Description
INSTRUCTIONS
KANSA – THE HEALING METAL
Kansa massage helps restore the complexion, ease tension & pain and reduce congestion & inflammation. Kansa tools are made from a blend of metals, principally copper and tin. This combination is called bronze in the West and kansa in India.
FACIAL MASSAGE ON ONESELF
Select oil by the dosha or channels (srotas) involved. Or use coconut oil. Take 2 – 3 pumps of this oil into your hands. Apply the oil all over the face, sufficient for a light layer of oil to be available on the skin. This will allow the kansa wand to glide smoothly and effortlessly.
APPLY A LIGHT LAYER OF OIL TO THE FACE
MASSAGE IN CIRCLES AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREHEAD
MASSAGE IN ZIG-ZAGS AND DRAW THE FIGURE 8 PATTERN ON THE FOREHEAD
BACK AND FORTH OVER THE RIGHT EYEBROW & THE RIGHT TEMPLE AREA
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE THEN CLOCKWISE AROUND THE EYE SOCKET
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE THEN CLOCKWISE AROUND & UNDER THE CHEEKBONE
FROM THE NOSTRIL TO THE EAR
FROM THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE MOUTH UP TO THE EAR LOBE
CIRCLE IN FRONT OF THE EAR
FROM THE TIP OF THE CHIN ALONG THE JAW BONE
CIRCLE IN FRONT OF THE EAR
FROM THE TIP OF THE CHIN ALONG THE JAW BONE
CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHIN AND THEN DO THE SAME IN REVERSE
ALONG THE JAWLINE
CIRCLE IN FRONT OF THE EAR
TO AND FROM AROUND THE MOUTH TO THE EARLOBE & FROM NOSTRIL TO EAR.
FOOT MASSAGE ON ONESELF
ONCE SEATED, PLACE YOUR RIGHT LEG HORIZONTALLY OVER YOUR LEFT KNEE
SPREAD GHEE OVER YOUR FOOT
RUB THE KANSA WAND UP & DOWN THE LENGTH OF YOUR FOOT, FROM TOES TO HEELS, ABOUT 150 TIMES
MASSAGE CIRCLES ON TOP OF EACH TOE
CIRCLE 11 TIMES AROUND THE HEEL
MASSAGE THE TOP OF THE FOOT
GENTLY, GOING UP AND DOWN
MAKE CLOCKWISE CIRCLES ON THE BOTTOM OF FOOT
MAKE THE FIGURE OF 8 AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FOOT, 21 TIMES
TWIST OFF EACH TOE – 3 TWISTS EACH
REPEAT WITH LEFT FOOT
WHY DO SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A ‘GRAYING AFFECT’ WHEN THEY USE KANSA WANDS?
WHEN USING THE KANSA SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A GRAYING OF THE OIL AND SKIN. USUALLY THE OIL GOES A LITTLE GRAY; SOMETIMES THERE IS NO CHANGE & RARELY THE OIL GOES VERY DARK GRAY.
THE GRAYNESS IS AN INDICATION OF THE ACIDITY OF THE SKIN. THE HIGHER THE ACIDITY, THE DARKER THE GRAY COLORATION. THE SKIN’S ACIDITY CAN VARY WITH STRESS, DIET & ENVIRONMENT. THE COLOR CHANGING MEANS THE ACIDITY IS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE SKIN AND IS A VERY GENTLE DETOX.
WHEN THIS GRAYING OCCURS, SIMPLY WIPE IT OFF THE SURFACE OF YOUR SKIN WITH A GENTLE CLEANSER & A SOFT TISSUE. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH YOUR SESSION CLEAN THE KANSA AS DIRECTED BEFORE THE NEXT USE.
CLEANING & CARING FOR KANSAS
FOR PERONAL USE – CLEAN THE BRONZE VATI WITH A LIGHT PASTE OF KAOLIN CLAY & COLD WATER. WIPE IT CLEAN WITH A COLD DAMP CLOTH AND A DROP OF TEA TREE OIL.
FOR PROFESSIONAL USE – FOLLOW YOUR USUAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CLEAN AFTER EVERY USE AS ABOVE & BEFORE YOUR NEXT CLIENT MAKE SURE THERE IS NO TRACE OF TEA TREE OIL TO AVOID IRRITATION.
Why A Kansa Wand Is The Best Option For Facial Massage
Kansa wand massage uses massage to stimulate various Marma points or vital energy points and initiate the healing process. On the face there are numerous energy channels which anatomically, are important junctions of nerves, veins, arteries and ligaments. The use of Kansa or bronze is made due to certain specific properties of the Kansa metal.
The Kansa Metal
The word Kansa is derived from the Sanskrit word Kansya which means ‘bronze’. Kansya (bell metal or bronze) is an important alloy of copper
and tin known as Misra Loha.
The ancient Ayurvedic texts attribute specific qualities to bronze by virtue of which it performs its actions.
Effect On The Dosha
Kansa pacifies Kapha and Pitta dosha. Therefore it has a curative effect on lymph stasis, edema (which happens due to Kapha aggravation) and inflammation (which happens due to Pitta).
The Taste Or Rasa Of Kansa
Kansa is tikta (bitter) and kasaya (astringent). Therefore it acts as an anti-inflammatory. The bitter taste pacifies Pitta. It also acts as a toner of the skin due to its astringent taste which pacifies Kapha and tightens the skin, an important requirement of any beauty treatment.
Its potency is hot or heating, therefore it stimulates circulation.
Ritika variety of brass becomes like copper after heating strongly and then quenching in sour gruel.
Modern Research
Due to the traditional bronze’s high electrical conductivity, Kansa works easily and effectively with the body’s subtle electric fields and the piezoelectricity that runs in the collagen layer and fascia. And, as it is using your body’s own natural currents, many of the side effects of such machinery as galvanic stim for pain or low current stim for face lifting are avoided while creating the same or similar beneficial results.
Why Bronze?
The choice of Kansa as the metal used in the wand is influenced by the following facts.
Kansa is a strong metal, harder than either of the constituent metals copper and tin alone. Together they are used in a ratio ranging from 77-80% and 23-20% respectively. Kansa is easy to cast as its melting point could be achieved in ancient furnaces using coal.
Kansa has a high resistance to corrosion. It does not oxidize beyond the surface. Bronze is a neutral material to the skin. It does not cause any side effects when applied to the skin. The advantages of bronze over other material is that the resulting wands are easier to use by hand and contribute to the compression force by their weight (0.8 kg), resulting in less fatigue for the therapist.
Research in support of the effectiveness of Kansa Wand
Kansa consists primarily of copper. More over Ritika variety of brass behaves like copper. In a study, it was observed that the external effect of copper improves the wellbeing of the skin. In the skin, copper is involved in the synthesis and stabilization of extracellular matrix skin proteins and angiogenesis. It cures any infection and improves the skin elasticity, reduces facial fine lines and wrinkles and enhances wound healing.
Massage with Kansa wands using herbal oil stimulates various facial Marma points to get the additional beneficial effect apart from that derived effects from massage with the fingers alone.
