23/11/2025
🍂 Ayurvedic Winter Equinox Ritual 🍂
Ayurveda, the traditional healing system of India, is a holistic approach to wellbeing that understands the body, mind, and spirit as deeply interconnected. It emphasizes balance, especially of the three doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) and supports health through aligned lifestyle choices, nourishing foods, herbal remedies, and mindful daily practices. Rather than treating symptoms alone, Ayurveda seeks to restore harmony in the body’s natural rhythms.
Ayurvedic massage (Abhyanga) is one of its most grounding therapies. Warm, dosha-specific herbal oils and rhythmic, nurturing strokes calm the nervous system, support circulation, lubricate the joints, and help release physical and emotional tension. This promotes deep relaxation, rejuvenation, and a sense of inner steadiness.
During the winter equinox, when days are shortest and nature turns inward, this practice becomes especially beneficial. Winter is a season dominated by Vata- cold, dry, and light qualities that can create feelings of restlessness, stiffness, anxiety, or fatigue. Ayurvedic massage counters these effects with warmth, nourishment, and grounding. It helps to
rebalance the heightened Vata energy of winter
Warm and loosen tight muscles and joints
Boost circulation and immunity during colder months
Soothe the mind, encourage deeper rest, and support resilience
Align your body with winter’s natural invitation to slow down and restore
In this way, receiving an Ayurvedic massage around the winter equinox is not only nurturing- it’s a way to harmonize with the seasonal shift, replenish your energy, and begin the winter cycle from a place of balance and inner warmth.
🍁I have recently started drinking a small glass of Frankincense water on a daily basis & want to share this small & mighty daily ritual with you, it's precious taste & beautiful properties, we will both drink this sacred essence together before starting the ritual (optional of course)
🍁Sandalwood Aura Cleanse & Guided Meditation to begin, sandalwood helps to calm the mind & nervous system, purifies & harmonizes a special space & supports emotional balance & inner focus.
🍁Ancient Sanskrit Mantra Sound Healing Music -Sanskrit sounds carry symbolic and vibrational significance that can elevate consciousness. Listening to or chanting these mantras can cultivate presence, deepen self-awareness, and foster a sense of connection- to oneself, to others, or to something higher.
🍁Heated towel face wrap to soothe the eyes, ears, face, neck & head (optional of course if you don't like your face covered).
🍁Warmed Bespoke Blend of Indian Carrier Oils & Essential Oils- you can add Extra 30min consultation time to discover your unique Dosha type to enhance the whole ritual & by knowing your Dosha type you can discover what homecare your unique Dosha type needs for optimal health. Book for £20 instead of £25
🍁Marma Abhyanga- specific Ayurveda Massage techniques to promote 'prana' energy flow for the face & body.. deeply connecting mind to body & restoring connection to oneself & higher power.
🍁Express Tri-Dosha Holistic Glow Facial, using award winning Tri-Dosha skin products when adding my 30min extra time service for only £15
2-3hrs Investment of £99-£134, savings of around £35+ in comparison to my usual Ayurveda prices
Book @ www.riholistic.org or contact me direct
Shubh din 🌞
'Good day'
Michaela 💛
*Early booking essential
*Discounts on Extra time services are applied in person among payment
*Please note any appointments that run over 5pm & Weekends incur an extra 10% charge
