How to Massage the Neck and Scalp

Sit at your partner’s head, facing toward the feet.

Place both of your hands under the base of the recipient’s neck with your palms facing upward. Lift your hands into the back of the neck and glide back toward the head, as if you are making an arc or a wave with your movement. When your hands reach the base of the skull, lean your body back and think of stretching the head away from the shoulders. Now take your right hand and press down on the right shoulder, targeting the stretch to the right side. Repeat with your left hand on the left shoulder. Finish the stretch by again leaning straight back with both hands under the nape of the neck.

With the hands still under the nape of the neck, press your fingers into the very center of the base of the skull. Hook into the skin and make small circular movements. Draw your fingers away from each other, continuing with the circular movements until you reach the ears.

Spread the fingertips of both your hands and place them on the scalp. Hook into the skin and make small circular movements. Move your hands around and repeat this motion over all parts of the skull. Finish by pressing both thumbs gently into the center of the top of the head and holding this position for several seconds.