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 ====== MÃOZADA - The Handshake : A hands massage manual ====== ====== MÃOZADA - The Handshake : A hands massage manual ======
  
-Here we are very happy to share a manual we have created for everyone to enjoy simple yet powerful hands massage. Scroll down for all our detailed suggestions and/or get the manual in pdf, ready for printing ! +We are happy to share a manual we have created for everyone to enjoy simple yet powerful hands massage. Scroll down for all our detailed suggestions and/or get the manual in pdf, ready for printing ! 
  
-You are free (and invited) to print, copy, circulate, and remix as you please. Do not, however, make any commercial use of this work in whole or part. It was conceived as a gift; please use it as such.+You are free to print, copy, circulate, and remix as you please. Do not, however, make any commercial use of this work in whole or part. It was conceived as a gift; please use it as such.
  
 Love to our friends and to all those yet-strangers who will become friends after a good handshake!  Love to our friends and to all those yet-strangers who will become friends after a good handshake! 
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 <3 !! <3 !!
  
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 +===== Before your massage =====
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 +Before your start your massage please visit the [[https://hackingwithcare.in/wiki/doku.php/projects#general_advice_for_massage|General advice for massage]] page. Evaluate whether there are contra-indications to giving/receiving massage for any of you, and become aware of any precautions you should take, depending on your health, settings, etc.
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 +[[COVID 19 - NOTICE]] 
  
 ===== Our Hands ===== ===== Our Hands =====
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 ===== Getting ready for massage ===== ===== Getting ready for massage =====
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 ==== Setting ==== ==== Setting ====
  
 Find the appropriate space and time for your massage. Ask not to be disturbed. Make sure neither of you will have to rush anywhere afterwards.  Find the appropriate space and time for your massage. Ask not to be disturbed. Make sure neither of you will have to rush anywhere afterwards. 
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 Switch off your mobile phones and laptops; take off your jewelry. Switch off your mobile phones and laptops; take off your jewelry.
 Both of you should then wash your hands; ideally you should have short, clean nails.  Both of you should then wash your hands; ideally you should have short, clean nails. 
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 You can quickly warm up your hands before you start! You can quickly warm up your hands before you start!
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 Your emotional state is just as important as your physical surroundings. Your emotional state is just as important as your physical surroundings.
 Receiver and Giver, please take a moment to notice how you are feeling before starting. Are you having a good day? Are you nervous? Tired? Upset about something, and pretending not to be? Acknowledging your own emotions before receiving or giving a massage will help you find the right, comfortable place to be with yourself and the other. You will be aware of your limits and, most importantly, you will be able to avoid mistaking your emotions for your friend's and vice versa; this will contribute to a successful, pleasant experience for you both.  Receiver and Giver, please take a moment to notice how you are feeling before starting. Are you having a good day? Are you nervous? Tired? Upset about something, and pretending not to be? Acknowledging your own emotions before receiving or giving a massage will help you find the right, comfortable place to be with yourself and the other. You will be aware of your limits and, most importantly, you will be able to avoid mistaking your emotions for your friend's and vice versa; this will contribute to a successful, pleasant experience for you both. 
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 You want to find and keep a good sitting posture. The most important thing to take care of is your spine. Look at the natural curves of the spine in an anatomy book; this “S” is what we want to protect. Often, due to a lack of flexibility and poor habits, we slouch and slump, hence we lose our vitality and tire more quickly.  You want to find and keep a good sitting posture. The most important thing to take care of is your spine. Look at the natural curves of the spine in an anatomy book; this “S” is what we want to protect. Often, due to a lack of flexibility and poor habits, we slouch and slump, hence we lose our vitality and tire more quickly. 
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 To restore the S shape of your spine, respect the following:  To restore the S shape of your spine, respect the following: 
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 Whether on a chair or on the floor, sit on you sitting bones (called the Ischium, the lower back part of your big hip bone). Make sure you knees are at a lower level than that of your hips; this will slightly tilt your pelvis and impart the right curve to your lumbar region. The curve should be subtle, so don't exaggerate! Whether on a chair or on the floor, sit on you sitting bones (called the Ischium, the lower back part of your big hip bone). Make sure you knees are at a lower level than that of your hips; this will slightly tilt your pelvis and impart the right curve to your lumbar region. The curve should be subtle, so don't exaggerate!
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 If while sitting on the floor, for example in a lotus position, you have difficulty keeping your knees lower than your hips, place a cushion under your bottom, and only just sit at its edge. This will help you keep a comfortable curvature in the lower spine. This way of sitting is also know as “zafu sitting”. If while sitting on the floor, for example in a lotus position, you have difficulty keeping your knees lower than your hips, place a cushion under your bottom, and only just sit at its edge. This will help you keep a comfortable curvature in the lower spine. This way of sitting is also know as “zafu sitting”.
  
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 ==== Precautions and Contraindications ==== ==== Precautions and Contraindications ====
  
-Before the session, take a moment together to consider possible precautions (where you should exert caution) and contraindications (where you should not massage). You can consult the list in the annex to this document+Before the session, take a moment together to consider possible precautions (where you should exert caution) and contraindications (where you should not massage). You can consult the list below. 
 Ask your friend a few very basic questions, starting from more general questions like  “HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?”, “Do you feel any pain?” to then move to more specific ones, focussing in on the hand and arm. Regarding possible illnesses, be as little intrusive as possible. Inviting your friend to read the list of contraindications can be a good alternative to direct questioning, and will be more considerate with regards to their privacy.  Ask your friend a few very basic questions, starting from more general questions like  “HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?”, “Do you feel any pain?” to then move to more specific ones, focussing in on the hand and arm. Regarding possible illnesses, be as little intrusive as possible. Inviting your friend to read the list of contraindications can be a good alternative to direct questioning, and will be more considerate with regards to their privacy. 
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 Also, use your common sense: What do you see? Are there any bruises, cuts, signs of a rash on their hands and arms? Does the skin look fragile? Are there any signs that might point to your friend having a fever?  Also, use your common sense: What do you see? Are there any bruises, cuts, signs of a rash on their hands and arms? Does the skin look fragile? Are there any signs that might point to your friend having a fever? 
 You might have to avoid a particular spot on your friend's hand or arm, or keep a very light pressure throughout the whole sequence (even if otherwise indicated in this manual!), or to avoid any massage altogether for now.  You might have to avoid a particular spot on your friend's hand or arm, or keep a very light pressure throughout the whole sequence (even if otherwise indicated in this manual!), or to avoid any massage altogether for now. 
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 In any case, do not improvise yourself a therapist, and always make sure the dialogue is open between you two, so that your friend will feel comfortable providing your with  feedback as you proceed.  In any case, do not improvise yourself a therapist, and always make sure the dialogue is open between you two, so that your friend will feel comfortable providing your with  feedback as you proceed. 
 Always keep feeling, and adjust your movements in real time in response to the “information” you pick up; this way, the massage will be adapted to your friend's needs and condition.  Always keep feeling, and adjust your movements in real time in response to the “information” you pick up; this way, the massage will be adapted to your friend's needs and condition. 
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 Mãozada − The Handshake was redacted in Portugal, in 2015.  Mãozada − The Handshake was redacted in Portugal, in 2015. 
  
-Texts are by Emily King.+Design and texts are by Emily King. 
 Drawings are by Dayana Lucas. Drawings are by Dayana Lucas.
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 Special thanks to La Quadrature du Net, Sarah Hiltner, and everyone who helped in the making of this manual <3 ! Special thanks to La Quadrature du Net, Sarah Hiltner, and everyone who helped in the making of this manual <3 !
  
-You are free (and invited) to print, copy, circulate, and remix as you please. Do not, however, make any commercial use of this work in whole or part. It was conceived as a gift; please use it as such.+You are free (and invited) to print, copy, circulate, and remix as you please - as long as : 
 +  * You do not make any commercial use of this work in whole or part.  
 +  * You mention its origin/authors,  
 +  * You keep the same standards for sharing as we 
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 Love to our friends and to all those yet-strangers who will become friends after a good handshake!  Love to our friends and to all those yet-strangers who will become friends after a good handshake! 
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