Steps for Shirodhara:

Continous pouring of medicated buttermilk (Takra), oil (Taila), Ghee (Ghruta) or Milk (Ksheera) on the forehead in a specified manner and then allow them to flow over the scalp.

This treatment is usually done for anxiety, insomnia, chronic headache, skin diseases of the head, hypertension, mental exhaustion, stress, premature greying of hair, diseases of ear and eyes.