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maozada [2015/12/22 20:27] – [Precautions and Contraindications] emilymaozada [2020/05/06 19:45] (current) – [Before your massage] hwc
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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]] 
  
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 ==== Setting ==== ==== Setting ====
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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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 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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