1. Move to the right of your partner. Grasp the top of their right shoulder with your right hand and place your left hand on their lower back. Draw the left hand firmly up along the side of the spine and the right hand down to meet it. Continue the stroke, moving both hands upward over the shoulder.
2. Slide hands down the arm and, taking the elbow in your right hand and the hand in your left, lift the arm and place it behind the back.
3. Cupping your right hand under the right shoulder, use the thumb or fingers of your left hand to work from the shoulder down around the shoulder-blade. Stroke upward and over the whole shoulder-blade. Use the fingers and thumb to stroke firmly along the protruding bone of the top of the shoulder-blade. Move the arm back to its original position and turn your partner’s head to the other side. Repeat the above sequence for the other side of the body.
Benefits:
*Massage improves blood circulation, which aids in recovery of muscle soreness from physical activity.
*Massage relaxes muscles for an improved range of motion. The muscle relaxation also helps with insomnia.
*Massage leads to increased endorphin levels. The increase of endorphin levels is actually one of the greatest benefits of massage therapy. Endorphins are the chemicals the body produces that make you feel good, which is very effective in managing chronic pain.
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