Aromatherapy Massage Techniques

Aromatherapy Massage Techniques
A basic guide of how to relieve
the pain of a stressed back
for home user only.

This Easy-to-follow video gives you instruction on how to give a deep back massage.

You will need :

• 1 Sheet
• Massage Oil
• 3 Towels
• 1 Pillow
• Massage table, mattress or mat

The techniques that this video teaches are :

Palm circles

Now place one hand flat on the lower back and cover it with the other hand. With arms extended, begin making small circles, allowing the movement to come from your own center rather than from the shoulders. Continue up the back, then down again. Repeat two or three times.

Lifting

Lift the top hand off and make it into “lobster claw,” which means closing the fingers and opening the thumb. With a twist of the wrist, use a lifting motion on the muscles, then repeat with the other hand to create a windshield wiper motion while moving up the near side of the back, then down again. Repeat 2 or three times. With practice this becomes a smooth and confident rhythm.

Knuckling

Without breaking contact, form the hands into loose fists with the knuckles and fingers in contact with the back. Again with arms straight and the movement from your center, slide up the near side of the back, remember not to pressure the low back and avoiding the spine. Continue up over the shoulders, then lightly drag the knuckles down the back. Repeat 2 or three times.

Thumb strokes

Use an extended thumb to start making upward strokes between the shoulder blade and backbone, allowing the thumb to continue down over the trapezium muscle. As one thumb slides off, the other begins its stroke creating a constant rhythm. While avoiding the backbone itself, gradually move over and continue on the other side.

Now bring both thumbs to the upper back, on either side of the spine, and with constant pressure, slowly begin to slide all the way down the back. Remember to be careful over the lower back where there are no ribs for protection. When you reach the top to the hips, allow the thumbs to remain there a moment with a steady pressure. Slide the hands back up and repeat 2 more times, each time moving a bit farther to the sides.

Twists

After the last thumb stroke come back around to the person's side. Let one hand reach around to the far hip, and then slide down to the hip nearest you. With a fluid motion, pull the far hand towards you as the near hand pushes away. Now repeat the movement as you work your way up the back to the shoulder area, then back down again. Repeat this cycle 3 times.

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