Putting quarantine to good use

Hi All.  A little post to let you know i have arrived safely back in the UK and am making the most of the quarantine time, both working on Indi-ssentials products ready for sale here in the UK and with the green out door spaces.

Massage is allowed to resume in the UK.  They've finally seen the importance of health and well-being and so post quarantine i will be working on helping those in the UK with their aches and pains.

I'll keep you all updated as to when i will be back to India.  I'm hoping early September, but that is a decision currently out of my hands.

Take care, stay safe, well and healthy both physically and emotionally.

Exercises for lower back pain

One of the key areas i massage and a lot of people have issues with, is the lower back.  Massage can help relieve the tightness in the back and free up over used muscles, but it's through exercising that muscles become strengthened and more stable.  Massage can help to relieve the tightness that comes from strengthening the muscles and help to maintain good lower back strength.

I found this great site with helpful exercises for lower back pain.  All are exercises that we would recommend in Pilates for treating lower back pain.  Importantly they focus on the core muscle groups of the stomach/core muscles, importance of strengthening hamstrings and glutes as these play an important part in your lower back health.  We can strengthen the core but if our glutes are weak then we're going to struggle.  It's important to think of our body as a whole system and an issue in one area will have a knock on effect on the other.

I urge you to check out the website, it's beneficial to all regardless of whether you do or don't have a lower back issue.

https://www.onhealth.com/content/1/exercises_low_back_pain

J.R.T will be closed for several weeks

*Closed from 9th July till September*

J.R.T will be closed from 9th July as i take a work trip back to the UK. I'm hoping and planning to be back by the beginning of September.

Take care for now, stay well, safe, happy and healthy and if you want to book in for a massage you have a week to do so.😊

One to One meditation sessions

Meditation is often one of those things we plan to get round to but we find it hard to prioritise or we struggle to do on our own and need a little guidance. Perhaps we're unsure 'how to' meditate or similar to an exercise class, we want someone to meditate along with.

In the one to one meditation session we look at several forms of meditation so that you can experience several different ways of meditating. We begin with a breath awareness meditation, followed by a zen stillness meditation which is a form of meditation often practiced by others and can take some time to master, then a visual guided meditation where you can switch off and listen to me guide you into a deeper state and where suggestions are used that can support and help you in your day to day life.

The one to one session will provide you with an introduction to the meditations and the skills to practice this on your own. A pre-recorded recording for the breath awareness will be sent out after the session so that you can continue to practice this at home on your own to develop your meditation practice further.

The sessions can be taken in person, at the studio or can be conducted via Skype so that you can have the session in your own home.

Session price 1200Rs or 4 sessions for 4000Rs paid in advance.

The meditation session itself is 1 hour total with some extra time for discussing any questions you may have or coming round from the meditation itself.

Silence the mind, centre yourself, experience the serenity within so you can hear the whispering of the soul.

Happy Father's Day! - Introducing our beard oils:-)

Today is such a wonderfully special day for many reasons!  Today is Father's Day, Summer Solstice and Solar Eclipse!  It's such a magical day that it seems a fitting day to launch our beard oils!  A reminder that skin care and taking care of ones self isn't just for females but men need to be considered too.  

Looking after beards have become a work of art and in fact our beard oils are versatile, so as well as being great for the beard and the skin underneath, they can also be used on the rest of the face too!

You may think it counter productive to put oil on the face but it actually really helps to nourish the skin, leaving it soft, smooth and due to the combination of oils used, can help balance out the skin.  Some of the oils have anti-bacterial properties known to help fight spots and some are even good for scars marks.  I personally use a face oil everyday and my skin has never looked better.

The oils themselves are designed for different purposes but on the whole the combination of carrier and essential oils can promote beard growth, strengthen the hair from root to tip, help tackle 'beard-druff', nourish a dry beard and dry skin, balance out the skin underneath the beard leaving it soft, and reducing pimples due to anti-bacterial properties.

Each one is lightly scented so there's a hint of scent to ensure they are not too overpowering.

Our beard testers said that they liked the subtle scent and that their skin and beard felt less dry.

Get in touch to find out more.  We look forward to bringing you more products for men in the future and are working on numerous different ones.  You can follow the Indi-sscentials facebook page here.
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Movement is key to the body!

As many of you know, I trained in Pilates last year and i do look forward to at some point in the future running a beginners Pilates course when we are back up and running.  There will be an exercise based class and a class aimed at lower back and shoulder rehabilitation classes,  in conjunction with help and support from physios in the UK.

One group of my favourite exercises that I've found really useful and clients have fed back that they helped, are the exercises in the link below.  I've personally used these myself and found them great for stabilising the scapula and making sure muscles like the rhomboids worked instead of the chest doing too much of the work.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/shoulder-stabilization-exercises-2696620

Movement is key and that can come in many forms and I know many of us have been exercising away during lockdown!  I have personally been doing a lot of the Joe Wicks HIIT Youtube videos.  He does a range for children....although i would say they are ideal for anyone wanting to get into HIIT training as their a great level of challenging - not too difficult or easy and they can really help to strengthen muscles to support the back.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Don't forget, we offer meditation too!

As many of you know, I am now back massaging....and what I'm finding is how much tension many of you have in your scalp!

Our head's tend to carry a lot of the stress and tension and even if we don't think we're that stressed our head and muscles tell us otherwise.  During unprecedented times like this, we can spend a lot of time in our head, thinking and processing and there is a collective stress out there as we all come to terms with a silent virus.  It's a lot to have to cope with and that's where meditation helps.  A few people asked if we would be starting the sound meditation group, in a social distancing way soon and I'm looking to do that if there is enough interest there.  

There would be up to a maximum of four people although it's likely I'd keep that at 3 people.  Sessions would be the same price as when we did the larger group, so at 500Rs each.  

You're welcome to put your own small group together, so perhaps make it a family or friends group.  I'd offer a special rate compared to what's on my website, so for two people it would be 700Rs each and for 3 or 4 of you 500Rs each.   I also offer one to one sound meditation (1400Rs) so you can have your own private session where you can completely switch off and find yourself in a deeply relaxed state.

There's also the option of guided meditation where this can be offered in a group of two people or on a one to one basis.  This needs to be  smaller number due to the fact that you have to hear my voice!  The special rate for that would be 700Rs each or one to one at 1200Rs.

The guided meditation session can also be done online via zoom if you like the idea of a privately constructed guided meditation session without physically being present. We begin with a breathe awareness meditation together, body scan to relax and release tightness held in the muscles and a guided visualisation.

So, there's many ways to switch off the mind, create clarity and space to think or process or  to simply be.

Contact Dannie: r.massagejaipur@gmail.com or whatsapp on 8239322686

You can check out the website for more info https://massagejaipur.com/#group-sound-meditation

Don't forget we also offer a range of stress busting products, from fragrance oils for the burners to scented candles, stress relieving and uplifting massage body oils.  

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