Full Body Massage by:Jake Jarden

A great full body massage is made up of great neck massage plus great back massage plus great arms massage and so on till toes

. This kind of massage even though, is an exhaustive exercise for the massaging therapist, it can be one of the best massage one could ever get in case of the recipient. A massage can be made good not by the looks of it, but by the feel. It is important for the one who is massaging to feel the response in the sense of touch than what could be assessed from sight.

Setting the mood of the room prior to the massaging is as important as massage itself. Select a dimly lit room which can easily be filled with the fragrance of few scented candles or beautiful little incense sticks. Light can be made a treat for the eyes with the help of few lamps and candles. A soothing background music at very low volume will be an even better addition to the existing atmosphere.

Have plenty of clothes and towels with you if you are planning on a full body massage, you can get them warm by heating them in microwave for a short span of time. Choose from various techniques of massaging and follow it throughout the body consistently. To begin with, let your partner remove all the clothes, which will often prove helpful. Its again a matter of choice if your partner prefers to stay in underwear. Make your partner lay on the bed or floor with their stomach facing downwards. Keep few towels to cover the private parts. Choose from various essential oil and have plenty of it ready with you. Pour a little oil in both of your hands and rub both of your hands against each other and slowly start stroking the neck and shoulders of your subject. Give special attention to the spot where neck and shoulder merge.

Massage the temples carefully. Now start massaging each shoulder separately. Massage with small and big circles concentrating on the shoulder plate. Now spread out your hands on both the side of the spine and slowly start pulling down towards the lower back maintaining gentle pressure. And for the return stroke, go back up kneading the areas you migh have missed till armpits. Repeat this a few times covering the whole back and making sure you are not pressurizing on the spine.

Pour some more oil and start from their shoulder and gently stroke till their hand. Gently go on kneading near biceps and above the wrists. You can even knead their palm. Repeat the same to the other hand too. Before you go down to the legs, its important the you have given lot of attention to the lower back area, as this part of the body takes up a lot of weight and pressure, and it needs to be relieved. You can additionally knead their humps and release the muscle knots if there are any. Start with the top of the leg and massage till the knees, knead the fleshy part of the thighs. Go back up and come down a few times repeating the same. From knees you can massage till the feet and knead the fleshy muscles behind the shin. Do not the miss the feet, oil every toe of the feet and finger massage the heel with your thumb.

You can ask your partner to turn over, cover the abdomen part with a towel and start going upwards via knee till thighs applying some more oil and kneading the flesh. Include soft strokes and go higher. Near the end of the thighs, move your hands outward to the hip line. You can just stroke the stomach area, but do not apply pressure. Start from the chest bone and massage until you reach the collar bone and move on sidewards till shoulders and then come back up till the jaw and temples.

Make sure you do this massage very slowly and cover the whole area of the body. If at all your partner fell asleep by the end, thats just another way of saying "thanks".

About the author

Jake Jarden runs 'RelaxAndMeditate.net,' a publication offering information and advice on meditation and all aspects of living a healthy, well rounded lifestyle.....Visit his website at http://relaxandmeditate.net/scented-candles-essential-oils.php to read his latest article on Essential Oils and much more....

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