Practice Tips
- Provide adequate neck and back support for your clients
- Conduct the treatment in silence
- Make certain the room is warm and quiet
- Maintain oil temperature between 95-100 degree Fahrenheit; 98-99
is considered ideal
- The stream of oil should be thick and heavy, not thin and light
- Use a copper bowl if available as this balancing for all three doshas:
vata, pitta, kapha (copper is most effective for vata imbalances which
is the cause of imbalance for many Westerners)
- Maintain a continuous stream of oil (don’t stop and start)
- Move the oil in the pattern indicated for the dosha imbalance (see
Recommended Resources)
- Protect your floor, neck cradle and massage table from oil splashes.
- Buy bulk, organic oil to lower your costs. Note: you may use up
to two quarts of oil per treatment. Instead of discarding the used
oil, give the oil to the client for self-massage at home.
- Get hands-on training and practice on family and friends until you
can perform the treatment seamlessly.
