Siro-Dhaara (Tailam) & Neck Massage
Sirodhaara with medicated tailam paired with head and neck massage. Improves sleep and reduces headaches.
This focused one-hour session is a classical Sirodhaara using medicated tailam. Warm medicated oil is poured continuously and evenly from a set height onto the forehead, guided side to side across the frontal lobe in a wave-like rhythm, and paired with a soothing head and neck massage.
It is a highly concentrated, quiet and deeply soothing neurological experience, often bringing a complete cessation of racing thoughts. The hair and scalp are left saturated with nourishing oils, making it a treatment as restorative for the mind as it is for the senses.
What this therapy supports
- Balances Vata within the nervous system
- Sharpens memory and enhances focus and cognition
- Eliminates psychological anxiety
- Offers a long-term solution for chronic insomnia
- Nourishes the hair roots and scalp
- Helps quieten severe stress and panic patterns
The session, step by step
Head and neck massage
A gentle head and neck massage prepares the body and mind, easing tension before the oil pour begins.
The tailam oil pour
Warm medicated tailam is poured continuously and evenly from a set height onto the forehead.
Wave-like rhythm
The stream is guided side to side across the frontal lobe in a wave-like rhythm for a deeply soothing effect.
Mental stillness
Racing thoughts subside into a quiet, concentrated calm, with the scalp and hair left saturated in nourishing oils.
This treatment should be avoided if you have a severe head cold or fever, or acute sinusitis with heavy congestion. It is also unsuitable with active varicose-vein inflammation in the lower legs, open wounds on the scalp or feet, or scalp dandruff or skin infection.