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Hi! I'm Jen Hilman
and today I'm gonna demonstrate some face massage,
but before we get started...
earlier, Corrina and I were debating about which one of us is prettier.
So, we decided to put it up to a vote.
Leave us a comment below. Let us know what you think.
Who is prettier? Me?
Or Corrina?
Me?
Or Corrina?
It's up to you!
Thanks!
Now to get started..
you mash firmly on your partner's face
to help them feel relaxed and comfortable.
*laughing*
A lot of times to get started I really like to
start by massaging into the neck.
It helps your partner to feel more relaxed and more at ease.
So just taking some nice gentle strokes, I move from the tops of the shoulders
along the sides of the neck
up to the base of the skull.
And when I get to the base of the head I can even give a steady firm little pull.
It helps to open up spaces in between each of the vertebrae.
So, just moving my fingers across either
side of the neck
and finishing with a gentle pull at the
base of the skull.
This is really good for people who have tension in the back of their neck
which is pretty much everyone right?
You could honestly probably do this for ten minutes and your partner would love you.
So just know you are
already off to a good start.
Now sometimes I even just use my thumbs
to massage small little circles
around the sides of the neck.
I'm not using too much pressure here.
A lot of times people can be sensitive
in the neck because there's a lot of tension that gets built up.
So I'm using just enough pressure to really connect in with the muscles
and manipulate those tissues.
Then I usually finish with another little pull
at the base of the skull.
From here a really easy transition is to just move your fingers up to the ears.
Then pinching the ear lobe between my first finger and my
thumb,
I'll apply gentle pressure as i pull the ear lobes down towards the shoulders
and then release.
Then I'll pinch the earlobes just a little further up
Again pulling the earlobe gently away from the head.
We'll continue this gentle pull all the way up the ears
pinching a little bit higher each time as I go.
It's believed in chinese medicine
that the ear
represents every single part of the body
in some form or another.
So by massaging ears,
you are in effect
giving a gentle, relaxing massage to the whole body.
So this is a great way to help your partner relax and get
calm and peaceful.
From here, I'll work my way up to the forehead with my fingers and thumbs.
I like to use my thumbs
to work the space between the eyebrows,
which is a place where people will carry a lot of tension.
If you think about how stressed you are
however aggrivated you become that your children
how frustrating
your finances can be sometimes.
All of that tension gets stored in our face.
You don't necessarily think about it
but this is a really great massage technique
to help to relax tension between the brow.
I like to think about it as rubbing the wrinkles out.
If only it were that simple...
So i'll continue massaging all the way up through the
forehead.
There is so much tension that can get stored in the forehead.
So just start to separate the skin
giving a nice stretch
to those tiny little muscles
that connect your face to your skull.
working along the edge of the eyebrow is
extremely
helpful.
There are a lot of pressure points, acupressure points, along the eyebrow
so as you work
that edge
it's very relaxing and soothing.
And here you can easily start to work into the temples on either side of the
eyes.
I like to use gentle circles here...
and just be sure that you're not using too much pressure because oftentimes the
temples can be quite sensitive.
And then I'll change directions of my circles
just rotating my fingers in the opposite direction.
After working the forehead and the
eyebrows,
working around the temples,
I like to work down into the jaw.
So this is good for people who
clench their jaws,
grind their teeth,
and is even a great approach to start working with someone who suffers with
TMJ.
So as you
work your fingers below the cheekbone
you'll start to notice
a really tight
band of muscle fiber.
And this is called the masseter.
It's the big muscle that moves
your jaw opened and closed.
So I'm using a pretty steady pressure here.
It's firm,
but i'm not working terribly deeply
because the masseter can also be extremely sensitive.
But once I've made contact with the muscle
I'm applying that firm steady pressure
and also
pressing slightly downward
toward her chest.
So this way I'm actually stretching
and lengthening out
any tension in the masseter.
you can actually work into the masseter for quite a long time
because it's a muscle that works all the time
and works very hard. It can build up quite a lot of tension.
So it's very easy to spend
a fair amount of time just working into this tiny little tight band of
tissue.
As you develop your sensitivity
you'll even notice little pockets of excess tension.
So you can work even more specifically into those areas.
And then once I've worked the jaw
I like to bring my hands underneath the chin
and just gently
stroke my hands
underneath her jaw line.
This is very soothing
and very comforting.
It's something that can help your partner to relax is very deeply.
And you want to just bring both hands all the way up to the forehead.
From here I can work all
of my finger tips
from the eyebrows
with firm steady pressure
all the way out towards the hair line.
I usually repeat this a few times. It feels very nice.
And from here it's very
easy to transition
directly into a scalp massage.
And just about everyone i know loves having their scalp massaged
so anytime you spend a little time
massaging someone's scalp
you're usually going to be their new best friend.
I'm gonna just work my way all the way around the scalp,
behind the ears,
at the base of the head,
I work up to the
hairline
just working my way
all the way around the whole cranium.
So this is a really nice way to finish a
face massage.
Oftentimes i'll finish my full body massage with this head, neck, face
massage.
So after their entire body is relaxed
then I can do a little bit of this extra deeply relaxing stuff
and really helps to add a complete feeling
to the entire experience.
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