Ayurvedic Massage

Day 9 - Kochi

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December 30th 2008
If you want to see something bizarre and hilarious, please check out my video on this blog. This morning, I decided to try an Ayurvedic treatment which originates from this region, called Kerala. The therapist applied hot herbal oils onto my head to begin the massage, and then showed me to a wooden table where she poured medicinal herbal oils on my limbs with sweeping gestures to improve cir ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more