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The 1st technique is a simple compression movement that uses the forearms. Stand behind your partner and rest your forearms on the top of their shoulders as close to the neck as possible (figure 1). Keep your palms down so the fleshy part of your forearm, not the bony part, lies on the muscle.

Let your weight fall straight down onto their shoulders toward their seat. Avoid pushing them forward and be careful that you don’t lean on their head. Hold this for several seconds.

Slowly lift the arms and move them down the shoulder one inch. Let your weight fall through your arms again. Repeat this process several times. As soon as you start to feel the bony part of their shoulder under your forearm, stop, bring your forearms to the starting position and repeat the technique again. This forearm compression technique is simple to do, but feels fabulous.

Rest both forearms on the fleshy part of client’s shoulders Count 1 to 5 Then rest and  repeat

Now, move to the side of your partner for the 2nd technique. Feel the tip of the shoulder with your fingers. It will feel hard and bony. Move your fingers toward the neck until you feel some soft muscle under your fingers. Place your thumbs on that spot (figure 2). Put one thumb on top of the other for reinforcement — each thumb will be doing just half the work.

Press straight down with the thumbs. You’ll be pressing on the trapezius muscle again. Press down slowly, then hold the thumbs in the muscle for a couple of seconds and then slowly ease off the pressure.

Move one thumb width towards the neck and repeat the compression. You should be able to do four to six compressions before you reach the neck.

Once you reach the neck, move your thumbs back to the starting position and do a second set of compressions to those same points. Move to the other side of your partner and repeat these compressions to the other shoulder.

press thumbs on soft part of neck Slowly ress straight down. Hold a few seconds and relax. Repeat by move thumbs back to the start point.

For this 3rd technique, you’ll have to stand behind your partner. 
Drape one hand over each shoulder (figure 3) as close to the neck as possible. Squeeze the trapezius between the fingertips and the heel of the hand. Keep your thumb beside your index finger so that it stays out of the way.

Hold the squeeze for a couple of seconds and then slowly release your grip. Move out one inch toward the shoulders and repeat. You should be able to get three or four squeezes in before you run out of muscle. Be sure that you have the whole muscle in your hand so that you don’t pinch the skin. As well, don’t put your fingers too far around the front of the neck. You don’t want to choke your partner.

In the back of the neck you have extensor muscles that hold the head upright. Because of poor posture and extended periods of sitting at computers, these muscles can become very tight, tender and achy.

stand behind client. squeeze and hold the trapezius between the fingerstips and hand's heel a few seconds and relax and repeat

In step 4, you will massage the neck extensors; stand to the side of your partner. If you are standing on the right side, make a C-shape with your left hand. Drape this hand over the back of the neck. Press gently into the sides of the neck with your fingers and thumbs (figure 4).

While maintaining this gentle pressure, do a large circular kneading action with your hand. The movement may remind you of picking a cat up by the back of the neck. This technique is usually referred to as a C-lift or C-scoop.

Do a half-dozen circles in one spot and then move up or down the neck an inch and repeat. Massage along the whole length of the neck.

Be careful not to pinch the skin at the back of the neck. Move the skin with the fingers instead of sliding over the skin, so that you don’t burn or irritate the skin.

I use my left hand and make a C-shape on back of client's neck.  With fingers and thumbs i do a gentle press. Then move up and down (~one inch) and repeat.

Lastly, you’ll do a little kneading to the base of the skull (figure 5).This is where the extensor muscles attach into the head. To do this, cup your hand around the base of the skull.

Gently rest your free hand on your partner’s forehead to support the head. Now move the fingers in a small circular motion, pressing into the skull as you knead. Do six to eight little circles.

Again move the skin and hair with your fingers instead of sliding so that you don’t pull the hair. Lift the fingers and move them a little closer to the center.

Repeat the kneading action. Do several sets of this movement.

To do the other side of the skull, move to the opposite side of your partner.

Finish off your massage with several gentle stroking actions down the head and back.

These techniques should take about five minutes to perform. If you want to massage longer, simply do more sets of each technique.

If you have any questions or would like more tips on how to give a simple massage, ask your massage therapist.

I support client's head by rest my right hand on forehead and do around 7 small circular motion with fingerss and a skull pressing.

Next, I move the skin and hair with fingers. 

I finish the massage by stroking down the head and back. I press shoulders and stretch to both arms.