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Hi!
I'm Jen Hilman
and I am
competing with Athena Jezik to see which one of us can get the most
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So I'd really appreciate it if you leave me a thumbs up, leave me a comment,
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and today I'm going to demonstrate some massage techniques for the upper back
and shoulders.
So to get started I've already applied some oil to Corrina's
back
and I'm just starting to use some long strokes with a nice firm pressure.
Just starting to warm up her muscle tissue.
It's important to give your partner a chance to warm up
so that their superficial muscles can start to relax
allowing you to work a little bit more deeply.
So I'm just using my thumb here and moving
across the space between the shoulder blade
and the spine.
And by doing this I'm not only warming up her tissues
but I'm also starting to get a sense of where her knots are.
So just about everybody has kniots of tension in their upper back
and shoulders.
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And as I found a place here
where she is
quite tense,
I'm just working my thumb into the area with a steady firm pressure,
inviting these muscles to start to relax.
So I'm gently rubbing into this tight muscle
which allows for more circulation.
So you might notice that her skin is getting a little pink.
That's a good sign that blood is flooding into the area and that blood is
carrying nutrients,
fresh oxygen
which is good for the muscles.
So I'm just working my way down the muscle tissue here. It seems to be
a little series of knots.
So I'm just taking the time to work one at a time.
There's no need to rush when you're getting into this work.
You really wanna give your attention
fully,
fully focused on the person that you're working with.
As I work my way closer to her spine I notice that there is some
tightness in these muscles right on either side of the spine.
So again I'm just using a firm steady pressure with my thumbs
to invite circulation and relaxation into the area.
So coming back up towards her shoulder
you can feel along the edge of the scapula
and then find the top edge
of that bone.
A lot of times people will also carry knots in the upper part of the
shoulder
along the top edge of the scapula.
So I'll work my way in with my thumbs again here
just finding where those tight spots are,
working slowly
and deeply
into the tissue.
And it does take some sensitivity on your part to
feel where these knots are and where the tight places are
and that's why I say it's really good to practice on lots of people.
So if you go ahead and favorite this video,
you can follow along
while you practice on different people
and then you'll see that everyone's body feels different and even though you
might
find the same areas of tension
everyone's quality of tension
and tightness in the muscles of the shoulders and upper back
feels different.
So the more people you can practice on the more you can develop your skills and
your sensitivity of touch.
And once I've worked some
deep tissue techniques
into an area
i like to finish up with some more Swedish or superficial massage
techniques
just to start to soothe an area that I've worked pretty hard.
So coming up to the
top of the shoulders, I'm just kneading into the trapezius here,
which should feel pretty good. I'm not using too much pressure,
just squeezing out
the muscles.
This also helps to improve the blood flow.
It helps keep circulation moving into the area.
I'm just helping to soothe those muscles that just got a deep workout.
So you can see now how nice and pink her skin is
as as a result of so much blood being pumped into the area.
So this is a good sign when your partner starts to turn a little flushed.
With Corrina
faced down like this it's a perfect opportunity for me to work
into
the upper portion of the trapezius muscle
that goes all the way up into the neck
and attaches at the base of the skull.
So by gently kneading with my fingers and my thumb
I'm just gently pinching
and pulling the muscle away from the bone.
Even though I say I'm pinching
I'm not pinching her in a painful way.
I'm making contact with the actual muscle.
So be sure when you're working in this area
that you're not just pulling the skin
but that you are actually connecting with the muscle.
And this is great for relieving headache tension.
A lot of times people with chronic headaches
are dealing with a lot of tension in the upper neck.
So this is a great way
to help relieve some of that tightness.
And then just finishing up with some gentle
swedish style strokes that help to
increase circulation and soothe the
muscles.
This is a great deep tissue workout for the upper back and into the neck
as well as the upper shoulder.
So thanks a lot for watching!
Leave me a comment and let me know where your most tight areas are.
I'm always making new videos so I can help make videos that target your areas of
tension and stress.
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