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CON TEN TS
10 Introduction
16
Beginning
Creating the environment
Centring and hara
Beginning an oiI massage
Aromatherapy essences
22 Basic strokes
Gliding strokes
Medium depth strokes
Deep tissue or friction strokes
Percussion strokes
Shiatsu techniques
28 Common ailments
Where does it hurt?
32 Whole body
Insomnia, fatigue, anxiety,
depression
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44 Head i'
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Colds
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Coughs, bronchitis and asthma
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74 Mid andlower back
Mid backache
Lower backache
Sciatica
Aching hips
Exercises for mid or lower back pain
84 Legsand feet
Cramp
Knee ache, arthritis, sprains and strains
Legache, footache, sprains and strains,
arthritis
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INTR ODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
When you already have the gift of health you need to maintain il.
Touch does not just have to be used as a way of healing and
hastening recovery - it can also be a way of preventing sickness. In
today's "civilized" cultures it is only too easy to get caught up in
striving, accomplishing, and conforming to society's mores. In the
process you can become overly head-orientated and out of touch
with your body. This also means being out of touch with reality,
however, for it is through your body that you receive sensory
messages that let you know what you need, what you are feeling
emotionally, and what is happening aratind you in the immediate
environment. This is all vital information for self-regulation, in the
sense of giving your body what is best for health and balance. In
order to be truly healthy you need to stop thinking that ideas and
concepts are the only reality and wake up to the information that
your whole body can give you. As Fritz Perls, the founder of
Gestalt therapy, said "lose your head and carne to your senses" .
Massage is a way of getting back in touch with your body and
finding trust in what it has to say. When you become mare aware
of yourself as a whole being, physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual, you can start to respond mare to fulfilling your real
needs. Eating a healthy and balanced diet, exercising daily and
breathing mare freely can all be done with a sense of pleasure and
rightness rather than as chores or acts of grim will-power.
N evertheless, everyone gets sick from time to time, and illness is
often a manifestation of the body's attempt to heal itself and to
eliminate toxins and clear the system. This book is abolit how to
use touch to help the body's natural healing process when you or
your family or friends do succumb to any of the common ailments.
It is not abolit miracle cures, but abolit giving warmth and support
to another by a variety of caring touch techniques, which can help
to speed recovery. As many illnesses result from stress and strain
in daily lire, the touch therapies are particularly effective, for they
calm and soothe tension and bring balan ce to your being. Both
massage~nd Shiatsu work with and for the body's healing
energies; in contrast to states of stress and effort they create the
conditions for healing ta take place. As well as learning how to do a
whole body massage, which you can use when an ailment is mare
general and affects the whole body - such as insomnia or fatigue -
you will also learn strokes and techniques to aid mare specific
conditions, such as headaches, backaches, constipation and cramp.
Use the book wisely. Don't try to take over a doctor's role - give
where you can and seek medical advice where you can't. Your
hands have healing in them. Use them.
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Centringandgroundingmeditation mave slawlyta faur neck and head, the feeling in faur hands as yau do
Kneelor sitcomfartably.Clasefaur lettingga af ani tightness around this.
eyes and go inside yaurself. Become faur eyes ar in faur jaw. Naw let After a few minutes place faur
aware of faur legs, faur feet and faur attentian turn ta faur breath hands lightlyan faur hips and begin
faur buttocks, and where they make and watch it coming inand aut, like ta ratate faur whale bady slawly
contact with the surface beneath. the waves an a beach. As yau fram the pelvis. Be aware af faur
Try to reti faur legs and pelvis as a breathe in,let the breath sink mare legs and pelvis as a strang faundatian
firm base far faur bady, and then deeply inta faur haraand imagineit and let faur back and spine remain
reti faur spine rising gently up from as lightar energy tillingfaur belly. straight but nat rigid. Havi'1gcircled
it. Become aware af faur trunk, Then, as yau exhale, imaginethe in ane direction far a while, change
shoulders, arms and hands and relax energy travellingdawn faur arms and ga the ather way. Finally.rest
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BEGINNING
You can use a variety of oils for massaging and will need to
experiment to find out what suits you best. Suitable oils range from
vegetable oils, such as sunflower, safflower or almond oii, ta bab~
oi]J;,which are mineral-based, or ready-mixed massage oili. If you
enjoy scents and wish to enhance the effects of your massage with
the therapeutic benefits of aromatherapy essences, you can add
drops of these to a base of vegetable oiI (see p.21).
At the start of a massage, before applying oils, you can make an
initial acquaintance with your partner's body by means of a gentle
touch, as shown below. You should apply oiI only to the area that
is to be worked an, rather than oiling the whole body at once.
Oiling is done with long, smooth gliding strokes (see p.23), which
spread a thin film of oiI over the skin and also serve to warm and
energize il. Don't overdo the amount of oiI, but be mare generous
with are~s such as hairy chests.
Throughout a massage, the way in which you make and break
contact is extremely important, for if you suddenly "dive" on to
the body it can be a shock ta the receiver, and likewise, ifyou leap
rapidly away with your hands, the harmony can be broken. It is
not necessary to maintain a constant contact during a massage,
however. Gentle breaks in touch, made with sensitivity, are like
spaces of quietness within a passage of music.
Applyihg oil~
When yau are ready ta apply the oii
(see belaw), hald faur hands well
away from faur partner's body to
avoid drips and pour a small amount
of oii into one palm. Then rub faur
palms together, warming and
spreading the oii, before bringing
faur hands gently to the body to
start the oiling strokes.
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Makingcontact
Centre yourself and allow faur
hands to float slowly down to a part
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of faur partner's body, such as the
head or back, and then rest lightly
there for a few maments (see
above). When you feel you have -
established the initialcontact, lift
faur hands veri gently away in
order to begin oiling.
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CARDAMOM Antiseptic. tonic - Helps: ease wind and MELlSSA Antidepressant- Helps: headaches.
1\ VI '<;()C'ro.. refreshing dlgestive problems, upliftlng and mlgralne, menstrual
palnful jolnts, nausea. refreshlng pains. lowers high
headaches. general blood pressure
debility
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head- Antiseptic- Helps: headaches,
cleanng, stlmulating bronchitls. achlng refreshing and mlgralne. colds.
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FENNEL Diuretic, laxative, Helps: ease wind and
/)/! tonic dlgestive problems, Because there are many aromatherapy essences, same af which are
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colic. constipation. af effects. As yau become mare familiar'with the essences yau can
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gradually add ta yaur collectian.
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BASIC STROKES
In massage, the whole range of different strokes falI into faur main
groups: light gliding strokes; medium depth strokes; deep tissue,
or friction strokes; and percussion. Once you have mastered these,
you caD begin to improvise and use them in a variety of different
ways and combinations, developing your own personal style.
Before using the massage strokes on a partner, practice them on
your legs, so that you have game idea of how they feel and what
their effects are. Make sure you are warm enough and sitting
comfortably, and spend a few minutes centring yourself before you
start (see p.19). Work very slowly at first and keep your awareness
both in your hands and in the sensations you are receiving. Try to
put your whole body behind your movements, not just your hands,
and let them carne from your hara and pelvis. See, also, if you caD
develop a rhythmical flow to the strokes as you practice. At a
different time, try out the basic Shiatsu techniques (see p.27),
which provide the essentials you need to learn before using Shiatsu
as a healing tool.
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BASIC STROKES
Gliding strokes
I Longoilingstrokes The long, lightglidingand
Restyour oiled hands on the part of feathering strokes are used both at
your partner'sbody you are about the beginningand at the end of a
to work with. With your hands side massage. With them you make the
by side and flngers together, glide initialacquaintance witb taur
smoothly away from yourself, partner's bodj. As you caringly
reachlngas far as you can go. Then spread the oi/,you warm and
divideyour hands and draw back energize an area of the body prior
alongthe sldes of the limb or torso, to working mare deeply into it.
enfoldingthe arta. Flow back to the The glidingstrokes vary from light
originalstarting position and continue to ftrm, but should always be done
the cycle. slowly and with the whole of taur
hands fIowlng and moulding over
the forms of the bodj. You can
came back to these strokes at anI
time during a massage. The
feathering is a long lighttrusting
stroke that can cannect a whole
area - ideal for bidding farewell to
a part of the body you have Just
worked with.
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2 Circling
To spreadoii mort thoroughly or to
stroke and soothe a wider arta,
makeslow broad circleswith your
hands, using them simultaneously or
alternately. Work slowly and
rhythmically as you explore the
terrain of faur partner's body. Let
the circles flow into each other In
gentle spiralling movements.
3 Feathering
Relax your hands and begin the
lightest of brushing strokes with your
flngertips, drawing faur hands
toward Iau, one after the other,
with this stroke, which fetis like
feathers gently caressing the skin.
Use itto connect a wholearta as
you prepareto take leaveof it, or to
changeto a different stroke.
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BASIC STROKES
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2 Pulling
Wlth one hand over the far side of
the torso or of a limb, as shown
right, slowly puII upward, lifting the
muscle firmly as faur hand follows
the curve of the part and gently
breaks contact. Before the contact IS
broken, start pulling a Iittle further
on wlth faur other hand. Let faur
hands puii in a flowing movement,
overlapping as they travel along.
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3 Wringing
Kneeling beslde faur partner, wlth
faur hands cupped over a limb, as
shown left, slide the fingers of one
hand right over to the far side, while
the heel of faur other hand comes
down on the near side. Keeping faur
hands clase together, repeat In the
opposite direction. Continue in a
steady back-and-forth movement,
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wringlng either up or down the limb.
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With faur flngers in the sort tlssue
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This group of pounding or
drumming strokes stimulates the I Hacking
skin and circulation and can relax With the first three fingers of each
hand together and faur little ones
tlght muscles. But because of the
vigorous and noisy nature of these slightlyapart to act as shock
absorbers, start a rapid up-and-
movements they are of ten mare
down movement, keeping faur
appropriate if you want faur wrists relaxed. Practice in the air,
massage to be stimulating rather then let faur hands come down in a
than relaxing. You will need to series of light quick blows, travelling
experiment and decide this for up and down along muscled areas.
yourself Before beginning, shake
faur hands up and down for a few
moments to relax faur wnsts. The
blows themselves are Ilght and
bouncy - as if you are striklng a
rubber baii. Don 't use percussion
strokes on the spine or any other
protruding bony area.
2 Cupping
With faur fingers fairly straight, cup
faur hands, as shown below, closing
the sides with faur thumbs, and
begin to do the same brisk and
rhythmically alternating sequence of
strokes descnbed In Step 1.The
posltion of the hand creates a slight
vacuum with each blow, which
results Ina rather laud clapping noise
on the skin.
3 Plucking
Gently pluck small portions of flesh
between thumbs and fingers, as
shown above, liftingand letting them
slip from between faur fingers in
quick succession.
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techniques used in Shiatsu. Yau
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parts af faur bady. We shaw
three commanly used methads.
" Keep faur shaulders relaxed, and
J faur knees apart far stability. Facus
an using faur bady weight in a
controlled yet relaxed way, letting
mavements come from faur hara.
Yau shauld apply pressure as yau
bath exhale. Keep bath hands in
contact with faur partner - if ane
hand is active, let the ather, the
I Shiatsu "Dragon's mouth" "mather hand", rest an the bady.
technique Far clarity we have shawn the
Extend faur thumbs and forefingers receiver naked. but Shlatsu IS
to stretch the connecting skin, narmally dane clathed.
Holding this shape place both hands
over one of faur partner's arms or
legs, and apply pressure down
through this part of faur hands,
keeping faur arms straight and
fingers and shoulders relaxed. You ,
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back of the neck (see Step 3, pA8). I
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Rest the palms of faur hands on ,
faur partner's body, as shown
below, and apply pressure as in
Step 1. Lean into faur hands to
increase the pressure. Far mare
precision af pressure, focus faur
body weight thraugh the heels af
faur hands, while still keeping the 3 Shiatsu thumb pressure
rest af faur hands in saft contact Placethe pads of faur thumbs on
with yaur partner's bady. faur partner's bady, as shawn
abave, faur fingers spread and
." resting there lightlyta balance yau
, and ta reassure faur partner. Slowly
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lean faur body weight aver faur
thumbs ta increase the pressure.
Keep faur arms straight, but net
rigid. Build up pressure gradually,
hold then release.
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COMMON AILMENTS
This section consists of a series of strokes and techniques that can
help bring comfort and healing to a variety of common ailments.
Most of the techniques shown are massage strokes, but where we
feel that they are especially effective, we have also included some
Shiatsu techniques. The body chart on pages 30 and 31 will help
you to locate specific problems and lead you to the respective
treatment, where you can try the strokes suggested. It is a good
idea to start by practicing the whole body massage (see pp.32-43)
as this will familiarize you with the basic strokes and accustom you
to using your own body correctly.
When working on the floor and moving aratind your partner
stay aware of your own posture and be careful not to jolt him or
her. Be stire to work in positions that are comfortable to you, as
any discomfort in your own body will be transmitted to your
partner. It may be worth investing in a table (see p.18), as this
makes it easier to move freely aratind your partner.
Always begin by centring and then making a gentle contact with
your partner's body (see pp.19-20), before starting to work slowly
and sensitively with the strokes. Pleasure is conducive to healing,
and a caring touch gives both encouragement and reassurance.
When you move on to strokes and techniques for ailments in
specific parts of the body you should always begin with the basic
oiling stroke for that part of the body, unless you are doing Shiatsu
or clothed massage, when of course you won't be using oiI. In
Shiatsu you can begin by briefly making contact to allow the body
to open to your touch before beginning the technique.
A certain degree of pain can feel welcome during a massage,
especially when treating stiff or tense muscles. BUl you should
always let pain be a guideline and never exceed your partner's pain
threshold. Encourage your partner to tell you what feels parti cu-
larly helpful and to let you know immediately if anything you do
feels too tender. If any aches and pains are severe or persist in spite
of the massage, encourage your partner to consult a doctor. This
book is not intended to help you to diagnose ailments or offer
instant "cures". You should only treat ailments that are not serious
or those that have already been professionally diagnosed, and
before beginning any of the following treatments you should read
the advice on pages 90 to 93, on arthritis, sprains, strains and times
when you should not massage. If you can bear these simple points
in fiind, caring touch can provide many physical and psycholo-
gical benefits and help to mobilize your partner's own healing
energies toward a quicker recovery.
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Where does it hurt?
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technlques, allments are grouped Head (see pp.44-S/)
under the part of the body chiefly Headache
affected. The parts of the body run Sinuscongestlon
in a sequence starting at the head Colds
and working down the body to the
legs and feet.
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Coughs, bronchitls
Asthma
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Arm ache
Strains and sprains
Stomach/belly Arthntls
(see pp.68-73) T ennis elbow
Indlgestlon Cramp
Nausea
Constlpatlon
Flatulence
Menstrual paln ~, r
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Spralns and stralns
Arthntls
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Tired feet
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WHOLE BODY
A whole body massage can be a wonderfully nourishing and
relaxing experience, good for body and SOliI.The overall benefits
of massage, such as improved circulation, soothed nerves and
relaxed muscles, and the general sense of well-being that results,
make it agreat way to maintain good health. Massaging the entire
body also enhances body awareness, giving us a mare complete
body image and making us feel mare whole. When we do succumb
to the stresses and strains of life, then often a massage can help to
restore the harmony that we have lost. The following sequence,
which should take abolit Oilehour, takes you step by step through
the whole body. Il is just Oilepossible way of doing a massage. As
you become mare familiar with the strokes and with giving
massage you will develop your own sequences and discover many
other techniques. Stay aware with your hands, and use them to
"listen" to your partner's body. See ifyou can put your whole body
behind your movements, and let them carne from your ham (see
p'.19) and pelvis. Try, also, to regard the massage as a kind of
dance or a piece of music. As you go, flow from Oile part of the
body to another and develop your own natural rhythm.
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WHOLE BODY
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4 Oiling buttocks
Sit at one of faur partner's sldes
facing up toward her head. OI faur
hands and let them carne to rest on
the sacrum (base of spine). Now
glide up the centre of the lower back
and circle faur hands out and down
to the sides of the body, draw back
across the hips and circle around the
buttocks and back to the sacrum.
Repeat thls stroke several tlmes.
5 Circlinglower back
Stillfacing up toward faur partner's
head, begin to make counter-
clockwise circles with faur right
hand around the lower back while
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circles. Allow both to overlap. Apply
mare pressure as you puii in toward
the centre of her back and down
toward the buttocks. Let faur hands
move slowly.
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COMMON AILMENTS
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Sit at faur partner's head and rest
faur thumbs on the centre of her
forehead. Now with faur hands
supporting the sides of the head,
slowly draw faur thumbs away from
the centre, as shown Iert, to the
hairline, and off. Repeat this stroke
several times,
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With her palm facing upward, hold
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21 Thumbing an palm
With faur partner's palm facing
upward, lift her hand and wark an it
with faur thumbs, making slaw
c!reles and squeezing and presslng
inta the whole af the palm area.
22 Spreadingpalmsandfingers
Interlack faur flngers between faur
partner's, as shawn left, then gently
apen aut the hand, spreading and
stretching bath the palm and flngers.
Ask faur partner ta let yau knaw
when the stretch feels enaugh.
23 Stretching fingers
Hold faur partner's hand palm
dawnward in ane hand, as shawn
right. Naw take hald af ane af her
flngers at the paint where it jains an
ta her hand and, squeezing the sides "
flrmly, slide slawly dawn the flnger,
stretching lt as yau ga. Let the
pressure ease aff as yau reach the
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tip and slide aff. Repeat an each
flnger and alsa the thumb. Repeat
from Step I8 an the ather slde.
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25 Pulling up side of ribs , '
Start with one hand on the base of
one side of your partner's ribcage.
Gltde up the side of the ribs, and on
up the front of the chest. Let both
your hands follow each other in thls
flowing stroke, each tlme starting
higher up. Final!y, puii up the side of
the torso beneath the breast to the
armpit. Repeat on the other side.
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27 Oilinglegswithglidingstrokes
Kneel at faur partner's feet and
place faur oiled hands on the front
of her leg at the ankle. With faur
fingers together in the centre, glide
up the leg to the tap of the thigh and
divide faur hands outward, letting
one go around the hip joint and the
other curve down the inside of the
thigh. Then enfold her leg and draw
right down to the foot and off at the
toes. Repeat.
28 "Draining"leg 29 Enfoldingfoot
With faur fingersand thumbs Place one of faur hands on faur
curved over the leg in a "V"shape, partner's sale and the other on the
push upward with alternating tap of her foot. Now slide faur
strokes, pressing the muscles on hands in a warm enfolding stroke
either SIde of the shin bone, around slowly along tap and bottom until
the knee joint, and along the sides faur fingertips slide off the tlpS of
and front of the thigh nght to the tap her toes. Repeat a few times and
of the leg. then move to the other leg and
repeat the whole sequence from
Step 27.
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Connecting
At the end of a massage it always
feels good to the receiver to have
some long fIowing strokes that link
together aiithe parts of the body
and give a sense of wholeness.
Keep faur touch light,but don 't
skip littlebits as this willdetract
from the sense of completeness.
Also, make sure that you travel to
the veri ends of the extremities of
faur partner's body. Another way
of connecting ISto link up ani two
parts of the body faur hands feel
drawn ta. Finally,slowly break
contact, gently cover faur partner
with a large warm towel, and leave
her to rest and enjoy the feeling of
relaxation for a while.
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