Traditional Indian Medicine represents a complete guide for health, well-being and spiritual energy, which has been developed over several thousand years. It seeks a balance between all the body’s elements, qualities and energies, within and without. There are various treatments which are encompassed by Traditional Indian Medicine, one of which is Indian Head Massage. It has a noble lineage as part of the ancient Ayurvedic healing system. Handed down over many generations, the techniques of Indian Head Massage have become an integral part of Indian family life. Gandhi used to have a daily massage which helped him keep in touch with his mind and body. This gave him greater energy to sustain him through more hours of the day.

In India there is a custom which older people observe with children. When the child is going out, the older person will touch the child's head as if to say "Go well" or "Go in peace". Another example from India is practised as part of the marriage ceremony when older relatives put their hands on the heads of the couple as a kind of blessing or expression of love. Another situation in which touching the head has a special quality is when a baby is very upset and needs soothing. Touching the head has a different quality and a more direct effect than a more generalized touch. Tears change to quiet as the baby feels soothed.

Indian Head Massage is becoming popular in Western society. It is a holistic treatment which seeks to promote good health by dealing with mind, body, spirit, and our interaction with the environment. It offers safe and effective ways of alleviating muscular tension and stress in the shoulders, upper arms, neck, scalp and face.

Indian Head Massage also balances the higher chakras, which represent the spiritual aspects of life. Chakra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’. It contains vibrational qualities which support the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual activities of the body. Chakras are a series of major force centres which lie along the spinal axis. Each centre has energies which nourish the surrounding organs and their functions.