Shiro-Abhyanga is part of the Ayurvedic massage spectrum which includes yoga and tantra and has been practised in India as part of a life discipline for thousands of years. Techniques are passed down through generations and are a customary part of family life, where the mother will normally massage
her children as they sit at her feet. Barbers even offer it as part of their service. You can now see Indian Head Massage offered in beauty and hairdressing salons although this
tends to be a more diluted form of the technique.