🇮🇳 India · Contemporary
Head Massageヘッドマッサージ
The umbrella for kneading and pressure on scalp, temples and suboccipitals, with lineages in Indian champi, Japanese head spa and Western salons.
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Fact sheet
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India · 🇯🇵 Japan
- Era
- Contemporary
- Classification
- Modern bodywork / Spa treatment
- Techniques
- Head
- Practitioner body parts
- Finger
- Medium
- None
- Clothing
- Clothed
- Setting
- Chair
- Also known as
- Scalp Massage
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India
Indian Head Massage
インディアンヘッドマッサージचंपी (Champi)
A name connected with head care in India and seated practices developed in Britain and elsewhere. Work may include the scalp, neck and shoulders. Household champi and taught systems such as Champissage should be explored without assuming they are identical.
Head · Pressure · Face
Traditional massageModern bodyworkView →Japan
Japanese Head Massage / Head Spa
ヘッドスパ・ヘッドマッサージ（日本）ヘッドスパ
Head
Spa treatmentBeauty massageView →Kerala (India)
Ayurvedic Massage (Abhyanga)
アーユルヴェーダ・マッサージ（アビヤンガ）अभ्यङ्ग (Abhyaṅga)
Oil-based manual work within Ayurveda, involving the spreading of oil, stroking and kneading. Its role differs in household routines, specialist facilities and spas. Concepts such as dosha are presented as explanations within that tradition.
Oil · Herbal · Heat
Traditional healing systemView →