Massage: more details

Detailed information for those who have more questions about ayurvedic massage:

Therapeutic massage
-Removes stiffness and tension from the body and mind.
-Removes toxins (ama) and wastes from the digestion, lymphatic system, circulatory system and the tissues.
-Reduces fatigue, improves sleep patterns, slows the ageing process and improves the complexion.
-An important treatment for arthritis and for painful, stiff or clicking joints.
-Restores the body's physiology to balance by correcting all movement, e.g. elimination, digestion (agni), menstruation, urination, circulation.
-Specifically balances Vata dosha.
-WHEN DONE REGULARLY protects the internal environment from damaging external factors such as pollutants and excess stimulation, and gives endurance (to handle stress).  
Contraindications: vomiting, diarrhoea, obesity, third term of pregnancy. 

Revitalising massage
Restores and revitalises the body's physiology by balancing Pitta or Kapha dosha. Liberates toxins, stimulates the metabolism, helps weight loss, improves muscle tone, skin tone, lymph flow and dry skin, improves menstrual problems and stimulates the immune system. For Pitta the massage is both relaxing and energising; for Kapha it's more energising, to break up stagnation and congestion in the body's tissues.