Self Head Massage - Spiritual Techniques

A bit of the spiritual part

Indian head massage is based on the assumption that human body have energetic centers called marma. Marma are sensitive points that are serving as gates between physical and spiritual levels, (it is something similar to Chinese pressopuncture points). In other words we can manipulate our energetic body through these physical points. In other words no matter what kind of massage we perform it will activate these marma. Of course there is a quality difference between massage focused on marma and a regular massage. With any of the regular massage techniques you will obtain a marma activation only as a secondary benefit .
Marma can be activated not only by massage or touch, they can be activated by manipulating the aura, (the energetic body that surrounds the physical one). In normal circumstances, (healthy state), they are very responsive to external stimulus of any kind. For example you could point your finger to a marma or your palm and you will activate it. This is the basis of the healing touch technique.
Manipulating subtle energy is a human ability like walking. We just have to learn that from someone. Some people are more gifted and they can discover it by themselves. Other need guidance and the power of example. Manipulating Prana, (the subtle energy), is very much like walk and run. If we as children never had the example of someone running we would probably never had experienced that. Some of us even after experiencing running choose to walk only. Reiki, Healing Touch, Pressopuncture, Auriculotherapy, are techniques that rely on manipulation of aura, or Prana.

Simple techniques to activate marma

Lean on your chair while you are watching TV or reading your emails at work. Interlace your fingers and place them on top of your head. Leave your arms to hang freely, they will be held by your finger knuckles. Do the same exercise putting your hand on top of your head where your hair forms a swirl. It will require a bit of more effort to keep your hands together, but not too much.
Another simple technique is to place your palms on your front neck. This activates your liver and digestive system and boosts your immunity. As previously shown placing your thumb and index each side of your nose root touching only your hair filaments would help you regain concentration within minutes.
A very light effleurage with one of your hands on the front of the head. Start with three fingers, (thumb, index and middle finger), held together between your eyebrows. As you start the effleurage the thumb goes on one direction and the index and middle go in the other direction. When you finish the motion rest your palm in that position for a while. This is also an good exercise for concentration.

Breathing is a gate to heaven

Breathing is a reflex process that doesn’t require any conscious effort. We don’t need to think about it when we do it. Energy breathing is different, it is an ability that we need to learn and train. Once practiced long enough it might become a conditioned reflex and you would do it without thinking, as you do with the normal breathing.
What is energy breathing? Is not too much different from the regular respiration. It’s mostly a quality change. When you breathe energy you fill all your Nadis (energy channels) with Prana. The breathing, combined with marma activation, are ways to recharge yourself.
The energy breathing is more of a mental exercise than actual breathing. We actually use the inspiration and expiration processes just as mental support to facilitate the process. When you are breathing energy you have to choose a Chakra or a marma for your exercise. For example the chakra between your eyebrows. Visualize that you inspire through that point. Inhale slightly longer than your usual breathing process, about 3-4 seconds. Make a short pause, a half of second, before exhaling and then expire through the same spot. You will feel like you are breathing a more dense air and this air fills up your body. Don’t despair if you don’t feel it at first. It takes time to get it right. Sometimes you need someone to guide you.