Hi everyone. Thank you for joining me. I'm just
about to get ready for bed and I am in California at the moment, visiting friends and collaborating
with some incredibly talented ASMR artists. I am having so much fun and I can't wait to share
with you the videos that we filmed out here. Last spring, I traveled to Seattle to film with
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is applied automatically, no code required. Start just kind of grounding ourselves - Are you warm? A little chilly?
- I'm fine Alright Jen. I want to start off this
massage with some singing bowl cleansing. We'll just go nice and slow You can just take deep breaths Inhale and exhale Inhale and exhale Just keep breathing My intention here is to cleanse the space Allow it to be free of distractions Any energies that are not serving you, you don't need to hold right now
because this time's all about you I also like to pair the cleansing
with some feather work. This is my turkey feather I brought from my farm. It's a
beautiful wild turkey feather from the tail. And with your permission, I'm going to go ahead and just use the feather to sweep your
hair, your head and arms, neck and back. - Is that okay? - Yes Start with the top of your head What we're doing is just sweeping away any negative thoughts, any heavy emotions.
So just allow them to subside for now. Or perhaps the energies of other people that have
been clinging on to you, we can let all that go So we can be fully present in this
moment, just you and me and this feather I want you to focus on the sensation of the feather I'll just sweep your
hair away for a second here. Lightness, grace, the gentleness Back of your neck Just go ahead and relax. Take
your hair, just sweep it as well. Noticing this beautiful... looks like it might be an owl. A beautiful bird here.
It's flying, soaring into the air. That's what the turkey does as well.
It just take away any guilt, shame. Anything like that and it'll just take it away Then I'm going to just massage your scalp Start at the occipital region here Just gently pulling the hair up towards your crown Going to apply some acupressure
right here at governing vessel 20 It's a very calming point. The
most yang point of the whole body. It allows us to connect our body to spirit Great Now, just massage the scalp using circular motions Stimulating the scalp. Allowing
blood flow to come up here. Bring your hair back a little bit Here I have these brushes. They're very gentle. It also helps to stimulate the scalp to detangle your hair Let's do that See, the hair is very smooth
and soft. Very lovely. Now I'm going to part the hair in the middle
here. Just from the middle of the vertex, your skull, all the way down. Pass the external occipital protuberance
here, down to the base of the skull and just part the hair on either side. So
we can work on the back and the neck. Before I perform any kind of massage,
I like to just warm up the back We want to bring blood flow to the surface And how you know that is if you feel
that the skin is warm to the touch, and if you feel or if you can
see that there's some redness, some colour coming in to the surface
of the skin, it's erythematous. Going to go ahead and use this
jasmine scented massage oil Jen, I want you to take a breath
in and smell this jasmine scent It's very relaxing, nice floral
scent, so helps to calm the mind. Just start with just a gentle overall massage Going to use a little bit more massage oil And as I'm performing this general massage,
I'm also starting to pay attention to Jens's muscles here. Noticing if there's any areas of
tightness, any knots which we call trigger points. Already starting to get a feel of what she needs which areas of her muscles are overworked and
in need of some pampering, some relaxation. Some of the first muscles that I'm assessing
are the... the trapezius muscle, which has three parts. So we have the upper trapezius, which
starts from the external occipital protuberance up here as well as the nuchal ligament and it goes
all the way down to about spinal process of C7 which we can find. It's normally the one
that's protruding about there. So that's where it originates and then it inserts on the
acromion and the lateral end of the spine of the scapula. So there's a scapula right there. Lateral
end. So it'll kind of be this entire region here. I think Jen was telling me earlier that she experiences
a lot of tightness and pain in this area, so we'll be sure to pay a lot of attention here And while we're here, I also want to assess
the levator scapulae. The levator scapulae originates on the transverse processes of C1 to
about C4, so right around there on either side. And then it inserts into the superior border, as well as superior part of the
medial border of the scapula This is one of the tightest muscles
in the upper back and neck region So what I'll do is, I'll have Jen just grab
your arm and bring it back there. Perfect. And that sort of allows the scapula
to come out a little bit and then... Yes, good Just gently massage this first Okay, you can go ahead and relax now The other side Thank you So again, here's the scapula. There's
the medial border. There's the spine. So it starts about there, goes right into the
transverse process. These 4 cervical vertebrae, so this whole section here. Just go ahead and... - Is there any pain or tenderness right
there? - A little bit - Little bit, okay So I found a trigger point and I will
apply some pressure in a circular motion and then I'll just continue
to apply direct pressure here until it kind of releases, which I feel like
it has. Perfect. You can relax your arm now. Now we're on the trapezius and
I also feel a knot right there So I want to do the same thing Some circular motions and then direct pressure Here we go Gentle kneading here. Upper
trapezius, some levator scapulae. - Jen, how do you feel about applying some
peppermint halo? - That sounds very nice So I'll go ahead and apply that right here Down either side of the spine, towards the chromium Other side You can also apply it down the
spine, towards the lower back Using the ulnar surface of my hands, applying
some pressure on the pair of vertebrals, rector spinae on either side of the spine Here, I'm working on gently stretching the back Here we have the rhomboids So the rhomboids are bands of muscle that
originate from the spinous processes of C7 to T5 So T7's down there, right about there and there. And then they insert onto the
medial border of the scapula. These muscles are not easy to
palpate. They're underneath the upper trapezius and transverse trapezius but they tend to get quite overworked
and tight. So it's nice to just give this area a stretch, give the
rhomboids a bit of a break. Opening up the shoulder girdle Giving some love to the rotator cuff, right here There's a lot of muscles that support the
rotator cuff, including supraspinatus infraspinatus subscapularis We have the serratus anterior underneath
here and teres major and minor as well Let's just help to open this space up here Gentle traction of the neck and shoulders Lengthening the muscles. Allowing the
ribs to also become more flexible. Other side Everything is gentle. I'm
not trying to force anything. Very light traction Great Back to the scalp for a moment Little bit of attention here, Jen Now I'm just going to turn
and support your head this way - Is that okay? - Yes Now I'd like to access the scalenes Just gather the hair to the side You'll find these ropey tendons that often need some attention as well Just very gently dragging along these tendons Noticing if there's any
trigger points here to work on Right here I'll apply some pressure and release Great Gathering Jen's hair to the other side Gently supporting her head Find the scalenes right between the
levator scapula, more posterior. And the sternocleidomastoid that's more anterior Right about there Noticing a trigger point or knot right here Apply some pressure Perfect Apply a bit of traction here Other side Gently brushing Jen's hair again And now, I'd like to do some gentle tracing.
So let me start by parting the hair again. And the intention for this tracing is to bring
us back into a parasympathetic state Allow the muscles to relax further. Allow Jen to
relax further and close up this session. So I'm just tracing either side of her spine tracing the ribs With each trace, we are offering
gratitude, appreciation for each rib Thank these ribs for allowing Jen to breathe, for encasing
so many beautiful important organs and providing structure for muscles and
connective tissue. As well as pathways for arteries and veins and nerves to move through. We thank you You're beautiful We thank Jen's spine for being
the... for encasing spinal cord the nervous system Many, many, many nerves that then protrude from
it and supply signals to every part of the body We thank you We thank you for being the backbone of Jen's body Thank you for working so hard under gravity and we wish that you continue
to be healthy and well We thank the scapula We thank it for protecting the lungs We thank it for allowing Jen's arms to move Thank it for offering support throughout
this region for the arm, for all the muscles Thank you so much Jen for joining me
for this session. I hope it brought you a lot of relaxation, as well as taught you a
little bit about how incredible your body is. And for everyone watching, thank you so much. I wish you all a good
night and sweet dreams. Love you all.
