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This technique, and the *technique # 11, are great techniques that do belong in this lineup. They are distictively different from the others, in the way that the lessons learned with them are here to hint at things you will learn in months from this website. For the full body massages, and how to diagnose a body.

But for now, just enjoy the technique. This one is a little tricky to get at first. But its fun to do, as it is fun to look at the recipient during this one. And marvel. Because by now the both of you should feeling a lot of love for each other again

And now, for something completely different…

Not unlike the *last technique, this one requires a certain amount of interaction from the recipient. It’s a little trickier, however.

With this technique, you massage the recipients entire back, which generally isn’t where you should spend the seated time massaging(you do the lower back better lying down).

Watch the video first, as its VERY hard to explain.

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So to get started, do the following:

1: Have the recipient place their feet flat in front of them, about 1 foot apart. 

2: Then, place their elbows on their knees, leaning forward.

3: Look at the alignment of their UPPER ARMS and their SHINS. For this particlar technique, you should have your shins and upper arms forming one continuous line, as seen from the side.

Sort of like the “one hand in front of body”, right?

Yes. If the video didn’t make it apparent, the purpose of sitting like this is that the Giver of the massage can apply horizontal pressure without pushing the body of the recipient forward.

This is hard to get right, and might require the recipient to see the video at first. Check this video out:

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So, if the recipient can secure their body properly, you can apply pressure on their Rhomboids and move between their shoulderblades just like above.

Otherwise, it is a great way to massage the entire back, again while applying horizontal pressure you otherwise couldn’t have done.

For extra fun: You can even use your feet here, by resting your heels against the floor, and pushing in with your toes.

From here, you can access all of the muscles of the back.

The *Quadratus Lumborum(aka QL), the *Latisimus Dorsi, the *Rhomboids, the *Erector Spinae, and our favorite, the *Trapezius are all easily accessed here.

The most natural way of massaging the lower back is to have your thumbs close to the spine, and the fingers wrapping around the body. Don’t do that too much, as it wears you out, and is way too little contact area with the body.

Try instead to have your pinky fingers together, fingers pointing downwards, and your palms facing the recipient and to THEN apply pressure. Circular motions with your fingers, and with your palms are the way to go. You can also interlace your fingers(as if you were praying), and apply pressure with the bony part of your hands, like in *technique # 5. Enjoy!

Almost done. Keep reading now, or wait until later. These last 2 ones are more a bonus than anything else.

Previous lesson: Massaging the nexk. Mmmm… Next lesson: The Navarronian death grip.

Introduction to the TV massage series:

Technique # 1: Using your Thumbs and four fingers as a unit.
Technique # 2: Heel of hands and four fingers as a unit.
Technique # 3: Four fingers pushing downward.
Technique # 4: Using your knuckles.
Technique # 5: Using bony parts of your hand.

Introduction to the intermediate techniques.

Technique # 6: One hand on front of body.
Technique # 7: The thumbs-stretch technique.
Technique # 8: Leveraging your body.
Technique # 9: Both hands on one side of body.
Technique # 10: The cocktail party trick.

Introduction to the advanced techniques.

Technique # 11: Leveraging your body.
Technique # 12: Massaging the neck. Mmmm…
Technique # 13: Aligning the body of the recipient.
Technique # 14: The Navarronian death grip.
Technique # 15: Scalp Massage.