Where Touch Meets Consciousness
In the ancient healing system of Ayurveda, balance is everything; not just physical health, but emotional well-being, energetic flow, and mental clarity. One of Ayurveda’s most beautiful and powerful healing tools is Marma Therapy: the art of awakening the body’s subtle energy points through intentional touch.
🌿 What Is Marma?
The word Marma comes from the Sanskrit root “mri”, meaning “vital” or “to kill.” Marma points are considered sacred intersections of body, mind, and energy. These points lie where muscles, bones, joints, and ligaments meet prana, the body’s life force.
There are 107 major marma points on the body, each acting as a doorway to your inner healing system. When touched with awareness, these points can help release stuck energy, stimulate organ function, and restore the body’s natural intelligence.
Marma therapy isn’t about force—it’s about listening. A soft touch can spark a deep response.
🌿 What Happens in a Marma Session?
A Marma session is gentle, grounding, and deeply restorative. Here’s what you might experience:
- Gentle pressure on specific marma points using fingers, warm stones, or herbal tools
- Application of Ayurvedic oils like Dashamoola (detoxifying), Bhringaraj (rejuvenating), or Brahmi (calming the nervous system)
- Optional use of essential oils (lavender, frankincense, rose) to support mood, emotional release, and deeper relaxation
- Time to rest and receive, as your body unwinds and restores from within
Each treatment is tailored to your constitution and current condition; whether physical discomfort, hormonal imbalance, anxiety, fatigue, or simply the need for a reset.
🌿 Why Marma?
Clients come to Marma therapy for many reasons. It supports:
- Pain relief (neck, back, joints)
- Digestive balance and improved metabolism
- Hormonal support for menstruation, fertility, thyroid, or menopause
- Calm and clarity for stress, insomnia, or emotional heaviness
- Facial rejuvenation and improved skin tone
- Circulation of prana, the vital force that nourishes body and spirit
After a session, people often describe feeling lighter, clearer, more present and deeply relaxed.
🌿 Rooted in Ancient Wisdom
Marma therapy is grounded in the Sushruta Samhita, one of Ayurveda’s classical medical texts. These ancient teachings warned that trauma to marma points could be fatal, hence the name. But in therapeutic practice, we now use them not for harm, but for healing and transformation.
By applying oil and attention to these points, we stimulate the body’s inner pharmacy and reconnect with our original rhythm—the place of balance and inner knowing.
🌿 My Approach
In my Marma sessions, I use a blend of Ayurvedic herbal oils and pure essential oils, chosen based on your dosha and current needs. Whether you’re struggling with chronic stress, feeling disconnected, or simply craving deep rest, this gentle practice can help you reconnect to yourself on every level.
It’s not just bodywork, it’s nervous system repair, and a form of loving presence.
🌸 Ready to Experience It?
If you’re curious about Marma Therapy or feel drawn to a more holistic, intuitive path of healing, you’re welcome to book a session at Chula Vista Yoga and Ayurveda Living by ME.
Your body already holds the wisdom. Let’s help it remember.
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