended not only relax tense and aching muscles, |
| - A sense of calmness, peace and tranquility; | | | | but to realese energy and invigorate both mind |
| - A realese of anxiety; | | | | and body. |
| - High levels of alertness and concentration; | | | | We use hands, thumbs and even elbows to |
| - Clearer thinking; | | | | knead, prod, pull and stretch the muscles. This can |
| - Helps in dissipating mental tiredness, edginess, | | | | feel a little painful but should not be uncomfortable. |
| depression, stress, etc. | | | | we also combine acupressure with more traditional |
| - Subtle Benefits | | | | methods, as Indian Head Massage. As any |
| - Balancing of chakra energy; | | | | traveler through India will know, head massage is |
| - Release of stagnant energy, boosting available | | | | very much a part of the daily family ritual in the |
| energy on all levels; | | | | west; it has been adpted to incorporate the upper |
| - General energetic healing. | | | | back, arms, neck and face, providing relief from |
| | | | | strain of extensive computer use. This treatment |
| Chair Massage | | | | helps to relieve muscular aching, tension, |
| Chair massage a quick and effective way to | | | | headaches, eyestrain and sinusitis. |