Shows how to learn facial massage techniques to fight headaches and neck, shoulder and sinus pain while completely removing the body's tension and stress. Step-by-step instructions and pictures describe how to apply each technique to relax the mind and body, soften fine lines on the face and improve the condition of the hair.

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2.  Indian Head Massage uses the centuries-old
science of Ayurvedic medicine to:
◦ Drive out neck and shoulder pain and headaches
◦ Restore balance, health and vitality to your body
◦ Revitalise the nervous system
◦ Help you achieve complete relaxation.

3.  When you learn Indian head massage, you
discover how to:
◦ Apply a series of calm-inducing strokes on the
upper back, shoulders, neck, scalp and face
◦ Stimulate blood flow to detox skin and muscle
◦ Release tension and reduce stress and anxiety
◦ Increase mental clarity and powers of
concentration

4.  The following slides show some Indian head
massage techniques that:
◦ Release built up tension
◦ Prevent headaches and migraines
◦ Relax the mind
◦ Release natural hair conditioning nutrients
◦ Soften fine lines and ease sinus discomfort

5.  Thumb Extensions:
◦ Rest your hands on the shoulders and walk your
thumbs lightly down the midline of the neck and
shoulders, as far down the spine as you can go.

6.  Thumb Extensions:
◦ Then placing your hands on the outer corner of
each shoulder, push each thumb up over,
gathering the outer shoulder muscle and
pushing straight forward.
◦ Repeat twice, in the centre
of each shoulder and then
at the junction of shoulder
and neck.

7.  Palm Roll:
◦ Using the heels of the palms, roll over the
shoulder muscle each
side with a back to front
movement like rolling
dough
◦ Repeat the other side
◦

8.  Neck Slide
◦ Tilting your client’s head to one side and
supporting it with one hand, put the fingers of the
other hand over the
shoulders and slide
your thumb up the
neck, releasing the
tension.

9.  Shiatsu Neck Points
◦ Using the thumbs press either side of the cervical
vertebrae at regular intervals from the top of the
neck down to the shoulders, then return to the
top of the neck.

10.  Figure Skating
◦ Tilt and support the head and with the ball of the
other hand rub briskly from behind the ear to the
temple in a C shape over one side of the scalp.
◦ Start directly above the ear
then move up 1cm to do the
C shape again, until you
reach the mid headline

11.  Firm Hand Friction
◦ With one hand supporting the side of the
head, place the other hand over
the ear, fingers facing
forward, and move the
scalp up and down firmly
and briskly.
◦ Repeat two more times until
you reach the midline of the
scalp, then repeat the other
side.

12.  Messy Hairdo
◦ As if shampooing, play firmly with the hair and
scalp using the fingertips.
◦ Comb hair back from the
crown by dragging fingers
backwards over the scalp
one hand at a time.
◦

13.  Plucking
◦ Place widespread fingertips on the head and
quickly squeeze together and lift off the hair
abruptly, all over the
scalp.
◦ This is a gentle
movement, like a spider
jumping off the head.

14.  Palm Temple Massage
◦ Lay your client’s head against your chest and
move the heel of
your palm to
circular massage
around the
temple and
under the
cheekbone

15.  Facial Pressure Points
◦ Using the finger pads of both hands press firmly
either side of the bridge of the nose to the
hairline in regular intervals.
◦ Repeat again at the
centre of the eyebrows
to the hairline and the
temple end of the
eyebrow.

16.  Facial Pressure Points
◦ Using each ring finger, make circles moving up
both sides of the nose, starting at the sinus
points at the base of nostrils and ending at the
eyebrow level.
◦ Then continue around
and under the eyes
tracing the cheekbone,
ending at the jaw.

17.  There are many more Indian head massage
techniques you can use to:
◦ Release stiffness and muscle ache from your
shoulders, neck and scalp
◦ Remove soreness around the temples and eye
area before a tension headache forms
◦ Dispel toxins that cause fatigue and soreness in
the head, neck and shoulder area
◦ Achieve a sense of profound relaxation and
wellbeing

18.  When you learn Indian head massage, you
can treat yourself, your partner and your
friends to a youth-enhancing and spirit-
lifting Indian head massage at any time
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