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getting_ready_for_massage [2015/11/11 16:17] – [Define intention(s): What do you wish for with this massage ?] emily | getting_ready_for_massage [2015/12/22 16:03] – [Define intentions: What do you wish for with this massage ?] emily | ||
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====== Getting ready for Massage ====== | ====== Getting ready for Massage ====== | ||
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===== Set and Setting ===== | ===== Set and Setting ===== | ||
- | Create a nice space and time for massage, where you won't risk being interrupted. Make sure neither of you will have to rush anywhere | + | Find the appropriate |
- | Switch off your whatever, | + | |
- | You may like to do a small warm-up of your body and hands before | + | |
- | As important as your physical surroundings, | + | {{:tumblr_mhjcstd0kf1rsfvxno1_500.jpg? |
- | Both of you should take a moment to notice how you are feeling before the massage. You too, the Giver. Are you having a good day ? Are you nervous ? Tired ? A little upset about something, but pretending not to be ? Acknowledging your own emotions before you receive or start giving a massage will help you find the right, comfortable place to be with yourself and the other. It will help you respect your limits and boundaries, and importantly, | ||
===== Precautions and Contra-Indications ===== | ===== Precautions and Contra-Indications ===== | ||
- | Massages affect the circulation and communications within and between all systems in the body (muscular, circulatory, | + | Massages affect the circulation and communications within and between all systems in the body (muscular, circulatory, |
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- | * Recent surgery | + | |
- | * High/low blood pressure, Cardiovascular conditions, Circulatory problems | + | |
- | * Cancer | + | |
- | * Infectious disease | + | |
- | * Osteoporosis, | + | |
- | * Inflammatory conditions, | + | |
- | * Skin diseases, | + | |
- | * Diabetes, | + | |
- | * Certain allergies, | + | |
- | * Pregnancy (especially less than 3 months), | + | |
- | * Psycho-pathologies | + | |
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- | Best cancel massage altogether if your friend is: | + | |
- | * With a fever, contagious | + | |
- | * Intoxicated (alcohol or other psychoactive substances), | + | |
- | * In an altered or extreme state of consciousness | + | |
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- | (more details on the why and how surrounding these in a our table coming up soon) | + | |
Ask your friend a few basic questions about their general health, starting with HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY ? Do you feel any pain ? Regarding possible illnesses, try not to be too intrusive. Inviting them to read the list of contra-indications can be a good alternative, | Ask your friend a few basic questions about their general health, starting with HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY ? Do you feel any pain ? Regarding possible illnesses, try not to be too intrusive. Inviting them to read the list of contra-indications can be a good alternative, | ||
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===== Define intentions: What do you wish for with this massage ? ===== | ===== Define intentions: What do you wish for with this massage ? ===== | ||
- | Invite your friend to say what they wish for with this massage, in their own words and images, according to how they feel, here and now. Invite them to make a wish. It could be to ease pain, relax, stop worrying, feel safe, loved… | + | {{: |
- | Focus more on receiving | + | Ask your friend |
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- | Defining an intention together, even a very simple one (the simpler | + | |
+ | And you, do you know what you want to achieve with this massage? Again, the simpler and humbler the goal, the better (for example, I want to help my friend relax). Don't, for example, insist on wanting to be some sort of “savior”. | ||
===== Making a basic massage plan ===== | ===== Making a basic massage plan ===== | ||
- | Observing your friends | + | {{: |
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+ | Observing your friend' | ||
+ | Is your friend' | ||
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+ | In the end, a good massage is a mystery mix of knowledge-skill, | ||
- | In the end, a good massage is a mystery mix of skill, intuition, and improvisation, | + | {{: |
getting_ready_for_massage.txt · Last modified: 2015/12/22 16:03 by emily