Facial Massage - Partner Shiatsu using Decleor, Darphin or Yonka

Facial massage and rejuvenation with a partner, using Japanese shiatsu works best when you start with relaxation...

Your partner should be lying face down on the floor on a folded blanket or pallet, his/her head resting on her hands on a small stiff pillow or folded towel.

• Straddle your partner, placing your feet on a line slightly below her hips. Give pressure with your arms extended and the weight of your upper body transmitted down to and through your thumbs.
• With your right thumb locate the recess or ditch between the vertebra below your partner's shoulder blades. Give moderate (15-pound) pressure for three seconds. Pause.
• Move down the spine and place your left thumb in the next recessed point below the next vertebra. Give moderate (15-pound) pressure for three seconds. Pause.
• Alternate your thumbs right, then left, following the recessed points to the waistline. Give moderate pressure at each point.

The next step in facial massage preparation in this sequence concentrates on the spine.