Ayurvedic massage, yoga and pranayama.

Dr. Anita D’souza is 54 and has practised Ayurveda since 1997. Her practice is in Kolhapur. She moved to Mumbai to be near her grandchildren, which is why she takes a small number of home visits here.

Yoga and pranayama are both part of the BAMS degree Dr. Anita holds.

Her bookings are not open yet. Until they open, the salon expert’s head massage and the other massage services can be booked today.

20 minutes. Rs 800.

1. Warm oil is worked into the scalp with slow strokes.
2. The marma points on the head are worked gently.

20 minutes. Rs 800.

1. Warm oil is worked into the feet with slow strokes.
2. The marma points on the feet are worked gently.

20 minutes. Rs 800.

1. Warm oil is worked into the shoulders and then down the arms, with slow strokes.
2. The marma points there are worked gently.

60 minutes. Launch offer: Rs 1,111. The price will be Rs 2,000 once the launch offer ends.

1. The session covers the head, shoulders and arms, and feet.
2. She chooses the oil after a short check of your Prakriti.
3. Slow strokes and gentle pressure, with the marma points worked as she goes.

1. Booking

   When bookings open, they will go to Dr. Anita’s own WhatsApp number. The session and the time are agreed there.

2. What she asks

   She asks the health questions listed under Safety, and a short set about your Prakriti. She may change the session or suggest another day.

3. The massage

   Warm oil, slow strokes and gentle pressure, on the areas named in the session you booked.

4. During and after

   You can ask her to stop, or to change what she is doing, at any point. The booked time covers the whole visit, including the short check at the start.

She chooses among sesame oil, mustard oil and scented oils such as sandalwood. In Ayurveda, massage with oil is called Abhyanga, and the classical daily routine names the head, the feet and the ears first. Prakriti is the constitution a person is said in Ayurveda to be born with; the oil is matched to it, following traditional practice.

Sesame

In Ayurveda, sesame oil is described as slightly warming.

Mustard

In Ayurveda, mustard oil is described as the more warming of the two.

A scented oil

Sandalwood is one. In Ayurveda it is described as cooling.

Classical Ayurvedic texts name 107 marma points, places where muscle, vessel, ligament, bone and joint meet. The texts describe them as places to be protected from injury, which is why they are handled gently. Dr. Anita works the ones that fall in the areas you have booked.

An hour, one to one, at your home. Yoga and pranayama are both part of the BAMS degree Dr. Anita holds, and she teaches these sessions herself. Tell her what you have practised before, if anything.

The hour usually holds a few loosening movements, postures chosen for you, some breathing practice, and a short rest at the end.

60 minutes. Launch offer: Rs 1,111. The price will be Rs 2,000 once the launch offer ends.

1. One hour, one to one, at your home.
2. A few loosening movements, postures chosen for you, some breathing practice, and a short rest at the end.
3. Tell her what you have practised before, if anything.

An hour, one to one. A beginner starts with slow breathing that stays comfortable. No forceful breathing or breath-holding practice is pushed.

60 minutes. Launch offer: Rs 1,111. The price will be Rs 2,000 once the launch offer ends.

1. One hour at your home, again one to one.
2. Breathing practice, taught separately from the yoga session.

• Keep an old towel or sheet ready, and a chair or a floor mat.
• She brings the oil.
• Leave a gap after a heavy meal. In Ayurveda, oil massage is not done straight after one.
• The twenty minutes or the hour covers everything from her arrival, including the short check at the start.
• Talk or stay quiet, as you prefer.

Tell Dr. Anita when you book if you are pregnant, if you have a fever, a skin infection or an open wound, a recent injury or an operation, or a condition you are being treated for. She may change the session or suggest another day.

This service does not replace your own doctor’s advice.

This is a comfort and relaxation service. It does not treat or diagnose any medical condition.

To confirm your appointment we ask for a booking fee of Rs 200 by UPI. It is part of the price, not an extra charge, so you pay the rest after the service. You can reschedule or cancel free up to 4 hours before your appointment, and the fee comes back or moves to your new slot. Inside 4 hours we keep it, because the slot is held and your salon expert’s travel is committed. If we cancel, or your salon expert does not arrive, we return it in full and waive the fee on your next booking. You are never charged for refusing entry at your door, and the fee comes back.

The fee and the balance are paid by UPI to Dr. Anita. Her UPI ID is sent in the chat before any payment is asked for.

For now she comes to Runwal Forests, Kanjurmarg, and nowhere else. There is no second practitioner, so the same person comes each time.

For women, at your home.

A complaint or a refund goes to the Muslin House WhatsApp number, not to Dr. Anita.

Dr. Anita D’souza comes herself. She holds a BAMS degree and has practised Ayurveda since 1997. No one is sent in her place.

Yes. Every session listed here is for women. She does not take bookings from men.

Not yet. Her bookings are not open. The massage services on the salon menu can be booked today.

It covers the same three areas in one hour: head, shoulders and arms, feet. Each short massage covers one of those areas on its own.

Tell her, and she may suggest another day. The list under Safety is what she needs to hear about. The booking terms on this page cover what happens to the fee.

No. The page describes what happens in a session and how it feels, and nothing beyond that. For a medical problem, speak to your own doctor.