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What Are Marma Points?

6/24/2014

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The word marma in Sanskrit means " secret" or "hidden". As humans, we exist simultaneously   in  multidimensional planes on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels.  Located at the junctures in the human body where muscles, veins, ligaments, bones or joints intersect, marmani ( pl. for marma) are  portals that channel energy between the physical and energetic bodies. There are 107  marmani on the body and the mind is said to be the 108th marma. The marmani  were mapped out in detail centuries ago by Sushruta Samhita (6th Century founding father of Ayurvedic medicine)  in his classic Ayurvedic texts.) The  marmani are like locks on a dam  situated along the nadis of which there are  72,000  that channel prana through the body . When illness occurs, one or more of these energy pathways  may become congested and interrupt the flow of prana to the body parts and systems it feeds.  Applying physical pressure to the marmani through marma massage & asana practice and psychically through meditation, yoga nidra  and chanting of the bija mantra has a multitude of benefits:
  • Sensitivity or pain of the marma points  can indicate an imbalance
  • Therapeutic applications:
          pain relief, detoxification, pacifying or stimulating the doshas, stimulating dhatus & organs

  • Calming & pacifying  the mind and emotions
  • Enhanced awareness
  • Preventative Care & Rejuvenation


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