Natural Grandma’s Instructions for a Romantic Massage
Set the stage…using candles, music you love and low lighting or candles.
Warm the Massage oil
Be positive and remember practice makes perfect.
Plan to spend at least 30 minutes on a back massage.
Some terms you should understand are:
Friction …rapid oscillating pressure. Percussion …light-cushioned blows over well-muscled area using side of hand.
Kneading …rhythmic lifting and squeezing flesh, either small pinches or larger folds of flesh or use both palms to press deep on back. Effleurage … constant pressure with both hands. Passive Exercise … Pulling or rotating parts to exercise joints. Brushing … Light fingertip or long hair to transfer sensation from one part to another.
Have your partner sit in front of you between your legs if you do not have a massage table or do not want to bend over for a extended time.
Back Massage Start with a warm towel on the back to get to know and feel the breathing of your subject. Gently feel or push on the back when lungs empty. Remove towel and add a small amount of the massage oil with your hands.
Effleurage with both hands facing inward going up the back. At first free and easy all over then press down a little harder and glide. Do not apply direct pressure on spine. Should barely feel edge of spine between fingertips .
Make small U-shaped circles down sides of glutes. Trace edge of sacrum.
using 3 fingers with other hand on top. Press then slide circle.
Iron up Spine One hand face down over spine other hand on top arching hand so no pressure on spine.
Forking up Spine. Two hands with two fingers on either side slide and press.
Nudging One hand for pressure other heel pressure, turn out, turn back, slide up & down. Knead up and down sides and back using small and large kneads. Use Scrubbing and Swimming motions fast then slowly up and down back fast & slow.
Effleurage down the back and back up several times. Using Praying hands go up several times. Pluck and knead shoulders. Effleurage shoulders 3 shoulders, 3 shoulders blades, 3 lats, 3 waist.
Claw down each side, Kneading, cats fingers, spiders.
Use whole palms one on each side in up then out circles starting at shoulder and repeat all the down to top of leg.
Repeat as many times as you want or spend several minutes on each technique.
End with light brush and touches.
Couple massage really helps with tenderness and communication in a relationship. Plan to make this Valentine’s Day a very Romantic one.
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