Ayurvedic Massage in Maroochydore

The combination of herbs with oil plays a major role in Ayurvedic treatments. The herbs are used to extract impurities from your tissues and to nourish them.

Warming the oil encourages the pores of your skin to open when it is applied to your body.

The oil acts as a medium for transporting the herbs and allows them to penetrate into the deeper tissues of your body. 

All the Ayurvedic oils are prepared with special care by cooking the selected herbs into a base oil such as black sesame oil or coconut oil. The specific combination and ratio of herbs is carefully determined to suit your personal healthcare needs.

All the oils used at Sunshine Ayurveda are made by an authentic ayurvedic manufacturer in Kerala, India, following the traditional recipes prescribed in ancient ayurvedic texts such as Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Astanga Hridayam and Sahasra Yogam.

In Ayurveda, Pinda simply means a poultice that is densely packed with therapeutic herbal ingredients. In Pinda Swedana the poultice is heated in warm herbal oil and rubbed, tapped or pounded over the affected area or the whole body as required.

The warmth of the poultice combines with the active ingredients of the herbs and oils to improve circulation and reduce body stiffness and pain. It also warms the tissues at a deeper level to optimise the detoxification effects of the treatment.

Pinda Swedana is available as a stand alone treatment or in combination with other therapies offered at Sunshine Ayurveda.

The oil is warmed and applied from head to toe by our experienced therapists using gentle pressure and defined strokes with an acute awareness of the energy points (marma) and energy centres (chakras) in the body. This enables the essence of the herbal oil with its medicinal effects to be absorbed into the deepest layers of your body’s tissues.

Herbal steam therapy allows herbalised steam to penetrate your body from the neck downwards, while your head is kept cool, as you sit comfortably in a wooden steam chamber. This therapy induces sweating to promote cleansing and detoxification of your body and supports the relief of pain and stiffness. Heat makes it easier for toxins to be released from the tissues, so Swedana after an oil massage is beneficial in promoting the detoxification process.

It is recommended that you also book a herbal steam therapy with your Abhyanga massage to maximise the benefits of your massage treatment.