The Australian Massage

PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT. Etiquette. The Room. Music... Aroma... THE COUCH. Comfort. 18 Measurements 18 Dressing the Couch.. 19 Making the Sheet.. 19 Holding the Sheet in Place.. 21 CLOTHING AND PERSONAL GROOMING... 22 Uniform. 22 Shoes... 23 Hygiene.. 23 PART TWO THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE OILS 26 Quality 26 Understanding What a Fragrance is.. 26 Look For: 27 PART THREE INDOOR AIR. 30 Methods to lower the level of formaldehyde in a building: 31 Grow Fresh Air.. 31 Mould and Moisture. 32 Dust and Mite Control 33 PART FOUR THE HANDS.. 36 EMOTIONS. 36 BENEFITS 37 Benefits of The Australian Massage:.. 38 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (EMFs).. 40 Reducing Exposure to EMFs.. 41 THE AUSTRALIAN MASSAGE MAINTAINS TWO GOLDEN RULES. 42 PRE-MASSAGE QUESTIONS 42 PRIVACY... 44 PART FIVE BASIC MOVEMENTS. 48 Compression. 48 The Soother or "Effleurage" 48 The Mover or "Petrissage" 48 Palpation 49 Friction 49 Full Percussion or "Tapotment". 49 Cupping: 49 Flicking:. 50 Chopping:.. 50 Pummelling:.. 50 PART SIX BODY BASICS 52 Bones and Joints 52 Bone 53 Muscle. 54 PART SEVEN CHAPTER ONE THE AUSTRALIAN BACK MASSAGE 59 Compression. 59 Towel Tuck Number 1. 60 OIL APPLICATION.. 60 BACK SOOTHER - EFFLEURAGE. 61 Back Soother. 62 GLIDE 63 THE MOVER - PETRISSAGE 63 PALPATE... 65 TAPOTMENT. 68 SCAPULA CLEARANCE.. 70 PALPATION ALONG THE SIDES OF THE SPINE. 72 FULL PALM ROLL. 73 RIBS SEPARATION 73 FIGURE 8 OF THE BACK AND DELTOIDS74 CHAPTER TWO THE BACK OF THE LEGS 77 Towel Tuck Number 2. 77 Oil Application.. 78 UPPER LEG. 78 LOWER LEG... 81 FOOT. 84 METATARSAL SEPARATION 85 SCIATIC LIFT. 87 BACK COMPLETION.. 87 CHAPTER THREE ARMS, WRISTS,HANDS AND SHOULDERS89 UPPER ARM 89 LOWER ARM.. 93 WRISTS AND HANDS. 95 Metacarpals 96 Separate the Metacarpals.. 96 Phalanges 96 Carpals 98 SHOULDER ROTATION.. 101 CHAPTER FOUR FRONT UPPER LEG. 104 QUADRICEP SEPARATION 105 FRONT LOWER LEG 106 FRONT OF FOOT.. 108 JOINT STRETCHES.. 109 CHAPTER FIVE NECK AND HEAD. 113 FACE AND NECK PRE-CLEANSE. 113 NECK.. 113 FACE 115 SCALP. 118 THE COMPLETION.. 120 CHAPTER SIX MOVEMENTS OF THE BACK.. 124 MOVEMENTS OF THE LEGS (BACK)... 125 MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMS AND HANDS. 126 MOVEMENTS OF THE LEGS (FRONT) 127 MOVEMENTS OF THE NECK AND HEAD. 128 IN-DEPTH BODY INFORMATION 130 CHAPTER SEVEN THE AROMAS OF NATURE.. 132 Essential Oil Families. 132 GRAMINAE (earth). 132 CONIFERAE (air - light, inner warmth verses cold). 132 COMPOSITAE (light).. 133 BURSERACEAE (dry fire)... 133 LABIATAE (heat)... 133 MYRTACEAE (fire, air, water, earth - harmony). 134 RUTACEAE (subdued heat). 134 UMBELLIFERAE (air). 134 PURE AND NATURAL.. 135 HERBS AND APPLICATIONS... 136 Basic Herbal Preparations. 136 Useful Herbs 137 THE AUTHOR. 142 REFERENCES.. 146 RECOMMENDATIONS.. 150