Hands On Shirodhara Treatment - Promolife

Procedure:
1. When your client arrives, take them into the treatment room and tell them you will step
out to let them undress. Have them get onto the table and under the sheet and blanket. Instruct
them to lie facing upward with their head on the vinyl strip and their neck over the
towel roll.
2. After the client is on the table enter the room. Before doing anything else, make sure
they are comfortable. Ask them if they are warm enough.
3. Position the client with their head at the edge of the table. Let their hair hang over the
end. Place the towel roll under their neck and tuck the vinyl strip under their head, but
OVER the towel roll. Adjust the vinyl strip so that the edge of it is in the pitcher below the
table. Make sure that the towel roll is set comfortably under their neck. Place the two
rolled hand towels on either side of their head underneath the vinyl strip. Bring the ends of
the vinyl in toward each other to make the strip form a cone. Make sure the sides of the vinyl
do not touch the head, as this will make the oil run on the outside of the strip.
4. Place a bolster under the client’s knees. Double‐check their comfort.
5. Let the client know that you will spray some rose water over their face and will then
place a cool wet washcloth over their eyes.
6. Test the oil temperature to make sure it is just right. If the oil is too warm, add some
fresh oil from the bottle. If it is too cold, quickly warm it up. A temperature between 102‐
108 degrees is desirable.
7. Before starting the oil, let the client know that you will let the oil run in a few moments.
Tell them that when the treatment is finished you will quietly leave the room to let them
rest and then you will come back to help get them off the table. Encourage them to start to
focus on their breathing.
8. Position the shirodhara pot over the center of the client’s forehead near the hairline.
Make sure the tap on the pot is off. Turn on the electric pump. Adjust the setting on the
burner so it is between the 0 and the 1 on the dial.
9. Now let the oil run onto their forehead. Take the oil very slowly around their hairline in
order to coat the entire scalp. End with the oil on the third eye. Make sure the oil is not
touching the washcloth or it will start to run into their eyes. You may ask if the oil temperature
is comfortable only at the beginning, but otherwise do not do any talking.