Guest guest Posted February 10, 2000 Report Share Posted February 10, 2000 Hi, Helen, Do you think that couches should be at pubic bone height when the knees are bent? Personally, I think I'd find this a lot more comfortable. I too have trouble getting my body weight behind my strokes. Thanks and best wishes, Sophie > " Helen Ranger " <hranger > > >[AX] suffering student >Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:26:15 +200 > >Hi Emily >You are right to be concerned about getting backache when you massage - if >you don't >the problem sorted out, you won't last long as an aromatherapist! >Assuming that >your massage couch is the correct height (at your pubic bone) and you are >standing >correctly, have you considered your body weight? I don't mean go on a >diet!! I >mean that often in the west everything we do comes from our arms. The >eastern >way (in martial arts for instance) is that movement should come from the >hara, just >below the navel. This means bending your knees and lunging forward when >doing >effleurage, rather than bending from the waist and using just your arms. >So when >you stand at the client's waist with your right hip against the couch, your >left leg >should be about 2' in front of the right, and the left knee bends as you >slide up >the client's back, and the right heel lifts off the floor. I'm sure your >tutor's >told you to keep your feet apart. The first lesson of the massage course I >give >consists of knee-bends and lunging exercises! >Hope this helps. >Helen in Cape Town > ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2000 Report Share Posted February 10, 2000 Hi Emily You are right to be concerned about getting backache when you massage - if you don't the problem sorted out, you won't last long as an aromatherapist! Assuming that your massage couch is the correct height (at your pubic bone) and you are standing correctly, have you considered your body weight? I don't mean go on a diet!! I mean that often in the west everything we do comes from our arms. The eastern way (in martial arts for instance) is that movement should come from the hara, just below the navel. This means bending your knees and lunging forward when doing effleurage, rather than bending from the waist and using just your arms. So when you stand at the client's waist with your right hip against the couch, your left leg should be about 2' in front of the right, and the left knee bends as you slide up the client's back, and the right heel lifts off the floor. I'm sure your tutor's told you to keep your feet apart. The first lesson of the massage course I give consists of knee-bends and lunging exercises! Hope this helps. Helen in Cape Town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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