![]() Relaxing Massage: Take 3 drops each of rose oil, geranium oil and lavender oil in 30ml (6 tsp) sweet almond oil. Keep the back straight. Then slowly bend the neck to one side as far as is comfortable so that the ear is parallel with shoulder. Hold the stretch for a count of five and feel it pulling up the side of the neck. Straighten slowly and repeat on the other side. With the head upright, place left hand palm down on the top of right arm. With a downward pressure, stroke firmly across the top of the shoulder and up the side of the neck to the ear. Repeat ten times, then change hands and repeat on the other side. Energizing Massage: Take 3 drops of bergamot oil and 1 drop each of geranium and peppermint oil in 30ml (1 fl oz/6 tsp) sweet almond oil. ![]() Muscle Reliever Massage: Take 2 drops each of Petitgrain oil and lavender oil and 1 drop basil oil in 30ml (1 fl oz/6 tsp) sweet almond oil. Bend the neck forward and place fingertips back over the shoulder muscles. Knead the muscle by pressing in with firm fingers and gradually work up each side of the neck from the nape to the skull. Use the first two fingers of each hand to make small circles from the top of the neck out along the base of the skull to each ear. With the head still bent forward, place the right hand palm down over the nape of neck. Do a slow, firm, upward pulling stroke from the nape up to the crown of the head, with one hand following after the other. Hair Tonic: Take 3 drops of lavender oil and 1 drop each rosemary oil and bay oil in 30ml (1 fl oz/6 tsp) sweet almond oil. Spread the fingertips across the top of forehead along the hairline from ear to ear. Keeping fingers bent but stiff, press them gently into the scalp and make small, firm circular movements so the scalp itself rotates. Gradually move, inch by inch, back up to the crown of the head. Repeat working from the nape of the neck up to the crown. Pick up tiny sections of hair close to the root between each thumb and index finger and tug at the hair, quickly and firmly several times. Repeat all over the head to stimulate the circulation and relax the scalp. ![]() Headache Reliever: Take 2 drops each of rose oil and lavender oil and 1 drop of chamomile in 30ml (1 fl oz/6 tsp) sunflower oil. Using the tips of first two fingers, make small circles over the whole face, from the jaw, up the cheeks, over the temples and along the hairline to the middle of the forehead. Repeat with a slow, firm, palm stroke. Placing the hands with palms over the cheekbones and fingers over the forehead, gently press into the contours of the face and hold for a count of ten. With one palm across the forehead and the other across the back of neck, press in for a count of ten. With one hand over an ear on either side of the head, press in and hold. |
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