Shirodhara
Your choice of location. Outdoor on the deck of Princess Leia's Pond or inside the Massage Studio - located inside of Hummingbird Haven, our Farm-to-Table Bed & Breakfast Cabin. Permitting weather, the outdoor session may end up inside or rescheduled at your preference according to weather.
Your Shirodhara Session May Include:
Aromatherapy Inhalation Ritual to awaken the senses and energy centers, with your choice of over 20 therapeutic essential oils.
Brief Hand & Foot Reflexology to activate energy pathways, encourage relaxation, and relieve stress.
Reiki 🌀 Energy Balancing (if welcomed) to support deep relaxation and energetic harmony.
Scalp and Third Eye 👁 Anja Stimulation to prepare the body and mind for Shirodhara.
Shirodhara Oil Flow, where warm herbal oil is gently poured across the forehead in a traditional rhythmic pattern for 8–10 minutes, stimulating forehead nerve points while supporting balance of the pituitary and pineal glands.
A Sacred Moment of Silence to allow the nervous system to fully integrate the experience.
Final Head & Scalp Massage to leave you feeling grounded, peaceful, mentally clear, and deeply restored.
What is Shirodhara?
The queen of Ayurvedic body treatments, this ancient therapy aims to harmonize the body, mind, senses, and soul.
The Shirodhara Bodywork Treatment can synchronize alpha brain waves, blast open your third eye, stimulate circulation, improve mental clarity, release toxins, stress, and tension. A traditional therapy for insomnia, memory loss, and mental tensions such as anxiety, worry, depression, and exhaustion. It is also highly beneficial for hormonal balance, headaches, infertility, premature greying, baldness, conditions of the head/neck, as well as awakening cognitive vision. Overall, it works on a deep level that is incredibly stress-relieving and balancing to the glandular and nervous systems.
After a luxurious abhyanga body oleation, a continual stream of warm, herbalized sesame oil is poured over the third eye and forehead to instill deep relaxation and a blissful, meditative state of mind.
Includes scalp massage, so prepare to leave with oil in your hair. It is recommended to leave the oil for 24 hours, so we recommend bringing a hair tie or hat to wear home. Along with clothing that you don't mind getting oily. I also recommend putting a towel over your car seat to protect from oil. Prepare your bed and pillow accordingly, as oil can stain.
Shirodhara is a deeply calming Ayurvedic practice in which a gentle, continuous stream of warm oil is poured over the center of the forehead.
This slow and rhythmic treatment invites the mind to soften and the nervous system to settle. Many people experience Shirodhara as meditative, grounding, and profoundly restful.
This offering may be especially supportive during seasons of stress, mental fatigue, overstimulation, lacking connection to the third eye and upper Chakras, or emotional transition.
Meet your Bodyworker, Kimberly, here
Shirodhara Before + After Care
Please arrive with clothing that can comfortably accommodate oil near the hairline and scalp. Your hair will become oily during this treatment, so we recommend allowing time to rest afterward without needing to immediately wash or style your hair.