06 Stress Relieving Ritual

Massage Procedure

Important: maintain physical contact once the massage has begun. Use smooth, flowing movements, keep @ least 1 hand touching client when transitioning from 1 massage pattern to next. Perform following massage steps 3 times.

✔️Stand behind client, place hands on the top of client’s head so fingers are @ front hairline. Rub head from front to back.

✔️Butterfly movement: Slide hands down spine from base of neck to mid-back. slide hands together, palms up, back to shoulders & down arms. Rotate hands to palms down position, slide hands up arms & down back to starting position.

✔️Beginning at base of neck, rub w/a kneading motion, moving out to shoulders.

✔️Keep contact w/1 hand on back of neck, place 1 hand on front hairline & other on back of neck. Press w/thumb & middle fingers on pressure points @ base of hairline. Lift up and outward while rotating, & apply pressure for count of 3.

✔️Keep hand along front hairline. Place thumb of other hand on crown, w/middle 2 fingers just below occipital bone. Press & rotate fingers in massaging motion.

✔️Maintain contact, stand in front, place hands on sides of head, & press thumbs along top center of head. Start in front, walk thumbs back to crown in back-to-front then side-to-side pattern, pressing firmly as you go.

✔️Repeat step along each side of center area & over entire head.

✔Start @ nape & moving all around head, press hand on hairline & slide quickly toward crown.

✔️Draw hands back over forehead w/thumbs facing up. Place 2 middle fingers @ temple; press down & massage w/very light tension.

To be continued...