. Adjust as needed: If she wants a deeper massage, lean in further, using your body weight. You can also use your knuckles to target really stiff muscles.


The Massage for Dummies book has a cheat sheet for giving a massage, including vulnerable areas of the body you should stay away from, which include the front of the neck, upper inner arm, and abdomen.

How to massage the neck and shoulders: Make a soft (loose) fist and use the base of your hand to apply pressure on her left shoulder, running your hand up the side of her neck until you get to the base of her skull, then go back down. Without breaking contact, repeat on the other side. Do this a couple of times.

Here's a video demonstration from Educating Hands School of Massage on giving a shoulder and neck massage using a squeezing technique.


How to massage the back: With the base of your hand and the pads of your thumbs, rub circles up and down along her spine to warm up the muscles. Be careful not to press on the spine itself.

She can lean forward as you move down. Press your hands into her back and lean in slowly to apply pressure with your body weight.


Finally, use a kneading motion—using your whole hand to gently squeeze and knead the muscles along the spine.

Here's a video for a full back and neck sitting massage (a bit long, but relaxing to watch too).


Giving a Better Self Massage

Michele offered several tricks for getting rid of tension and massaging your own muscles.


Shoulders: Use the hand opposite the shoulder you want to work on (e.g., your right hand to massage your left shoulder) and bring it across to your shoulder. Gently press into the shoulder and run your thumb up against the neck. Repeat on the other side. Go ahead and try this now. Ahhhh...

Hands: Okay, now go get a pencil with an eraser. With your palm turned up, press the eraser into the fleshy parts of your hand (especially the thumb pad), moving in circles and going deeper as needed. The reason why the soft pencil eraser is better than just using your hand, by the way, is because your brain can confuse the signals when it feels sensations in both hands, Michele said.


One technique for relieving wrist pain is to push your hand back towards your
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 Here's a video demonstration from Educating Hands School of Massage on giving a shoulder and neck massage using a squeezing technique. 


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 Here's a video for a full back and neck sitting massage (a bit long, but relaxing to determine too). 


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Giving a Better Sepf Madsdge

Michele offered several tricks for getvmng rid of temshon and masfaginn your own muscjes.


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The mAsSAGe fOr duMmiEs BOoK has a CheAt sheet For giving a MasSaGe, including vULnErable areaS of The body you shOulD stay aWaY frOM, whicH inClude The froNT of the Neck, upper InNEr arm, aND abdomeN.

hOw To maSsage the neck and shOUlDErs: Make a soft (loOse) fisT aND uSE The BasE of your hanD tO applY PressurE On HER LefT Shoulder, runniNg your hand uP The Side of HeR neCK until You geT tO The Base of her skUll, tHen go back Down. WiTHout breAKing conTact, rePeaT on The oTHeR sIde. do THis A CoUplE Of tImes.

Here'S a ViDeo deMonsTRATIon fRom educAting hands School of masSage ON giVing a ShoulDer aNd Neck mAssage Using A sQueezing techniqUe.


HoW to massagE thE bAck: wiTh the BAse of yOur HanD and the Pads of yOUr tHuMBS, RuB circles up and down aLoNG HeR spine to Warm up THe MuSCles. Be caReFul Not tO PRess oN the SPiNe itself.

she can LEaN fOrward aS yOu move DoWn. PResS your HAnds Into heR back and Lean iN Slowly to apply pREssure with youR BoDY WeIGht.


FInaLly, use a kneaDing MOtioN—usiNG yOur WHole hAnd to GeNTlY Squeeze and knead the mUsCles alOng thE spine.

Here's a vIdeo for a fuLL BAck and neCk siTTiNG massage (a bit loNg, but Relaxing to WAtch too).


GIving A Better SElf MassagE

mIchele ofFerEd sEveRal TRIcKs for getting rID Of teNsIon and mAssAging yoUr oWn mUscLes.


shOulders: UsE the hand OpPoSiTe The ShoulDEr you wanT tO woRk On (e.G., your RIght haNd to mAssaGe YoUR leFt shoulDEr) AND briNg It AcroSs tO yOur shOuldER. GeNtly preSs into the ShoULder AnD rUn your tHumb up against ThE neck. RepeaT oN thE other SIDe. Go aheaD and try this now. Ahhhh...

HandS: okay, now Go gEt a peNcil With an eraSer. with yoUr pALm turnEd up, prEss thE eRasER Into tHE FlEshY pArts of your HANd (eSpeciAlLy thE thumb pAd), moving in circles aND goIng deeper as neEdeD. The REAsOn wHY tHE soFt PEncIL Eraser is better tHan just usiNg YOuR hand, by the WAy, iS bEcause yOur braiN can cONfuse thE signals wHen it feelS sEnsaTIOns In both handS, Michele Said.


One teCHniquE FoR reliEviNg wrisT pAin Is to pUsh youR HanD back TowardS yOur
. Adjust as needed: If she  wants a d eeper  ma ssa ge , le an i n further, usi n g yo ur body weight. You ca n als ou se y o ur  knuc kles to ta r g etre al lyst i ff  musc les .


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He re's avideo d e mon st r a t io n from Educating H an d s  S chool of  Massa g eon giving a  s hou lder a nd ne ck m a ss age usin g a sq u ee zi ng tech ni que.

H owtomassa g e th e back : With t he ba s e of your hand and the padso fy o ur thum bs,  rub circle s up anddown al ong her s pineto wa r m up the muscles. B ecarefu l not  to press onthe spinei t s elf.

Sh e ca n  l e an forward asyou m ove down.P ress you r han ds intoher backa n d lean i n s low lytoa p pl y pressure wi t h  you rbody we igh t.


Fi nal ly,  us e a  k neading m otion—us in gyo ur  wh ole h a nd to ge nt lysq uee ze an d  knead  themusc le sa lon g the s p in e . 

He re 's  a v ide ofor a  ful l  ba ck andneck sitt ing mass ag e(a bitlong, but rel ax ing to wat ch  to o).

G i ving a B etter Self Massage

Mic h ele off ere d sev eral  tricks f orgettin g r i d of t ension  andma ssa g i ng yo u r  o wnmu scles.


S h o uld ers:Us e th e handopposite the shoul d eryou want to w ork  on( e .g .,y ou r  ri gh t  ha n d  to massage you r left sho ul d er ) and brin g  it  a cross t o yourshoul d er. Gen tly press  into the  s houl d e r a nd run you r thumbup agains t  then ec k. Re pea t on t he  ot her s ide. G o  ah ead a nd try  t his no w. Ah hh h...

Ha nds: Okay, now go get a  penci l wit h a n eraser.  Wi t h y our palmturn ed up, pre ssthe  eras eri nto t he f l es hyp artsof y o ur hand ( e sp eci a l ly  the thumbp a d ),movin g i n  circl es a nd going deeper a s  needed. The r easo n why  th e  sof tpencil eraserisbe t t er thanju st using yo ur hand,  b y  theway, i s beca use you r br a in can  con fus e the sig nal sw hen itfe el s  sensa tion sin bot h hand s , Mi c h ele said.


Onetechn i q ue fo r  re lievi ng  wristp ainis to push  your handback t owar ds yo ur
. Adjust_as needed:_If she wants a_deeper massage,_lean_in further,_using_your body weight._You can also_use your knuckles to_target really stiff_muscles.


The_Massage for Dummies book has a cheat sheet for giving a massage, including vulnerable_areas_of the_body_you_should stay away from, which_include the front of the_neck, upper_inner arm, and abdomen.

How to massage the neck_and_shoulders: Make a_soft (loose) fist and use the base of your_hand to apply pressure on her_left shoulder, running_your_hand_up the side of_her neck until you get to_the base of her skull, then_go back down. Without breaking contact, repeat_on the other side. Do this_a couple of times.

Here's a_video demonstration_from Educating Hands School of_Massage on giving_a shoulder_and neck massage_using a squeezing technique.


How to massage_the back: With_the base of your hand and_the_pads of your_thumbs,_rub_circles up_and down along_her_spine to_warm_up the muscles. Be careful not_to_press on the spine itself.

She can lean_forward as you move_down._Press your hands into_her back and lean in_slowly to apply pressure with your_body weight.


Finally,_use a_kneading motion—using your whole hand to gently squeeze and knead the_muscles along the spine.

Here's a video_for a full back_and neck_sitting_massage (a bit_long,_but relaxing_to watch too).


Giving a Better Self Massage

Michele_offered several_tricks for getting rid of tension_and massaging your own_muscles.


Shoulders:_Use the hand opposite the shoulder_you want to work on (e.g.,_your right hand to massage_your_left_shoulder) and bring it across_to your shoulder. Gently press into_the shoulder and_run your thumb up against the neck._Repeat_on the other side. Go ahead_and_try this now. Ahhhh...

Hands: Okay, now_go_get_a pencil with an eraser._With your palm turned up, press_the eraser into the fleshy parts of your hand_(especially the thumb_pad), moving in circles and_going_deeper_as needed. The reason why the soft pencil eraser is_better than_just using your_hand, by the way, is because your brain can confuse_the signals when it feels sensations in_both hands, Michele said.


One technique for relieving wrist pain is to_push your hand back towards your