Actual Process of Beauty Massage

1. Holding left foot in left hand, cup the calf with the section of the hand between the thumb and the first finger, and run the right hand up the back of the calf to the knee. Turn the right hand over as you swivel the hand around and under to the shin, and then bring the right hand back towards yourself – right to the client’s toes. Apply pressure to the foot by closing the hand tighter. Repeat this whole action seven or eight times for the purpose of warming up the muscles.
2. Hold the left foot with both hands, placing thumbs in the middle of the underside (sole) of the foot. Do not allow the thumbs to move from that position. Use the inside edge of the whole of the first finger – right from where the thumb joins the palm of the hand up to the tip of the first finger – of both hands to stroke the bones and the ligaments on top of the foot. Occasionally pull the energy out of the feet via the toes.
3. Next, use your thumbs against the ball of the foot to massage each section below the toes. This can be done either using one hand, or both at the same time. Use the padded part of the thumb, not the tip. Pull down on each toe as you complete working on each padded area at the base of each toe. Some-times you will hear a ‘click’ as the bones separate.
4. Using your nails, press along the outside edge of the foot (firmly enough to make the skin go white). ‘Fan’ the heel with your nails in a circular motion. Then, press between the bones on the ball of the foot. The inside edge of the instep and the big toe will stimulate the spine if using reflexology pressure.
5. Then, stand to the side of the table to begin working on the calf. Sweep the whole leg using the forearm right up to the buttock. The elbow is ‘in’ at the start of the sweep and ‘out’ on the way back.
6. When working on the buttock, use the fan action with the hands.
7. Massage up from the buttock towards the centre of the spine on the muscle that connects the buttocks and the spine.
8. Start again on the opposite side.
9. When finished both legs, buttocks and lower back, commence working from the side of the body on the whole back. Using both hands work on the opposite side of the body from where you stand.
10. Work from the spine outwards. Use the padded part of the base of the thumb on the hand closest to the buttock to sweep from the spine to the side of the body. Pay particular attention to the muscle that runs along the spine. Start at the base of the spine and work up towards the neck. Combine this action with a follow-through action using the opposite hand.
11. When nearing the shoulder and arm run both hands down the arm and pull back towards the chest, ending in a swirling motion.