Are your hands overstressed? Too much typing at work? Grab a partner and trade quick hand massages for a nice treat anytime. This technique can be done with oil, lotion, even some kind of scrub (salt, sugar, etc). If you prefer to keep it simple, do it dry.
Hold your partner’s hand by the wrist with the palm facing you. Ask your partner to let his/her hand and fingers go completely limp, like cooked spaghetti. The fingers should curl in toward the palm of the hand.
Start at the heel of the hand, near the wrist. Press one of your thumbs firmly into the skin/muscles and slide it up the center of the palm toward the base of the middle finger. This thumb stroke is only an inch or two in length. Then alternate and repeat the stroke with your other thumb.
Continue alternating short, upward thumb strokes – left, right, left, right. As you do the strokes, gradually travel in a heart-shaped pattern: up the middle of the palm, and down the sides. Repeat this pattern for about 30 seconds, and then do the other hand.
When you’ve done your part and it’s time to switch places, be patient. Let your partner rest and relax his or her hands for a little while before reciprocating.
MMMM. Charles Wildbank and I are ON it! Will share this with my retreat guests too! thank you so much, Grace.