6 Ways to Massage Your Own Lower Back (Massage Monday #512)
Continuing with my YouTube channel clean up, this week I’m going to show you 6 ways to massage your own lower back from the past videos. I would say that lower back is the second most popular spot for a massage after neck and shoulders usually grouped together. These massages are helpful if the cause […]
Read More9 Ways to Self Neck Massage (Massage Monday #511)
How is your neck feeling? I’m asking because I know there are more than enough stressors around these days. Stress often shows up on your neck and make it tight and stiff. You may be spending more time looking down at your device and that doesn’t help. This week I’m going to show you 9 […]
Read MorePNF Neck Stretch (Massage Monday #507)
This week I’m going to show you a simple neck stretch and how you can increase it and increase the range of motion using PNF neck stretch techniques and some others. PNF stands for Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. PNF stretch kind of tricks the sensors in your muscles called muscle spindle and a sensor in tendon […]
Read MoreHow Many Massage Modalities Are Out There? (Massage Monday #466)
How many massage modalities do you know? In the United States, the most common massage is Swedish Massage which uses gliding strokes with lubricant. Then there is Deep Tissue that goes very slowly to release the muscles at deeper levels. Maybe you have done Hot Stone, Shiatsu, Craniosacral, Myofascial Release… and the list goes on […]
Read MoreHow to Massage with the Back of the Hand (Massage Monday #444)
This week I’ll show you how to massage someone with the back of the hand. This is something I do when I massage the lower back of my 85-year old client in a wheelchair but you can also do it in a chair if the receiver can sit against the backing of the chair like […]
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