Thursday, October 23, 2008

Massage Guide - Back Massage

There are two very important things to remember when massaging someone's back: Don't put any pressure on the spine, and use your hands equally and simultaneously on the left and right side of the back to create a balanced sensation.

1. A very important key for back massage is using a lot of oil , when you feel you need more oil don't hesitate you have to stop the massage and pure some more oil

2. Position yourself above your partner's head.Pure some oil on your partner's back. Place your palms on either side of the top part of the back, with fingers pointing toward the spine. Your fingertips should be right beside the spine, but not on it. Glide your hands down the entire back. Use firm pressure, leaning forward so that your own weight helps you. Let your fingertips press into the small furrows on either side of the spine. Repeat.

3. Press down with light pressure and slowly slide your hands straight up her back towards the neck with your fingers still pointing towards the head.

4. When you have reached the bottom of the neck, with your finger still pointing forward, widen the space between your hands so that the are resting on the outer part of the shoulders.

5. While still applying light pressure, pull your hands back towards yourself.

6. Repeat a few times.

7. Return to step one position, with your fingers pointed toward the outer shoulders. Using your palm, make small circular motions, up the center (on either side of the vertebrae) and down the sides of the back. The direction of these simultaneous circles should mimic breast stroke (get your mind out the gutter...we are talking about swimming here), the right hand goes clockwise and the left hand counter clock wise (simultaneously).

8. Slide your hands onto your partners shoulders. Place your thumbs on either side of the spine, just below the hairline. With small circles, use your thumb pads to massage the muscles on either side of the spine. Work your way down the back, moving only a half inch at a time, remaining next to the spine the entire way down.

9. Use the balls of your thumbs to make short, rapid strokes moving away from you. Alternate between thumbs. Go over the same spot several times before moving on. You should be working close to the spin, just below the waistline.

10. Repeat step seven and eight two or three times.

11. Position yourself on either side of you partner, near their lower back. Place your right hand on your partner's lower back, just to the right of the spine. Your fingertips should be at the waistline, pointing towards your partner's head. Now place your left hand on top of your right. Make a circle with both hands near the hip bone. Continue making circles, moving across the waistline towards your partner's side. Use firm pressure. Repeat on the other side of the back.

12. Use the balls of your thumbs to make short, rapid strokes moving away from you. Alternate between thumbs. Go over the same spot several times before moving on. You should be working close to the spin, just below the waistline.

13. Knead the muscles curving from your partner's neck onto their shoulders. Work the muscles gently between your thumbs and fingers. Do both sides at once.

14. Use your thumbs on the upper back just as you did on the lower back. Position yourself above your partner's head. Move your thumbs away from you in short alternating strokes. Stay off the spine and concentrate on the shoulder blades. First do the muscles above the blades, then those between the blades and the spine.

15. Position yourself on either side of your partner. Put your right hand and left hands on your partner's respective shoulders. Your fingers should be pointing down. Slowly pull both hands (heels first) toward the spine. Apply pressure as you pull. When the hands are about to meet, rotate each hand 180 degrees so that the fingers are pointing in opposite directions. Continuing moving your hands across your partners back in the new direction until your hands have reached your partner's sides. Start gliding your hands back to your partner's spine. Repeat, moving down the back.

16. Run your palms quickly in horizontal strips across the back. Alternate hands, so that one hand is moving away from you while the other moves towards you. Keep your hands moving constantly, never leaving the surface of the skin. Generate as much friction as you can. Gradually work down the length of the spine and back up again.

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