MARMA POINT OF AYURVEDA GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS: The Ultimate guide to marma point Ayurveda healing, energy balancing, locations of the marma points, head ... and body reflexology, including food to e

For centuries, practitioners have been mapping the human body and linking various limbs, organs, immune responses and even emotions to specific energy points.
These ‘points’ are referred to in Chinese Medicine as Acupuncture or Acupressure points, and in Ayurveda and yogic healing as Marma points. This isn’t to say that the two systems discount each other – many books on marma points also speak of meridians and many books on acupuncture mention chakras. According to both Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine, energy (prana or chi) can stagnate in these points. Both systems have healing practices focused on freeing this energy, whether through acupuncture or acupressure, Ayurvedic massage or even visualization.
In this article, we explore where the marma points are located, what marma points therapy is, and the potential benefits of marma points massage therapy.