Ayurveda Secret Marma Therapy Massage/Self Healing Course

Name: Ayurveda Secret Marma Therapy Massage/Self Healing Course
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107 Hidden Points Healing/ A Rare Indian Ayurveda Treasure

Created byDr. Himani Vashishta

Last updated 7/2025

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What you'll learn

You will get a Certificate of Completion when you finish this Marma Therapy Massage course from Vidya Retreat personally
This is a very comprehensive course, you will be a PRO after taking this course.
You will be able to treat so many diseases effectively.
The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic foundation in Ayurveda and learn its secret part i.e. Marma.
You will learn Marma Face Uplift & Rejuvenating Massage . No Facial or Face Treatment Can Ever Match It.
You will know how to find the relevant Marma massage points on the body to stimulate them using specific Marma massage techniques
You will be able to understand the energies and elemental forces present in your being.
You will be able to give remedial exercises to do at home to clients to help alleviate their problems
You will have a fundamental understanding of how to treat others and self treat your own diseases, pains with Marma massage today!
You will be able to help people(or yourself) with back pain, sciatica, neck pain, upper back pain, lower back, knee and shoulder pain by using specific Marma massage combinations
You will have an excellent knowledge of what works and what doesn't in Marma massage and why
You will learn how to apply simple daily practices to further improve your good health and bring harmony to body, mind and soul.
You will learn a bit about Aromatherapy & TriDosha In Ayurveda.

Course content

14 sections • 83 lectures • 3h 6m total length

Introduction13:04
How To Get Your personal Certificate From Vidya Retreat0:12
Historical View
Importance of Marma in Ayurvedic Practice1:54
Learn how marma points unite mind and prana to guide safe, ayurvedic touch; a mild touch can heal while strong blows risk injury, and marma therapy supports counseling and massage.
Why was it a hidden science?5:29
Explore the ancient ayurveda marma therapy as a powerful self-healing practice once kept secret to prevent misuse, now shared for medical, spiritual, physical, and psychological growth.
Marma and Similar Therapies3:53
Explore marma therapy and similar therapies within Ayurveda, understanding their principles, techniques, and potential for massage and self-healing.

Detailed Explanation Of Marma Chikitsa7:33
Explore marma chikitsa, the Ayurveda practice of vital points for physical and mental well-being. Learn how marmas are kept secret to prevent misuse and how precise location ensures safety.
Health Promotion by Marma Therapy and Yogic Practices0:59
Marma therapy and yoga promote digestive health by stimulating the gastrointestinal tract, improving digestion, increasing appetite, and supporting nutrient absorption, while relieving constipation and hyperacidity.
Effect of self-marma therapy and yogic practices on blood circulatory system-1:37
Explore how self-marma therapy and yogic practices enhance circulatory health, increase blood oxygen and nutrient delivery, lower cholesterol, and reduce heart disease risk.
Effect of marma therapy and yogic practices on endocrine and exocrine glands0:23
Explore marma therapy and yogic practices that influence endocrine and exocrine glands, promoting hormone balance. Enhance body function and potentially delay aging through these practices.
Benefits Of Marma Therapy1:54
What Happens During Marma Therapy?0:56
Marma therapy uses subtle energy points to open energy channels, remove blockages, and promote physical and psychological relaxation, awareness, self-care, creativity, and renewed energy.
Vedic Foundation and Historical Background2:21
Explore the Vedic foundation and historical background of marma therapy, uncovering how the human body holds inherent self-healing powers, and how yoga and ancient Indian medical knowledge promote health.
Scope Of Marma Therapy4:50
Explore the scope of marma therapy and its influence on yoga, acupuncture, acupressure, martial arts, and vital energy points, including moon and planetary effects.
Aim of Marma Therapy2:33
This lecture explains the aim of marma therapy to improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through meditation, energy transformations, and attention to psychosomatic diseases.
Conventional religious practices in daily life related with marma science2:47
Examine how Hindu religious practices shape daily life through marma science, including spiritual practices and celibacy traditions that influence healing and self-care.

107 Points to Healing0:56
107 Points to Healing

Marma therapy utilizes 107 points or “doorways” into the body and consciousness. The mind is considered as the 108th marma.
Major marma points correspond to the seven chakras, or energy centers of the body, while minor points radiate out along the torso and limbs. These points range in size from one to six inches in diameter. The points were mapped out in detail centuries ago in the ‘ Sushruta Samhita ’, a classic Ayurvedic text.
The points cover both the front and back of the body, including
22 on the lower extremities
22 on the arms
12 on the chest and stomach
14 on the back, &
37 on the head and neck
Size Of Marma
Amsaphalaka marma1:53
Delve into amsaphalaka marma, Ayurveda secret marma therapy, and its applications to massage and self-healing practices.
Talahridaya Marma1:04
Knowledge and information about Talahridaya Marma. How to Identify, treat, Massage this Marma for Treatments/ Self Healing.
Kshipra marma1:51
discover kshipra marma techniques for self-healing through targeted pressure on marma points. learn how to position the thumb and index finger with a slight abduction and apply repeated pressure to stimulate the body's healing responses.
Vidhura Marma0:43
Learn about vidhura marma and stimulation of the myanma myeloma, a vital point behind and below the ear, to promote relaxation and relieve tinnitus and ear infections.
Krikatika Marma0:40
Learn about Krikatika Marma, two points at the neck-head junction, and how their stimulation can improve neck muscle tone, head circulation, and relieve stress, migraines, and insomnia.
Vitapa Marma2:33
Explore Vitapa marma and its role in vitality, protection, and reproductive health, including its influence on erectile function, ejaculation, and fertility, through marma stimulation and self-massage.
Kukundra Marma0:51
Kukundra marma sits at the bottom of the spine near the sacrum, acting as a shock absorbing structure for the hips and legs, energizing lower body in Ayurveda marma therapy.
Katika Taruna Marma1:06
Explore Katika Taruna Marma, a back marma point, and learn how its stimulation eases back pain, reduces stress, enhances circulation, and supports digestion and anemia through yoga pose modifications.
Parsvasandhi Marma1:24
Parsvasandhi marma therapy stimulates kidneys, dental glands, and planet energy manifested in two legs, using finger placements to stimulate both sides and relieve stress and back pain.
Kanth marma0:47
Kanth marma therapy stimulates the throat marma to support speech, chewing, and swallowing while promoting brain blood flow.
IndraBasti Marma0:46
Explore IndraBasti Marma in Ayurveda to monitor water-related diseases and manage urinary frequency by stimulating this marma, supporting kidneys, uterus, and urinary health.
Hridya Marma0:46
Sthapni Marma0:54
Explore sthapni marma in Ayurveda and how gentle pressure on this point may stimulate the memorising center of the brain, supporting self healing and relief from insomnia.
Seemant marma0:45
Explore seemant marma in Ayurveda and learn how stimulating marma points support daily activities, brain stimulation, and development for children with underdeveloped brains.
Stanarohita Marma.1:03
Nabhi Marma0:44
Explore nabhi marma, the naval point, and its role in digestion, metabolism, and absorption. Learn how stimulating nabhi marma on an empty stomach can enhance digestive efficiency.
Manibandh marma0:52
Practice Manibandh marma stimulation to relieve mental stress by holding the wrist with the middle finger and rotating the hand clockwise and anticlockwise 15–18 times on both hands.
Kurpara marma1:02
Explore Kurpara marma, the elbow marma point, for stimulation. Note internal and external stimulation, linking Kurpara marma to liver, gallbladder, pancreas, diabetes, and hepatitis.
Kshipra marma0:43
Explore Kshipra marma, a hand point in Ayurveda, and apply pressure 15–18 times to relieve neck ailments and leg pains through marma therapy for self-healing.
Gulpha marma0:50
Explore Gulpha marma, a nonmedical approach that stimulates nerves around the ankle to influence the lumbar and sacral plexus, relieving back pain, sciatica, and prolapsed intervertebral disc.
Fana marma0:47
Fana marma techniques stimulate the base of the nose to relieve a blocked nose and ease symptoms of common cold and sinusitis.
Basti marma0:51
Apang marma1:25
Explore apang marma at the outer corner of the eye temple, and learn to press the pung mama point for positive effects, including relief from stress and eye diseases.
Ani and Urvi marma1:00
Stimulation of ani and urvi marma points relieves edema and inflammation in the extremities and enhances heart and lung function.

Distribution & Categorization Of Marma Points6:46
Explore how marma points are distributed and categorized to guide Ayurveda massage and self-healing practices.
Whole Body Marma Points Charts0:01
Marma Categorization
Description of marma points in the human body
Detail of effect of trauma on vital points (marma)
Effect Of Trauma On Different Marma Points2:36
Explore how trauma affects different marma points in Ayurveda, and pursue self-healing through marma therapy.

Identification Of Marma Points2:14
How To Find Exact Marma Points3:05
Discover how to locate the exact marma points, 107 in number, with precise anatomical positioning, using bony landmarks and finger-breadth measurements to guide massage for self-healing in Ayurveda.
Methods in Marma therapy1:02
Explore methods in marma therapy, including deep breathing to stimulate neck and head marma points. Learn how medicaments, oils, and herbs are applied for self-healing.
How To Perform Self Marma Therapy Session3:45
Learn to perform a self marma therapy session using Ayurveda techniques for self healing. Apply guidance from the course to enhance balance and well-being.
How To Stimulate/Massage Every Individual Marma Point Differently3:55
How To Stimulate/Massage Every Individual Marma Point Differently Part -12:38
Discover how to stimulate each marma point differently, avoid pressure on sensitive points, and apply soothing massaging techniques with 8 seconds of stimulation, 15–18 repetitions, using clockwise and counterclockwise motions.
How To Stimulate/Massage Every Individual Marma Point Differently Part -24:29
How To Stimulate/Massage Every Individual Marma Point Differently Part -33:24
Explore how to stimulate and massage marma points during pregnancy, using a nontraditional approach that maps left and right body points to support maternal and fetal balance.
Tips To Enhance Efficacy Of Marma Therapy Session3:09
Create a relaxed, private space and sit or lie down in loose clothing. Apply precise, slow pressure to the marma points and breathe as you release energy.

Headache & Migraine Treatment By Marma Therapy2:53
Learn marma therapy protocols to relieve headaches and migraines by stimulating head and temple marma points. Practice 3–5 minutes daily for potential relief.
Stanamula and Stanarohita Marma2:07
People suffering from diseases related to chest like the common cold, chronic cough, interstitial lung diseases, allergic bronchitis, bronchial asthma can easily get relief by stimulating two marmas which are located in the chest two fingers below the nipple i.e stanamoola marma and two fingers above the nipple are stanarohita marma.
Kshipra marma2:47
Kshipra marma is situated at the webspace of the thumb and index finger of both hands as well as legs. By applying pressure about 15-18 times over the kshipra marma you can get relief from the diseases related to neck, thyroiditis, tonsillitis, oesophagitis, pain in legs, convulsions and many more.
Fana marma2:11
Maladies like common cold, sinusitis, rhinitis (runny nose) makes you hard to breathe thus leaving you with heavy head, headache, sluggishness and irritation. Stimulation of fana marma that is present on the base of nose on either side helps you to relieve blocked nose and is beneficial in above disorders.
Ani and urvi marma2:21
Marma point located four fingers above elbow/knee in both arms and legs is called as ani marma similarly marma point that is located four fingers above the Ani marma in both arms and legs respectively is Urvi marma. Proper stimulation of these marmas helps in curing edematous and inflammatory processes in both upper and lower limbs besides also increase the work efficiency of thorax organs like heart, lungs, oesophagus.
Kurpara marma3:32
Kurpara means elbow therefore the marma point situated at the elbow is called as kurpara marma. These are of two types internal as well as external which are stimulated simultaneously. The organs between the navel and hridaya plus all the diseases related to liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas like diabetes, hepatitis, cholestasis can be cured by stimulation of kurpara marma.
Talhridaya Marma2:54
When a person is in unconscious state we start rubbing the feet and hands of the person. Think for a while why hands and feet of the person are rubbed unknowingly we are stimulating the marma points located in the bottom of hand and feet. The stimulation of marma points is also very beneficial in diseases related to heart like hypotension, hypertension, epilepsy, seizure disorders.
Ayurveda Secret Marma Points on Hand: Unlocking Ancient Healing Energy0:01

Important Marma Points Identification & Treatment6:53
Identify important marma points and apply treatment techniques through Ayurveda marma therapy massage to support self-healing.
Traumatic peripheral nerve lesions0:09
Facial paralysis0:16
Sciatica and other lesions of lower extremity0:04
Torticolis/Cervical spondylosis0:08
Brachial neuralgia and wasting of shoulder joint0:10
Cerebral Palsy0:41

Precautions In Marma therapy4:13
Marma therapy is gaining popularity as an effective and rapidacting way of treatment. For effective marma therapy, diagnosis of disease and proper technique application is mandatory. It gives prompt results in different kinds of muscular, ligament, joint and nerve pains, tingling sensation, inflammation and heaviness. Marma therapy gives response in many other diseases in due course of time. Marma therapy is more effective than the conventional techniques like acupressure and others.However, being a rapid-acting technique, it should be performed very carefully. If not, there may be some complications and results may be variable. In other similar techniques like acupressure sometimes there is delayed response but it does not confer any adverse symptoms. Contrary marma points are very powerful, so in self-marma therapy and marma therapy for diseases, to get the best results some precautions are always advisable. Where proper precautions and procedures are followed accidents and complications in marma therapy are neither serious nor frequent.In a daily routine of self-marma practice, accidents are uncommon but in marma therapy administered by another person, accidents are more likely to occur because of lack of experience, overlooking the type of marma, excessive pressure exertion over the marma point. In all these conditions where there is any complication like vertigo, vomiting, desensitization of body part, severe pain, unconsciousness, immediate medical help is required.

It is advisable that those doctors who are engaged in regular practice of advanced marma therapy should be capable of managing these emergencies. To avoid accidents one should keep the following things in mind.
1. One should learn marma therapy properly with the practical training under the guidance of well-known experts of marma science.
2. One should keep the anatomical structure of particular marma in mind and exert pressure accordingly. For example sira marma should not be treated as asthi marma. Maximum pressure should be applied or exerted on sandhi, asthi, mansa, snayu marma but sira marmas should not be pressed forcibly. Gentle massage in upward, downward and from center to periphery directions should be done at the site of sira marma. Any extra pressure over the sira marma may give rise to complications. Especially the marma of the neck and head should be treated carefully and gently. Tappings, rubbing, knocking, gentle touch, alternate gentle pressure and release, application of medicated oil, paste are the methods of treating these marma.

3. The patient should be in sitting, upright or lying down position on a hard bed. Especially in severe condition marma therapy should be given in lying down position. In some cases of severe cervical lesions, pressure exerted in sitting posture over the marmas of upper extremity may lead to severe vertigo, nausea, vomiting and unconsciousness. This is more common in female patients. During marma therapy one should keep watching the facial expression of the patient.
Exertion of pressure on marma should be avoided immediately when the patient feels agonizing pain and discomfort.
Immediate medical help or following measures are needed for recovery.
1. Immediately place the patient in recumbent position on the bed or floor.
2. Try to lift the legs and keep the head end low.
3. Try to make proper ventilation.
4. Initiate the talahridaya marma and rubbing of palm and sole.
5. Massage the sides of neck in upward direction gently.

By following the above precautions, one may successfully take advantage of this powerful science of marma and marma therapy.
Different Procedures / Methods in Marma therapy

Requirements

No previous knowledge of Ayurveda needed.
If you are going to perform Marma massage on clients you will need either a massage table or a futon
If you are going to do Marma massage techniques for your partner or friends you can use a bed, a futon, a place on the floor with a few blankets or something to make it softer or if you have one, a massage table

Description

Among the hidden sciences (Gupta Vidya) of India, Marma science is the most important.
Marmas are not superficial landmarks on the body surface but these are deep-seated important physio-anatomical structures. Far more powerful than any Acupressure, Acupuncture, Tapping points.
Marma Therapy is a Science that was preserved and associated largely as a support to martial arts and warfare can now be used and applied for normal healing on a wide range of physical and mental diseases as a result of research and application, since 1993, of this little known branch of Ayurveda. Marma science and therapy, based on re-energizing vital points in the body, this course releases it from its hidden status as Gupta Vidya, known in a limited way to a few practitioners.
Marma science and marma therapy is an untouched chapter of Indian Surgery. With the exploration of marma science the whole scenario of Indian Surgery may change in multidimensional approaches.
Marma therapy is the original point system of healing in the body. As it spread out of India, it influenced the development of Chinese acupuncture and Kung fu. Its origins are South India within a martial arts tradition known as Kalaripayattu. It was utilized to defend kingdoms during times when expertise in hand-to-hand combat was the mark of a great warrior. These ancient warriors understood subtle energy, and they used their knowledge to disable or kill an opponent.
Marma therapy is an ancient Indian practice whose focus is the manipulation of subtle energy (prana) in the body for the purposes of supporting the healing process. Marma therapy is based on the utilization of 107 points in the body which are considered to be access points to body, mind, and consciousness. Knowledge of Marma allows the practitioner to influence the flow of prana through both the gross and subtle bodies for the purposes of restoring health and peace of mind.
To simplify you can think of Marma Therapy as acupuncture without needles.
Marma science is the combination of scientific attitude and religious practices by the mediation of experiential philosophy and is part of the human beings' long experience in day to day life for the achievement of mortal and immortal gains.
In scientific, mortal state, nothing can be absolutely provided because the scientific results are predicated on assumptions.
Marma science is an instant, permanent, natural, non-invasive way of healing today, because it succeeds in conserving many of the highest moral values of its adherents.
It promotes calmness; self control, self healing, realization and happiness and does much to prevent sufferings and sorrow.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn about Ayurveda, the Art of Life. Ayurveda is not limited or restricted by age, gender, place of birth or religion.
Anyone can take this course. Marma massage is fun, safe and extremely effective in helping people's diseases, pain or your own
Anyone who is interested in living a healthy, natural lifestyle and bringing a spiritual practice to the next level.
Yoga students who have heard of Ayurveda and want to learn more.
Anyone who wants to improve his or her life, by self-knowledge and acceptance of the energies present in his her being.
Anyone who wishes to learn secret Marma Science, which is still rare.

Ayurveda Secret Marma Therapy Massage/Self Healing Course

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Course content

Introduction6 lectures • 25min

Detailed Explanation Of Marma Chikitsa10 lectures • 26min

The Three Doshas1 lecture • 6min

107 Points to Healing26 lectures • 26min

Distribution and Description of Marma Points in the Human Body6 lectures • 9min

How To Perform Marma Therapy Session9 lectures • 28min

Practical Demonstration Videos8 lectures • 19min

Marma Therapy in Different Diseases7 lectures • 8min

Concept of Pain in Ayurveda and its Management through Marma Therapy2 lectures • 1min

Precautions & Different Procedures / Methods in Marma therapy2 lectures • 4min

Requirements

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Who this course is for: