Demonstration of a Japanese shiatsu foot massage from the folks at wingsofknowledge.com. This technique is said to improve circulation and movement of Qi.

In this series, Athena Jezik of acranio.com demonstrates Swedish Massage Therapy techniques on the entire body (See Part 1).

This video shows how to massage the upper chest, above the breast, and the stomach or tummy area.

In the next 2 videos Athena Jezik demonstrates Swedish Massage Therapy techniques on the entire body demonstrating each part of the body including the back, chest, abdomen, face, feet, hands, legs, thighs and neck. Athena focuses on the muscle and tissue connections. You can visit Athena’s website at acranio.com.

This reflexology video shows you how to use reflexology to help relieve your hemorrhoids and help reduce the swelling and inflammation. Video gives step by step instructions so you can do it in the privacy of your own home.

How to release neck and back stress, extremely useful for office workers, students & computer geeks! From Sianu’ of The Ayurvedic Massage Center in Morjim Goa India.

Lotus Palm founder Kam Thye Chow and teacher Sukha Wong demonstrate Thai massage on a chair. This is a Thai Yoga Massage form you can offer anywhere and practice anytime, incorporating Lotus Palm’s 4 Basics:
- meditation & metta
- steady stances
- rhythmic rocking, and
- touch techniques

Thai massage, one of the hot “new” massages offered by most spas, was actually developed by Buddhist monks in Thailand as a healing modality 2,500 years ago. It uses passive stretching and gentle pressure along the body’s energy lines to increase flexibility, relieve muscle and joint tension and balance the body’s energy systems. It is both deeply relaxing and energizing.

Enjoy this thai massage video.

(lotuspalm.com)

In this free massage video demonstration, Susan Salvo, author, instructor, massage therapy expert, shares her foot massage techniques. She blends joint mobilizations, massage techniques, and reflexology into a fantastic routine. Many of these techniques are featured in her book, Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice. Don’t forget that practice makes perfect, so grab a foot and try your hand at foot massage.

This video is a good introduction to the common strokes in massage, effleurage, sweeping, fanning, pulling, v-draining and nerve stroke.

Below, in parenthesis, is the minute where each stroke is demonstrated in the video.

Effleurage (1:00)
Sweeping (1:32)
Fanning (2:20)
Pulling (2:45)
V-Draining (3:35)
Nerve Stroke (4:40)
Cautions and Contraindications (4:56)

Effleurage is a versatile stroke, usually the easiest to learn and be used by most beginning massage students.

Enjoy this free massage video, a beautiful, flowing Hot Stone Massage demonstration by Tania Hodder of touchofaloha.org.

Here is a short video demonstration of the beautiful flow of Lomi Lomi (kahuna) massage performed by Tania Hodder of touchofaloha.org