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Your newest book is about Ayurvedic massage.
How important is massage for health ?
Harish
Johari :
 Well,
the first most important thing in the world is breathing,
the second most important thing in the world is cleansing,
and massage is the best cleanser.
To dispel toxins from the body, and to recycle
vital life fluid, there is nothing better than massage. By
working with muscles, you make the muscles work. Then fluids
move out and new fluids full of nourishment flow in. In this
way massage expels toxins.
Also, it strengthens the body. It strengthens
the immune system, and it's soothing. Even wild animals can
be brought under control if you give them a little massage.
If you sit down with a wild animal, and rub its body, hug
or touch it, and play with its spine and head, in a few minutes
the animal will become very demanding, and say please, give
me more massage. So massage tames the wild beast.
This is the secret Indian women use to control
their men. To get that massage, the man runs home. The house
is a heaven where he can relax.
Massage is very important for people who are
working and who are tired. It brings them back to normal life,
relaxes them, takes away their fatigue, provides them with
fresh nourishment, gives them security, grounds them, and
makes them feel comfortable.
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