Ayurvedic massage and bodywork in Ariège
Body-based approaches to release tension, calm the nervous system and support periods of prolonged stress, transition or health imbalance.
Formats adapted to your current state
The bodywork offered at ReViva can play different roles throughout your health journey: providing space to slow down during particularly demanding periods, supporting your return to balance after prolonged stress or burnout, or helping you maintain your health when sustained pressure is part of everyday life.
Ayurvedic massage offers time to unwind, slow down and reconnect with your body. Personalised bodywork forms part of a broader approach and is selected according to your individual health needs.
Recovery spaces
These massages offer an accessible first approach, ideal if you are experiencing tension or overload, without yet committing to deeper work. They are particularly suitable if you wish to quickly release accumulated tension and support your day-to-day wellbeing
Head or foot massage
Act quickly on the nervous system
This short format is designed to offer a targeted massage on a specific area of the body (either head or feet), recognised in Ayurveda for its central role in recovery and nervous system regulation.
Duration: 45 minutes (including 30 minutes of massage)
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Full body massage
Support overall recovery
This format supports recovery with a more global effect than a localised massage (head or feet), while remaining suitable as an introduction to Ayurveda.
Duration: 60 minutes (including 45 minutes of massage)
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Health support – personalised bodywork for recovery and regulation
Ayurveda offers a wide range of body techniques, using oils, milks, herbs, powders, decoctions, dry heat or steam. While such techniques may sometimes be offered “à la carte” elsewhere, here the aim is not occasional relief, but targeted towards a specific health objective.
To ensure precise adaptation, these sessions are reserved to:
- people who have already completed a foundational assessment at ReViva,
- or those referred by a healthcare professional or practitioner, providing a file or written request
Restorative session
A format designed to support relaxation, regulation or recovery.
- Promotes physical and mental release
- Supports during periods of stress, tension or overload
Duration: 1 hour (including 45 minutes of treatment)
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Balancing session
An intermediate format allowing more targeted or stimulating work.
- Supports circulation, elimination and vitality
- Helps with certain pains or stagnations
Duration: 1h30 (including 75 minutes of treatment)
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Intensive session
A format suited when imbalances (stress, burnout) are established or persistent.
- Supports deeper regulation
- Relies on specific traditional tools
Duration: 2 hours (including 1h45 of treatment)
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Choose your session
Why is Personalised Bodywork not offered “à la carte”?
Ayurvedic bodywork act deeply on physiology and on the overall regulation of body and mind. Their effectiveness relies on precise adaptation to the individual: constitution, current imbalances, season, climate, energy level, and ongoing process.
Offering these sessions without a prior framework would mean separating the technique from its meaning. Unlike introductory massages, these treatments are part of an individualised approach.
At ReViva, the choice of techniques, substances and rhythms is therefore made on a case-by-case basis, with attention to:
- Safety: ensuring safety and quality of care
- Personalisation: offering tailored sessions
- Respect for tradition: working within a traditional framework
Overview of techniques used
What to expect during a session?
How does an Ayurvedic massage work?
Before
A short form is sent before the session to check for any contraindications. This ensures your comfort, safety, and the quality of the treatment.
During
At the beginning of each session, a short exchange with your practitioner also helps clarify your needs at that moment (fatigue, agitation, tension, need to recentre). The massage is then adapted within a simple protocol, respecting your current state. The session then lasts approximately 30 minutes (head or feet) or 45 minutes (full body).
After
A rest and integration period follows, before your leave with one or two recommendations to maximise the benefits of the session.
Shiroabhyanga – Head massage
Shiroabhyanga focuses on the head only (scalp, face, neck, upper back).
The massage is performed with warm Ayurvedic oil, selected according to the season and your needs.
Benefits experienced:
- Relaxation and mental clarity
- Sense of lightness
- Reduced stress
- Improved sleep
- Feeling of grounding and centring
Padabhyanga – Foot and leg massage
Padabhyanga focuses on the feet, ankles and calves. According to Ayurveda, the soles of the feet contain many specific energy points (marma) connected to organs and senses. By massaging the feet, the whole body is stimulated.
This massage is particularly useful:
- In cases of mental overload
- To support sleep and emotional stability
- When Shiroabhyanga is not appropriate (nasal congestion, facial acne, etc.), or if you prefer not to have oil in your hair
Abhyanga – Full body massage
Abhyanga is a full-body massage with warm oil. It acts on the skin, muscles and circulation, while stimulating nerve endings. It therefore produces a global effect, both physical and mental, calming the mind and supporting metabolism.
Abhyanga is particularly useful:
- After periods of intense work, frequent travel or overwork
- In cases of tension or mental agitation
- In cases of dryness or sensitivity to cold
How does personalised bodywork work?
Before
Before the session, you complete a preparation form to check for any contraindications and adapt the treatment to your current state.
During
Each session (lasting between 1 and 2 hours) includes a short exchange and preparation time, and the body treatment(s). The techniques, substances and rhythms are chosen and combined by the practitioner according to the objective defined together. These choices are based on a prior assessment of your constitution and on traditional Ayurvedic principles. Each decision is explained so that you understand the logic behind the approach.
After
A rest and integration period follows. You will receive new recommendations after the session.
Restorative session
Depending on your needs, a restorative session may incorporate one or more of the following techniques:
- Abhyanga, Padabhyanga, Shiroabhyanga
- Karna Purana,
- Nadi Swedana,
- Nasya,
- Shiropichu,
- Shiroshampi
Balancing session
Depending on your needs, a balancing session may incorporate one or more of the following techniques:
- Abhyanga, Padabhyanga, Shiroabhyanga
- Karna Purana,
- Nadi Swedana,
- Nasya,
- Shiropichu,
- Shiroshampi
- Basti (Griva, Janu, Kati, Hrdaya, Nabhi),
- Lepam,
- Navara kizhi,
- Pinda Sveda (Patra, Churna, Valuka),
- Udvartanam
Intensive session
Depending on your needs, an intensive session may incorporate one or more of the following techniques:
- Abhyanga, Padabhyanga, Shiroabhyanga
- Karna Purana,
- Nadi Swedana,
- Nasya,
- Shiropichu,
- Shiroshampi
- Basti (Griva, Janu, Kati, Hrdaya, Nabhi),
- Lepam,
- Navara kizhi,
- Pinda Sveda (Patra, Churna, Valuka),
- Udvartanam,
- Dhara (olii o decotti semplici)
- Shirodhara (olii o decotti semplici)
Where specialised herbal oils or preparations are indicated for Dhara or Shirodhara, these will be suggested individually and charged separately.
Who can access personalised bodywork?
Personalised sessions are available to:
- people who have completed a Foundational Assessment at ReViva,
- or those referred by another practitioner or a doctor, providing a file or written request
How many sessions are needed?
The number of sessions depends on how long the imbalances have been present.
In an Ayurvedic approach, the aim is not to “fix a symptom quickly”, but to progressively support the body’s ability to regulate and recover.
- recent or occasional situations: 3–5 sessions
- established stress: 5 to 10 sessions
- deep imbalances: up to 21 sessions
Unsure which format is best for your situation?
A massage is often the first step to release pressure and begin recovery. If you are hesitating between formats, you can contact me so we can choose the most suitable option together.
Photography of personalised bodywork: Eloïse Montegut – Djoyo, communication en Ariège – www.djoyo.fr
