Njavarakizhi is a therapeutic Ayurvedic treatment that involves massaging the body with small linen bundles filled with a mixture of Navara rice, milk, and herbs. This treatment has been practiced in India for centuries and is renowned for its rejuvenating and healing properties. We provide njavarakizhi treatment that is unique to each individual and the person body type(dosha), only after identifying the underlying factors in the ailment. Njavarakizhi treatment is a deeply invigorating massage that involves fomentation of the body with a bolus of cooked rice.
Njavara is a particular kind of rice known for its nutritional and therapeutic value. A generous amount of medicated oil is applied to the whole body and then the body is massaged with small cotton boluses. These boluses are dipped in this regenerating mixture of cow’s milk and a brewed herbal decoction.