Respect your Culture

Here are the second session of massages.

The head and the face :

1/ To get ready for a massage : Scrub your hands energetically against one and other to warm them up. Put them on your face to check if they are warm enough. If necessary, scrub them again for a few minutes. 2/ The head : shampoo or rain : (let the children chose. It will stimulate them to talk to each other in the bubble)
In a whisper ask to person being massaged if he prefers the shampoo or the rain.
a) the shampoo : rub the head with your fingers b) the rain : pat the head with your fingers.
Don’t forget the sides and the bottom of the head as well as behind the ears ! 3/ The neck : Make slowly a circle with your head : down, right, up and left. Repeat 3 or 4 times. 4/ The forehead : Press two or three fingers on the forehead above the eyes. Without moving your fingers, pull and bring the eyebrows by small movements. 5/ The temples : Let slip the fingers on the temples (small hollow on each side of the eyes) and make a circular movement in one direction and then the other by pressing lightly. 6/ The eyebrows : Pinch eyebrows slightly between the thumb and forefinger starting at nose height. Repeat three or four times. 7/ The cheeks : Rub vigorously cheeks with palms of the hands. Take a little time to feel the effect. 8/ The mouth : Fingers pressed against the other inch retracted, put a hand over the mouth and the other below. Make a fex energetic movements from left to right and right to left. (Rubbing hands each in reverse). 9/ The nose : Pinch the nose between the index fingers and press gently from the top. Get around the nostrils (do not press the nostrils) to reach the extremities of the mouth. 10/ The eyes : Stand straight, head in line with the spine. Roll your eyes without moving your head : top, right, bottom, left,... repeat three times. 11/ The ears : Gently pinch the edge of the ears starting from the top. Ath the bottom, pull gently the lobe. Repaet two or three times. Place your hands behind your ears and fold the ears forward.

You can make these massages with the images.