The Healthy Temple

Hand massage or hand acupressure is a safe, simple, reliable self-therapy that may be used to prevent and treat a wide range of health complaints and is compatible with any other therapies treatments you may be undergoing. It’s not suitable for everyone though, so also included below is a list of hand reflexology contraindications.
Massage is a natural, instinctual response to a hurt or ache in the body, just as the flight or fight response is when faced with imminent stress.

Follow those leads at massaging the hands:
1. Stroke the back of your hand, pushing firmly up toward the wrist and gliding back gently. Then squeeze the hand all over, pressing it between your palm and your fingers.
2. Squeeze each finger all over and make circular pressures over the joints with your thumb. Then hold the finger at its base and pull it gently to stretch it, sliding your grip up the finger and off the tip.
3. Stroke between the tendons on the back of the hand with your thumb. Stroke in the furrow to the wrists doing four strokes in each furrow.
4. Turn your hand over and support the back with your fingers. Do firm circular and static pressures with your thumb, working all over the palm and around the wrist.
5. Finish the massage by stroking the palm of your hand from the fingers to the wrist. Push into it with the heel of your other hand, then glide gently back and repeat. If you end your massage with your hands, this is a good time to apply a hand lotion to them.