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RELAXATION MASSAGE OUTLINES Simple and Sumptuous Positioning: Client supine and bolstered. 1. Place a warm pack on the belly. 2. With permission, place a drop of lemon oil in your hands and pass your hands in an arc over the client's nose for 1–2 breaths. 3. Place an aromatic hot towel over each foot and steam the feet. Remove the towel and proceed with the foot massage. 4. Massage the anterior legs. 5. Massage the arms and hands. Apply an exfoliation product to the hands, then remove it with a hot towel. Dip the hands in paraffin and wrap them in cellophane. 6. Remove the pillows from under the client's head and proceed with a neck and face massage. Place a steamy, aromatic towel on the face at the end of the massage. 7. Remove the paraffin from the hands, remove the warm packs from the body, and turn the client to prone position. 8. Rebolster the client and place a warm pack on the back and feet. 9. Massage the posterior legs, glutes, and back, removing warm packs as needed. 10. Spritz an aroma mist over the client and throughout the treatment room to complete the massage. When the client gets off the table, she will smell the fresh scent. An Effortless Indulgence Positioning: Client prone and bolstered. 1. Place a warm pack on the back and on the bottom of the feet. 2. Place one drop of lemon oil on a tissue and tuck it into the bottom of the face cradle so that the client can smell a light fragrance. 3. Massage the posterior legs and glutes. Undrape the back and place a steamy, aromatic towel on the back, then remove the towel. 4. Massage the back. At the end of the back massage, apply another steamy towel. Remove it and redrape the back. 5. Remove the warm pack from the feet. Turn the client into supine position. Place a warm pack under the neck and an eye pillow over the eyes. Rebolster the client. 6. Massage the feet. At the end of the foot massage, apply exfoliation cream to the feet and scrub the feet. Remove the exfoliation product with hot towels. 7. Massage the anterior legs and abdominals. 8. Massage the arms and hands. 9. Massage the neck and face. Place a steamy, aromatic towel over the face to end the massage. 10. Spritz an aroma mist in a high arc over the client to fill the treatment room with an uplifting scent. treatment room with a refreshing scent. Most single oils, such as eucalyptus, lemon oil, common sage (Salvia officinalis), and Spanish sage (Salvia lavandulifolia), smell good, but floral scents like jasmine and ylang ylang are too sweet to smell pleasant in steam. Place the cooler close to the massage table. When you are ready for a towel, pull it out of the cooler, wring it out into the cooler if it's too wet, shut the cooler lid, and place the towel on the client. Leave it for 15 seconds, then lightly compress it to increase the sensation of warmth and steam. Remove it from the body within 45 seconds, as it will lose its heat quickly and start to feel cool and clammy. Keep the cooler lid shut as much as possible so the towels stay hot throughout the session. You can take the steamy foot indulgence further. At the end of the foot massage, place a little exfoliation cream in your hands (exfoliation cream is rough and granular, and feels pleasantly scratchy) and use it to scrub each foot. Apply the hot towels and let them sit for 30 seconds, then remove the product with the towels (Image 3, page 101). You can also use this little enhancer with a hand massage to add a new textural element to your relaxation session. TAKE A DIP Paraffin is a waxy substance obtained from the distillates of coal, petroleum, shale oil, or wood. It is used to coat the skin and trap heat and moisture at the skin's surface, and is an effective treatment for chronic arthritis, painful joints, and tight muscles. It also leaves the skin soft, and feels warm and sumptuous. Try this: Before your session begins, ask the client to sit up on the massage table holding the drape across the 102 massage & bodywork november/december 2012