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NURTURING MASSAGEBy Raphael Rettner D.C.

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Version 1.00May, 2009

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Copyright © 2009 Raphael Rettner D.C. All Rights Reserved. www.chirovideo.com

About the Author

Dr. Raphael Rettner is a Palmer College of Chiropractic West graduate and has been in practice since 1982. Dr. Rettner is one of the most highly skilled and respected chiropractors in the United States. He has made numerous radio and T.V. appearances, is the author of Vegetarian Cooking for People with Allergies and has produced several DVDs including: End P.M.S Now!, The Ultimate Diet, and Twelve Causes of an Unstable Spine. He has studied both force and non-force techniques such as Advanced Biostructural Correction, Applied Kinesiology, Biophysics, Gonstead, S.O.T. and over a dozen others. With a combination of creative thinking and an insatiable quest for knowledge, Dr. Rettner has developed several new and exciting chiropractic techniques. Since 1994 he has taught these in his Applied Trigger Points seminar to chiropractors all across the United States, Australia, Canada and England.

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Table of Contents............................................................................................................Introduction 5

................................................................................Chapter 1: Front of the Body: 6

.......................................................................Chapter 2: Right Side of the Body 14

...............................................................................Chapter 3: Back of the Body: 22

........................................................Chapter 4: Switch Places-Front of the Body 31

......................................................................Chapter 5: Right Side of the Body: 42

................................................................................Chapter 6: Back of the Body 50

........................................................................Chapter 7: Step By Step Review: 60

..........................................................................................................Conclusion: 63


Introduction

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Welcome to the World of Nurturing Massage...

In this DVD, you will learn how to give and receive a special massage designed to relax and nurture your partner and yourself.

This special massage is based on research of the natural energy flows of the body. Each stroke produces a gentle feeling of warmth and pleasure, for the giver, as well as the receiver and it is wonderful before sleep and as a prelude to lovemaking or as a quiet way to relax. It can also be used as a gentle finishing touch to a traditional massage.

As you give the massage, allow your love for your partner to flow through your fingertips. It is your nurturing energy that they will receive. Always caress your partner away from the feet and toward the head and use a gentle, loving touch. Stroke each area three times, slowly. Relax and let your breathing flow with your movement. Breathe into your heart, with the intention of caring and love. Your gentle stroke along the energy pathways will release the nurturing feeling. First, create a warm and loving atmosphere with soft music and candle light. Next, have your partner lie down. We are using a massage table, but a bed or a couch is also fine. The most important thing is that you are both comfortable. Copyright © 2009 Raphael Rettner D.C. All Rights Reserved. www.chirovideo.com

Chapter 1: Front of the Body:

Begin at the bottom of the left foot. Stroke gently up the center of the foot, starting at the heel and ending at the tip of the middle toe. Remember to stroke each area three times.


Next, starting at the middle toe, stroke up the center of your partner’s leg, ending at the hip. Keep your touch loving and light, just caressing your partner.


Starting at the ankle, stroke up the side of the left leg, moving slowly, all the way up to the hip.


Now you will stroke the inside of the leg. Start at the big toe, follow down to the arch of the foot and continue along the inside of your partner’s leg, all the way up to the inner thigh.


Next, stroke up the left side of the abdomen up to the chest.


Then caress the left side of the front of the neck to the jaw line.


With the same feather-light touch, stroke up the left side of the chin to the edge of the middle of the lower lip. Follow the outline of the lips around to the center of the upper lip.


From the bridge of the nose, move slowly across the left eyelid. Continue across the middle of the left ear and down the outside of the top of the ear, all the way down to the ear lobe.


Chapter 2: Right Side of the Body

Now it’s time to turn your attention to the right side of your partner’s body. Starting at the heel, stroke up the center of the bottom of the foot, ending at the tip of the middle toe. Remember to stroke three times with a sensitive touch.


Starting at the middle toe, stroke gently up the center of the right leg up to the inner thigh. Try to keep your long strokes slow and even.


Move to the right side of the abdomen and glide up the right side of the chest to the collar bone.


Now tenderly massage up the middle of the chest starting at about the sixth rib. From here move gently up to the sternal notch. That’s the notch at the top of the breast bone.


Then softly, stroke the right side of the front of the neck to the jaw.


Lightly stroke from the outside ridge of the lips to the center of the lips.


Then up across the cheek to just below the right eye, softly.


Now, run your fingers through the hair caressing the scalp, from the center of the hairline through the top of the head in the back.


Chapter 3: Back of the Body:

Ask your partner to turn face down. Now, we will start again with the left foot. Gently draw your fingertips up the center of the back of the left leg. Start at the Achilles tendon and move lovingly up to the bottom of the buttocks.


From here, caress up and across the back, to just below the shoulder blade.


Next, you will massage the center of the left side of the lower back. This helps to release a lot of the tension many of us feel here.


Now, lovingly run your fingertips up the left side of the back from the level of the shoulder blade to just below the neck.


Gently caress up the left side of the neck from the collarbone to just below the jaw line.


Starting at the buttocks, stroke up along the right side of the back, staying toward the middle; move slowly, delicately. with love.


Stroke up the middle part of the back just to the right side of the spine, below the shoulder blades and ending at the base of the neck.


Glide your fingers slowly up the right side of the neck close to the spine. Start at the base of the neck and continue on almost to the skull.


Then, with fingers spread apart, glide your fingers through the hair and across the scalp down the right side of the back of the head. Start at the center of the top of the skull and end at the top of the neck on the right, three times. That’s the charm.


Chapter 4: Switch Places-Front of the Body

Self Massage:The nurturing massage is a wonderful way to relax and share yourself with your partner. You may also find the techniques useful to massage and relax yourself. Just follow the patterns of energy flow and gently caress your own body.

Switch Places:Take turns. After your partner has massaged you, take a break, then trade places. Now we will walk through the steps again. Follow along or pause the tape and resume when you are ready to begin again. Ready to go again? Get comfortable and get ready to share the nurturing massage with your partner. Remember, breathe into your heart with the intention of caring and love. Let your love guide your fingers along your partner’s energy pathways.


Front of the Body: Start at the bottom of the left foot, stroke gently up the center of the foot, starting at the heel and ending at the tip of the middle toe. Remember, stroke each area three times.


Next, starting at the middle toe, stroke up the center of your partner’s leg ending at the hip. Keep your touch loving and light, just caressing your partner.


Now, starting at the ankle, stroke up the side of the left leg, moving slowly all the way up to the hip.


Now, you will stroke the inside of the leg. Start at the big toe, follow down to the arch of the foot and continue along the inside of your partner’s leg, all the way up to the inner thigh.


Next, stroke up the left side of the abdomen, up to the chest.


Then, caress the left side of the front of the neck, to the jaw line.


With the same feather-light touch, stroke up the left side of the chin to the edge of the middle of the lower lip.


Follow the outline of the lips around to the center of the upper lip.


From the bridge of the nose, move slowly across the left eyelid;


continue across the middle of the left ear, down the outside of the top of the ear, all the way down to the earlobe.


Chapter 5: Right Side of the Body:

Now it is time to turn your attention to the right side of your partner’s body.

Starting at the heel, stroke up the center of the bottom of the foot ending at the tip of the middle toe. Remember to stroke three times with a sensitive touch.


Starting at the middle toe, stroke gently up the center of the right leg, up to the inner thigh. Try to keep your long strokes slow and even.


Now, tenderly, massage up to the middle of the chest starting at about the sixth rib. This is about the level of the diaphragm. From here move gently up to the sternal notch. That’s the notch at the top of the breast bone.


Then, softly stroke the right side of the front of the neck to the jaw.


Lightly stroke from the outside ridge of the lips to the center of the lips.


With fingers spread apart, caress the hair and the scalp from the center of the hairline, to the center of the top of the head, in the back.


Chapter 6: Back of the Body Ask your partner to turn face down.

Now, we’ll start again, with the left foot. Gently draw your fingers up the center of the back of the left leg. Start at the Achilles tendon and move lovingly up to the bottom of the buttocks. Continue stroking, lightly and softly.


From here, caress up and across the back to just below the shoulder blade.


Now, lovingly run your fingers up the left side of the back from the level of the shoulder blades to just below the neck.


Gently caress up the left side of the neck, from the collar bone to just below the jaw line.


Starting at the buttocks, stroke up along the right side of the back staying towards the middle. Move slowly, delicately, with love.


Stroke up the middle part of the upper back just to the right side of the spine, below the shoulder blades and ending at the base of the neck.


Glide your fingers slowly up the right side of the neck, close to the spine. Start at the base of the neck and continue on almost to the skull.


Then with fingers spread apart, glide your fingers through the hair and across the scalp, down the right side of the back of the head. Start at the center of the top of the skull and end at the top of the neck on the right.

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Nurturing massage is a special way to share yourself with your partner. The gift of massage is a gift of life, love and health and one you can give and receive again and again. Remember, breathe into your heart with the intention of caring and love. Let your love guide your fingers along your partner’s energy pathways.


Chapter 7: Step By Step Review:

Now we’ll walk through the steps again:

Front of the Body:

Start at the bottom of the left foot. Stroke gently up the center of the foot, starting at the heel and ending at the tip of the middle toe. Remember to stroke each area three times.

Next, starting at the middle toe, stroke up the center of your partner’s leg, ending at the hip. Keep your touch loving and light, just caressing your partner. Now, starting at the ankle, stroke up the side of the left leg, moving slowly, all the way up to the hip.

Now you will stroke the inside of the leg. Start at the big toe, follow down to the arch of the foot and continue along the inside of your partner’s leg, all the way up to the inner thigh.

Next, stroke up the left side of the abdomen up to the chest.

Then caress the left side of the front of the neck to the jaw line.

With the same feather-light touch, stroke up the left side of the chin to the edge of the middle of the lower lip.

Follow the outline of the lips around to the center of the upper lip. From the bridge of the nose, move slowly across the left eyelid. Continue across the middle of the left ear and down the outside of the top of the ear, all the way down to the ear lobe.


Right Side of the Body:Now it’s time to turn your attention to the right side of your partner’s body.

Starting at the heel, stroke up the center of the bottom of the foot, ending at the tip of the middle toe. Remember to stroke three times with a sensitive touch.

Starting at the middle toe, stroke up the center of the right leg up to the inner thigh. Try to keep your long strokes slow and even.


Now tenderly massage up the middle of the chest starting at about the sixth rib. This is about the level of the diaphragm. From here move gently up to the sternal notch. That’s the notch at the top of the breast bone.

Then softly, stroke the right side of the front of the neck to the jaw.

Lightly stroke from the outside right edge of the lips to the center of the lips.


Now, run your fingers through the hair caressing the scalp, from the center of the hairline through the top of the head in the back.


Back of the Body: Ask your partner to turn face down.

Now, we will start again with the left foot. Gently draw your fingertips up the center of the back of the left leg. Start at the Achilles tendon and move lovingly up to the bottom of the buttocks.

From here, caress up and across the back, to just below the shoulder blade.


Now, lovingly run your fingertips up the left side of the back from the level of the shoulder blade to just below the neck.

Gently caress up the left side of the neck from the collarbone to just below the jaw line.

Starting at the buttocks, stroke up along the right side of the back, staying toward the middle; move slowly, delicately. with love. Stroke up the middle part of the back just to the right side of the spine, below the shoulder blades and ending at the base of the neck.

Glide your fingers slowly up the right side of the neck close to the spine. Start at the base of the neck and continue on almost to the skull.

Then, with fingers spread apart, glide your fingers through the hair and across the scalp down the right side of the back of the head. Start at the center of the top of the skull and end at the top of the neck on the right. Now, we are done.


Conclusion:

The nurturing massage is a wonderful way to relax and share yourself with your partner. We know you will enjoy the benefits of the nurturing massage for years to come in reducing stress, releasing tension and affirming and enhancing your relationships.


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