Like any massage, a head massage can provide a tremendous relaxation effect, reducing anxiety, improving sleep, and creating a calming feeling. (azhealthyfamilies.org)
Relaxation effects of lavender aromatherapy improve coronary flow velocity reserve in healthy men evaluated by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. (info.achs.edu)
The similarity of yoga and exercise's effect on cardiovascular risk factors, say the investigators, «suggest that there could be comparable working mechanisms, with some possible physiological aerobic benefits occurring with yoga practice, and some stress - reducing, relaxation effect occurring with aerobic exercise.» (sciencedaily.com)