Arms & Hands

ARMS & HANDS

Children, as adults do, protect themselves with their arms. Support them in protecting themselves and slowly the arms will surrender 🙂 Hold the arms close to the chest before you begin the massage. Presence touch on the arms can also help them ease into the upcoming massage.

The baby’s arms need to be strong for they will be involved in big movements, like lifting themselves up from the floor, crawling, and eating. For a child, movements like throwing a ball or carrying a bag, or swinging a baseball bat are more prominent. There are also the small precise moves like writing your name or drawing, all of which keep the arms always ready for action and therefore a little rigid and tight. So, work through it and again provide support and understanding is key.

The acupressure point called Hegu (‘’Gu’’ meaning the valley between 2 mountains) between the thumb and index finger (the 2 mountains) is shown here. The Hegu point is where the energy gathers, and it is linked to relieving pain and headaches and can help with anxiety.

We begin the massage with an Indian massage to awaken the emotional pathway towards the extremities, it works on a subtle level on the nervous system to melt away tension from the muscles before the muscle work. The sequence ends with a Swedish massage that brings blood flow and lymphatic fluids back towards the heart for circulation and filtration.

Take a look at your cue card for step-by-step details!