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  • noun Ayurveda A special, sensitive point on the body.

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Examples

  • There were also more hands-on treatments like marma-point massage, Ayurvedic Face Rejuvenation, and pedi-karma foot therapy.

    Buzzine » Green With Music 2009

  • According to Ayurveda, India's 5,000 year old Science of Life, there are marma points (like acupuncture points) in the ears that correspond to the various parts of the body.

    Lissa Coffey: Stress Much This Season? 2009

  • March 13, 2008 at 11:13 am cream tangerines, montelllymon, gingr sling wit teh pynappl hart coffee desert yes u knos its gud noos but u has 2 has dem all puld out after teh savoy trufle also we must has strawberys, an marmalade (4 marma laid skies) an fish an finger pyes (frum penny lane!) and glass onyuns!

    Tabby Road - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • They are based on ayurvedic and marma chikitsa principles, which are medicine systems that are thousands of years old.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Not only am I keen to keep the other guests in the waiting area of the Coconut Lagoon, ayurvedic and marma chikitsa treatment centre from overhearing this bit of news, but I've actually come down with an irksome bout of laryngitis.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Outdoor Ginger Healer consists of a deep tissue massage with healing ginger and rosemary, a wrap, a facial marma point massage while wrapped, and then a ginger salt scrub.

    Luxist Annie Scott 2010

  • Outdoor Ginger Healer consists of a deep tissue massage with healing ginger and rosemary, a wrap, a facial marma point massage while wrapped, and then a ginger salt scrub.

    Luxist Annie Scott 2010

  • At the spa, we tried the amazingly relaxing organic ila Manipura Massage which features reflexology, marma massage, lymphatic drainage, and Himalayan herb poultices.

    LAist 2010

  • At the spa, we tried the amazingly relaxing organic ila Manipura Massage which features reflexology, marma massage, lymphatic drainage, and Himalayan herb poultices.

    LAist Julie Wolfson 2010

  • This involves using Ayurvedic oils to stimulate the junction, or marma, of specific ligaments, muscles, bones and joints around the body.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009

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