1.Assess Your Starting Point: Take an accurate and detailed assessment of where you presently are relative to goal you would like to achieve.

2.Consider Your Values: Goals based on your core principles and values will form a passionate attitude!

3.Dream: Go for areas that inspire and challenge you. Project yourself into future and write down your ideal scenario.

4.Define & Clarify: Narrow down your goals to those that inspire you most. Make them so clear that you can see them, feel them, and measure them.

5.Write it Down: Write your goals in positive terms using detailed words and/or pictures. Put them in a place where you will see them often.

Massaging scalp and hair with warm oil, preferably infused with hair-friendly herbs, is best way to nourish scalp and hair topically. Not only does massage work wonders for your hair, but it also relaxes mind and nervous system. The oil for massage can be customized by hair and body type. If your hair is thin, dry and frizzy and prone to split-ends, you have Vata hair. If you have fine hair prone to premature thinning or graying, you are Pitta-predominant. If you are predominantly Kapha, your hair will tend to be thick and oily.

The Benefits A warm oil massage, done at least once a week (if you have more Vata in your make-up, you would want to try to do it two to three times a week), has following benefits:

1. It lubricates and conditions scalp, helping to prevent flakes and dry scalp without use of harsh chemical shampoos. 2. It helps enhance blood circulation in head and neck area. When scalp is "tight" from stress, circulation and hair growth are impeded. 3. It helps relax scalp and increase pliability. 4. It helps strengthen roots of hair and nourishes hair-shafts, promoting new hair growth and strengthening current hair. 5. It helps soften and condition hair, making it more manageable. 6. It spreads natural oils of hair, increasing hair luster and vibrancy. 7. It helps protect hair from damaging effects of sun and harsh weather by improving resiliency over time. 8. It is replenishing and rejuvenating for dry, damaged hair, and helps prevent excessive brittleness and split-ends. 9. It helps pacify Vata dosha. Especially when enriched with Vata-pacifying herbs, a warm oil hair and scalp massage can be wonderfully relaxing for mind and nervous system. 10. When fortified with cooling, Pitta-pacifying herbs, hair and scalp massage can help balance Pitta dosha and help prevent Pitta-related problems such as premature graying or thinning of hair. It also helps reduce body heat in general, especially if you have been up late a few nights or your eyes are smarting from too much close work on computer or reading. A Pitta-pacifying massage also helps promote emotional balance. 11. The massage helps relax muscles in neck area. 12. The hair and scalp massage can help promote sound sleep at night.

Choosing a Massage Oil