KANSA VATKI FOOT MASSAGE

Foot massage has been mentioned in various books on Ayurveda.  In Dhanwantari, Harish Johari writes, “Diseases do not go near one who massages his feet before sleep, just as snakes do not approach eagles.”

In the Prakriti, Robert Svoboda says, “When you have no time to massage your whole body, at least massage the soles of your feet.”

If you ask an average westerner about their feet, they are likely to exclaim: “They hurt,” “They’re ugly,” or “They’re smelly.” The average person thinks their feet are only useful to take them from one place to another.  Many people wear ill fitting shoes and because they wear some kind of footwear all the time, it’s not surprising that their feet hurt and feel tired. 

People in the service industry who spend long hours on their feet: postmen; policemen; models; dancers; footballers; senior citizens, factory workers.… the list of people who can benefit from a Kansa Vatki (KV) Foot Massage is as long as your arm!

What is a Kansa Vatki (KV) Foot Massage?

The Kansa Vatki (KV) Foot Massage with marma therapy is a beautiful and relaxing health-care modality, which balances the body, the mind and the spirit.

This unique treatment, steeped in centuries of ceremony, involves the use of ghee (clarified butter). The massage is deeply revitalising for tired feet and legs and, as the feet contain key energy and nerve endings relating to internal organs, a Kansa Vatki treatment also helps to rebalance tri-dosha (Vata, Pitta and Kapha).

For example, Pitta heat, which normally goes straight up to the head, resulting in flushed cheeks and red, irritated eyes can be drawn out through the soles of the feet with the rhythmic, rubbing action of the Kansa Vatki bowl.

The heart of the treatment involves vigorously rubbing the soles of the feet with a "three metal bowl" to draw heat and toxins out, thereby inducing tremendous relaxation. In some cases when more internal heat is released, the client’s soles can darken from grey to almost black after receiving this treatment. This is nothing to be alarmed about  - it shows the Kansa Vatki Foot Massage is working although no colour change does not mean that the massage is having little or no effect.

Between forty to forty-five minutes in duration, the treatment begins with some relaxing foot and leg moves. Slowly and methodically the toes, feet, ankles and calves are helped to relax.  The treatment continues with special moves performed with the small 3-metal Kansa Vatki bowl. This is followed by a re-balancing sequence of marma massage. All this special attention helps to detoxify and balance the body’s energies.