This lovely practice is a great de-stress all by itself but if you have time for a real treat, pair it up with either of the marma massage for the feet practices. Marmas on the feet are activated with both movement and massage and are recommended for painful, cold feet, insomnia, stress/hyperactivity, headaches/migraines, sciatica, poor circulation (especially feet and legs), constipation/gas/wind, cystitis/bladder pain, IBS and emotional overwhelm. The feet are an incredible place to start your healing practices. Enjoy!

Eye exercises are a primary exercise in Ayurveda and Yoga and it isn't just because of our modern view that it helps stimulate the vagus nerve and counteract stress. In Ayurveda, the marma points around the eye are key for creating emotional balance (releasing a wide range of vata, pitta and kapha emotions). In Yoga, you will hear drsti (gaze point) directions to stimulate this marma point. These exercises are also a great tonic for calming the mind, insomnia, nasal congestion, kidney/adrenal stress, anxiety symptoms, eye strain and headaches.

This Ayurvedic ear massage was developed hundreds of years before all the newest research on how stimulating and toning the vagus helps stress conditions and helps our brain learn how to come out of a stress response. In Ayurveda, the ear is another one of the seats of 'Vata Dosha' (mind, brain, nervous system) and traditional marma point massage (and oiling practices) are used to help bring homeostasis to the mind, brain and nervous system. You'll love the effects. Join me for this wonderful ear massage practice!

This is a great practice for the end of a day on the computer/screen time just before you close everything down for the day. Warm your oil or get your face lotion ready. Sit down somewhere quiet where you won't be distracted or interrupted for 15 minutes and begin a de-stress practice that is great for eye strain, general stress, tension headaches and migraines and many Pitta excess symptoms (inflammation, excess pressure (high blood pressure) in the system, acidity (acid reflux, arthritis) and over-heating (feeling irritated, aggravated and like you're in a pressure pot). Give yourself the gift of this practice before bed or at the end of your work schedule.

Pada Abhyanga or Ayurvedic foot massage is used for treating excess Pitta Dosha and is an absolute medicine for inflammation, irritation and all the 'itis' - arthritis, gastritis, cystitis, colitis, gingivitis and other Pitta symptoms such as hot and irritated eyes, feeling toxic (liver overload), acidity, inflammation, irritated skin and is a God-send when you are feeling irritated and aggravated as it is a way of helping reduce pressure in the system. This guided marma massage for the feet can be used for yourself or for a friend/loved one. You'll be guided through one foot - just restart the video to be guided through again for the second foot! Enjoy.

Marma include all the seven primary Chakra and another 101 smaller 'chakra'. These are described in Ayurveda as vulnerable points. The points used here are beneficial for a wide range of health issues including anxiety symptoms. Marma point massage is always given as just a small part of a larger treatment package. Please consult your Ayurvedic practitioner for a treatment package to suit your symptoms and always alert your GP to any undiagnosed symptoms.

An Ayurvedic marma point massage to the neck is a delight. Almost everyone will feel stress symptoms within the neck at some point or another and many neck problems are actually stress related. This marma point massage helps to balance Vata dosha (mind, nervous system and brain), getting to the root cause of the tightness and discomfort.

In Ayurveda, massage of the hands is given as part of the package for all Vata related symptoms including insomnia, general dryness and coldness in the body and to improve mental health.

This 13 minute marma point massage for digestion is called Nabhi Abhyanga and can help to ease bloating, indigestion, acid reflux and mis-digestion due to stress. Nabhi is one of the key marmas used and it is centred within a 'hub' or 'chakra' of important marma points for emotional health aswell. Please note: This massage is contraindicated during pregnancy and during any acute digestive flare ups or when there is pain upon pressing the gut or acute gastrointestinal pain. You won't need oil for this massage and you won't be pressing hard into these areas. A light, kind, compassionate touch is sufficient to activate all the healing effects of this marma point massage.