The many physiological and psychological benefits of Vedic Bodywork are notable. Oxygenating the blood,...
There would be no shortage of personal testaments regarding the acclaim for massage. Improving glandular and endocrine utilities [chakra stimulation] and the subsequent enthused sense of wellness and vibrancy again establish the efficacy of massage for one’s personal gain.
Yet moving beyond the discussions about the depth of the affirmative contributions from bodywork/Vedic Massage, two therapeutic submissions emerge which are undeniably sovereign, vital and most imperative.
1. Transforming cellular memory and
2. Transmitting an affirmation of fortitude to the subconscious realm.
According to the ayurvedic tradition, the spirit-soul, the who and what we are, is by original design naturally of 3 qualities. The 3 qualities [humors] are Sat, Chit and Ananda. We are primordially
1. Sat, which means Eternal 2. We are Chit, which means wise/knowledgeable and 3. We are Ananda, which means bliss/perpetual ecstasy. These are the three ancient yogic Rasas [mellows] describing the elements composing the soul.
When, through enlightened consciousness and natural love, we serve another being through massage, we transmit pure breath and good [sattvic] intention. This particular resonance, if it could be technologically recorded and monitored, when vibrating from another being, causes one remembrance [sravanam] within the psyche [soul] of Sat-Chit-Ananda [Infinite Wisdom and Unceasing Pleasure].
These harmonics when transmitted from one person to another person will surcharge, transform and refresh the receiver’s existing condition.
Our cultural, environmental and social influences sculptured our physical as well as our psychological development. A child being brought up in a war zone would naturally reflect a body and psyche much different from a child being brought up with security and confidence.
Observing a person who is suppressed with criticism and shame is obviously quite contrasted with a person cultivated amidst acknowledgement and support. The contribution of massage therapy is not found in the quantity [though several sessions may be necessary], the contribution of massage therapy is actualized in the quality of the treatment. Changing the cellular memory in the moment and the entire person is transformed to assume their Goddess-given robust and secure stature.
What a grand communal medicine the massage arts are and with no side effects except resplendent and luminous empowerment.
Massage accomplishes the transformation of cellular memories not just by affecting the electrical system [neural] or through affecting the chemical system [glandular].
Massage also restructures a person’s physicality through manual means such as squeezing, compressing, rubbing, stroking and manipulations. For example, rotating joints and limbs not only physically creates greater fluidity for a person, rotating joints and limbs also creates greater psychological fluidity for the recipient and the subsequent reaction of inspired spiritual revelation and growth. These immeasurable benefits are the poignant visceral and cerebral reactions of changing cellular memory with skilled and well intentioned massage.
Our sub-conscious life is a crystal clear reservoir of potentiality. The lucid dominion of the subconscious is a tapestry of infinite possibilities interwoven on a living matrix, a circuitry of cognizant matter. Any access whatsoever to this subconscious atmosphere will procure sublime resolutions and vital healing actualizations for the fortunate beneficiary. Imagine the reverberations emanating from the nurtured intuitive dimension! The constructive impact from a massage treatment which is being infused with professional and spiritual intent is immeasurable.
Beyond the receiver’s assortment of considerations such as ‘is this session good or is it bad’ ‘is this session effective or ineffective’ ‘am I benefiting or am I not benefiting’, dwells the residual environment of absolute certainty derived from the giver’s professional motivation [presumably being of loving service, bhakti, and well-being]. For the receiver of massage, this personal assuredness certainly lingers and remains as the sounding board of our soul’s reference catalog for what is good.
Therefore we opportune to experience unimaginable profits such as sound physical countenance, lucid emotional revelation and self-realization, the medicinal elixirs of Beingness:
Go get a massage!
Love,
Mukti