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Pour oil on the point that is on a central hair parting, eight finger widths above your eyebrows (anterior fontanels point). Massage the oil down both sides of the scalp towards the ears as if shampooing next, pours oil on the central Crown Point (three finger widths behind the anterior fontanels point) and again massages the oil into the scalp towards the ears. Tilting the head forward, pour oil onto the point where the back of the skull meets the top of the neck and rub the oil along the sides of the scalp towards the back of the ears. The whole scalp should now be oily.
Use both fists to quietly tap the head all over. This rouses the circulation and alerts the nervous system. Next, allow your fingers to rub along the scalp to get small tufts of hair and give a mild pull on the hair from the roots. This helps relieve muscle tension that keeps the head feeling tight. In particular, be sure to pull the hair over the three paints where you initially poured the oil.
Clockwise motion is generally preferential for massage as it releases tension. It is always used on marma points to strengthen and augment the body.
Anticlockwise motion ‘stirs up’ energy in the body. It is used more rarely, never on marma points, and usually followed by clock wise massage.
These lines on the front and back of the leg show where to apply oil, stroking against the direction of hair growth.
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