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Definition: massage theraphy is manually manipulation of soft body tissues, muscles, connective
person health of well being.
Massage is to work and act on the body with pressure. Massage techniques are commonly applied
with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms and feet.
There are dozens of types of massage therapy methods are also called modalities.
Massage and its benifits : blood circulation, relaxation, skin moisturing, death cell removing, glow
and fairness.
How to give full body massage . giving full body massage is wonderfull way to help a person get rid
off stress and sore muscle. It can also help to people become more intimate.
1, make sure the room is comfortable it is essential that the room is comfortable for conducting your
massage to your partner/client feels comfortable through out the massage. They will not enjoy it as
much.
2, make sure they have somewhere comfortable for to lie down. Such as bed on soft rug or a proper
massage table cover the surface with soft towels to keep them clean and free of oil.
3, make sure the room is nice and warm remember that your partner / client will be partly un
dressed for the duration of the massage so you don’t want them to be cold, use a space heater if
necessary.
4, make sure the room you use for the massage is some where private where you will not be
disturbed by any other people, children and animals
Theres something very relaxing about candles so it is a good idea to light a couple around the room.
If possible from the lights down on off completely and work only bycandle light you want the person
receiving the massage to be relaxed that they are almost a sleep by the end so the darker it is the
better choice
Use candles with relaxing but not over powering such as lavender or sea breeze to contribute to the
overall experience.
Playing some smooting music can contribute to the calm and relaxing atmosphere of the massage
gentle classic music or sounds from natural are both good options.
If possible try to find out what type of music your partner / client enjoys. Remember that the
massage is about them not you.so you should try to match to their taste.
Don’t play the music too long it should be playing very softly in the background it should add to their
experience not take away from it.
it is essential to use of when giving a massage. It helps your hands to guide easily over the skin so
you don’t cause pulling, pinching, or any kind of pain to your partner / client.
There are plenty of fancy stores bought oils available, but any kind of natural oils will do just fine for
ex. If you have sunflower are grape seed oil in your kitchen you can use for your massage jojoba and
almonds oil are also very effective and have a pleasant aroma.
You can add a few drops of essential oils to your massage oil. You should use pure essential oils not
chemical perfume oils. Be aware that essential oil can penetrate the blood stream so choose wisely
option for relatively gentle oils like lavedar or arrange however you should consult a medical
professional first if your partner / client is pregnant or has any serious medical conditions
Try to warm the oil and your hands slightly before applying the oil to your partner / client skin cold
oil hands are not conductive to a relaxing massage.
Make sure you have plenty of fresh clean towels on hand for use during the massage
First you will need to cover the surface you are working on with towels in order to protect them
from the massage oil.
Secondly you will need towels to cover your partner / client body as you work on them ideally they
should be stripped down to their underwear to leave as much skin exposed as possible. They you can
cover them with a towel to protect their modestly and to keep them warm while you are working on
each body part.
Thirdly you will need towels to wipe the excess oil off your hands during and after the massage.
Massage strokes.
Crisis and cross on the foot. ( two thumb finger sliding towards to upperside)
S & 8 on the foot. ( thumb press certain point and other four fingers gesture like number 8)
Massage the ball on the foot. ( close all fingers and place in center to foot and twist it with pressure)
Kneeding massage. ( draw upwards from the bottom to top with two hands)
Press and relax. ( press with two thumbs upwards from the bottom and once comes upwards draw
clear from the top to bottom clear stretch.)
Massage the toes clockwise & anti clockwise. ( long single finger between to point finger and next
to that give clockwise rotation and anticlockwise after that little pressure and drag that finger)
Snatch the toes. ( use two hands four fingers except thumb finger and guesture from upside to
downside but its starting should be in bottom ).
Relaxing the foot clockwise and anticlock wise ( lock with one hand and and lock all the to fingers to
hand fingers and rotate to clockwise and anticlockwise and press release.)
Feather touch ( symbol like allah and touch with only small fingers side only towards foot up)
Upto this is foot spa we can use it to hand also coming below is between foot to leg ankle .
Cross massage ( drag from slope right side to upwards and draw backside down gesture like wise
slope leftside to upwards and draw backside down gesture.)
Cockroach crowling ( little press with both thumb fingers and move upwards with fingers bone
press like cockroach when coming downwards draw slow straight to base )
S and 8 ( little press with two thumb fingers and draw side of leg in 8 no and move upwards. While
coming down draw slow straight with little pressure)
Hacking ( put sounds like dabela drum with center of leg post towards to up and give vibration
movement to side of the leg opposite direction to up.)
Patching (use two fingers method like lock all the fingers except pointing and next to that finger.
Then another one is give namasakar position and beat the small fingers touching to massaging area)
Cubbing ( like joining all fingers and like snake position and put pressure to leg with both hands.)
Pinching ( pinch with both fingers in side of the legs with little pressure give vibration.)
Relaxing the muscles ( use two hand fingers to connect like bangles cross move only upwards )
Massage the knee bones clockwise & anticlockwise ( after bangles move appy to top of knee bone
give pressure to that two points and five rotation clockwise and anticlockwise to that knee point.)
Massage the ankle bone clockwise and anti clockwise ( press knee point with ring finger and long
finger in foot anke bone point and give little pressure point to that give clockwise and anticlockwise
move)
Once complete this foot and leg spa drag downwards with little pressurewith both hand to leg and
chage while coming to foot dragging upwards and give tight with both fingers to leg fingers.
Massage the side of the neck left to right and right to left
S&8
Massage the shoulder bone clockwise and anticlockwise
Give pressure to shoulder point (after massage to shoulder rotation give center point )
Cheeks
Lift the cheeks with palm up from right side finger to apply in left cheeks like wise other side
also then lift cheeks with one finger, two fingers, three fingers.
Pinching the whole face
S&8
Give a pressure point
Eyes
Forehead
Techniques
Oil application
Relaxing ( cubbing movement in face area )
Eye area four hand clockwise and anticlockwise
Eye brow lifting
Eye brow pinching
Eye brow linning
Four heads four lines
Cris and cross
Gesture towards the ear pressure point
Cubbing up the ear
Full head pressue point ( cubbing movent to full head )
Straight rotation to full head ( incurl and out curl from two side move from nap to front of
forehead)
Side rotation (from two side move of head)
Center to nape
Left to right nape
Right to left nape
Ear to ear rotation ( cicular fingering movement from one ear to another ear )
V- strokes ( snatch both the thumb fingers to form different ‘v’ types in full head )
Full head cris and cross
Fore head fingering clockwise rotation towards to ear and scissoring movement to ear area
and change to thumb finger and give line movement to behind the ear area.
Center rotation
Cubbing, patching, pinching the full head.
Neck area.