AYURVEDIC MASSAGE THERAPY CENTER

Massage is the manipulation of shallow and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue using various techniques. It enhances function and aids in the healing process. It decreases muscle reflex activity and inhibits motor-neuron excitability. It promotes relaxation and well-being.

Massage involves working and acting on the body with pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving – tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, or feet.

Prabhakaran Nair Gurukkal, Son-in-law of Ammukutty teacher Kattazhath, has an Ayurvedic Massage Thererapy Center near S.P.S. Temple at Kumbalam south. His grandfather Raman Pillai Gurukkal of Neendoor was a traditional Massage Therapist and was a veteran in this field. He told me, “‘Marmam’ means vital or dangerous spots on the body. There are eleven each on each hand and leg; three on the abdomen; nineteen on the chest; fourteen on the back and thirty-seven on the neck and head region. He is popular in the locality. 

Excerpts from

MEMOIRS

An autobiography

by

Joseph J. Thayamkeril

Lawyer, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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