Massage and Wellness Step by Step
The skin is the body's largest organ. It is our shield and our boundary to the world around us. The skin senses and connects the external with the internal. The skin reflects our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual state. Through the skin, we can nourish and strengthen the body's natural balance.
Self-care is a holistic ritual that reaches deeper than the skin. When you take time to give your body your full attention, you will experience a deeper sense of both inner and outer well-being. Touching the skin is both sensory well-being and a powerful antidote to stress. Use Revitalizing Oil Combine massage oil with the therapeutic and stress-relieving properties of medicinal herbs.
Self-care with massage techniques
Small, light touches, as gentle as butterfly wings, can make a big difference. Here we share three videos, each 1-2 minutes long, that vividly illustrate how you can massage yourself with soft, slow strokes. Make sure your hands are warm before you begin.
Video 1 – Face
Stress reliever and tension soother
The jaw muscle is the strongest muscle in the body, and when life gets tough, we clench our jaws. Therefore, it’s good to relax the muscle with gentle touches. You shouldn't press, but instead pull the tissue outwards with your fingertips, making it a gentle and loving touch. The muscle will respond to the touch with relaxation.
Pans: Use gentle strokes – like butterfly wings caressing – or like a veil, lifted with fingertips. It eases a racing mind; we stroke the thoughts away and create clarity in the head.
Video 2 – Liver, Kidneys & Spine
Tension reliever
In the belly, we have both our digestive system and the warmest area of our body. It's rarely something we think about or give special attention to. But the liver is the warmest place in our body. By stroking clockwise over the stomach, we touch the large and small intestines and all our organs. This stimulates digestion and relaxes the gastrointestinal system. At the same time, many unconscious emotions are tied to this area, which benefit from loving attention.
Video 3 - Feet
Anchors and grounding
Our feet are our anchor to the earth. We often forget to give them attention, even though they are physically and mentally closely linked to being well-grounded in our lives. When you give your feet attention and warmth, it becomes easier to sleep. If you feel a headache coming on, massaging your feet around the heels and the middle of the foot can also help. It shifts your attention down to your feet and can relieve your head.
Around rhythmic massage
Rhythmic massage is a gentle form of massage that is performed with oil on the body. The focus is on finding peace and settling into one's own body, without forcing anything upon the body. With gentle, rhythmically executed strokes, most of the body can be worked on.
Rhythmic massage is based on the anthroposophical view of the human being, where the living organism is seen with its three major functional areas:
- Nerve-sansepol: The formative and consciousness-raising forces (the head).
- A-Interpol Regulating between these two, we have it rhythmic system (heart, lungs, and circulation).
- South Pole The warming, dissolving, and regenerating processes (liver, stomach/intestines, kidneys).
If everything is harmonious within these systems, we feel well. If, on the other hand, we feel sick or uncomfortable in our bodies, it is a sign of imbalance.
Rhythmic massage is known for its effectiveness in treating stress, restlessness, nervousness, depression, burnout, certain anxiety disorders, headaches, migraines, digestive problems, back, shoulder, hip, and lower back pain, respiratory disorders, and general fatigue.