These are notes I refer to when preparing to give a full-body massage. Hopefully they will help you out.
Make sure the massage oil is warmed, laptop is set to play playlist with random off, low volume towel to cover, candles? Incense? Make sure pillows are placed comfortably. Begin with breathing exercises.
Back
* Stand to one side.
* One hand on the top of the spine and one on tailbone; hold.
* Oil on hands to start
* Rocking
* Skin rolling from top to bottom; glide up and repeat
* Vibrate bottom to top 3 times
* Glide down spine to tailbone then switch to outside and glide back up, 4-5 times getting increasingly firmer
* Circular rubbing to tailbone
* Glide back to the top/ circle rub to top
* Thumbs down spine, very slowly, checking for knots
* Glide back to the top
* Thumbs on shoulders, fingers on back, knead and work some knots in range
* Switch to the side STAY IN CONTACT
* Glide up back, separate at shoulders and light glide down 2-3 times
* Pull up side
* Small kneading with fingers pull side of neck firm and not too far
* J shapes from neck down to do knots
* Hand around to lower back and run fingers under shoulder blade
* Spot base inner edge of shoulder blade between spine and armpit 10 second push
* If getting bored, tap all over, maybe karate or fists
* Connect strokes around to the legs
* Move around to legs
* Left leg first
Back Of Legs
* Oil up entire leg with light gliding
* Firm glide up towards heart
* Circle at buttock and light back down
* Lift foot and circular rub around ankle bone with thumbs and fingertips
* Before down shake gently
* Run fingers between calf muscles and around the edges deep and strong towards heart
* Knead muscle up and down swap to finger 2/3s down
* "Squeeze toothpaste" up leg just above ankle 2-3 times STRONG
* Fists into thighs; knead, but like gliding between bands of muscle
* Knead from top to knee 3-4 times, squeeze, roll and push
* Upper edge of tailbone-knead
* Down towards leg halfway across buttock in the middle
* Press with thumbs
* Use fingers or knuckles 90 degrees for 10 seconds
* Loose fists and firm over all buttock
* Tap down leg leading to karate chops and stop at knee
* Fingertip glide up and down to feet to head
* Repeat on right leg
Face And Scalp
* Turn subject over, try to keep contact
* Maybe no extra oil
* Thumbs on forehead, glide
* Out from middle towards side, low at brow 3-4 lines moving up
* Circular rub all over forehead
* First 2 fingertips over the top and down the sides of the nose
* Small circular rubbing around nostril area
* Fan out with thumbs across cheeks light-medium
* Jaw–chewing muscles; ask to clench; circular rubbing
* On highest point. Pinpoint pressure 5-10 secs and relax jaw
* Pinch and roll to chin twice
* Pinch and tug around the ear
* Fingers and thumbs to pinch and roll ear on edge from lobe twice
* Tug top and bottom
* Circular rubbing on scalp
* Lift and replace often
Neck And Shoulders
* Add fairly large amount of oil
* Shoulder swoop - start on chest, move to top of shoulders and back around under the neck, gliding. Lift slightly on the neck
* Rock the head back and forth while lifted until no tension
* Turn to one side and circular rub back of neck
* Pin-point the knots
* Knead up and down the back
* Bring head up so chin rests on chest for 5 secs
* Glide across the top of shoulders, maybe knuckles
* Top of shoulders; use fingers and thumbs to knead
* Under the back, push upwards and knead
* Pinpoint knots and work on them
* Shoulder swoop
* Move to left shoulder
Arms
* Walk back to the side
* Add extra oil
* Glide with one hand and support at wrist or elbow with the other
* Knead the palm
* Curl fingers into knuckles while holding hands so knuckles knead into palm
* Squeeze fingers as pulling from base to tip rub sides as well
* Thumb on webbing pressure point 5 secs
* Hold hand palm down and circular rub over wrist
* Glide up forearms using thumb between muscle bands; knead the muscles in forearm
* Bend elbow and rest on surface; "squeeze toothpaste" towards the heart 2-3 times
* Bend arm so hand is near head
* Hold and massage the upper arm with free hand
* Shake arm out by the wrist: by their side, 90 degrees from body and by head
* Fingertip glide back to the chest and repeat on other arm.
Chest And Abdomen
* Add a reasonably small amount of oil
* Place thumbs below collarbone with hands towards sides and knead carefully
* Pinpoint using thumbs 2 inches below collar bone
* Pull in under the collarbone slightly, holding for 5 secs
* Circular rub around breastbone towards abdomen
* Make circles in each rib gap near breastbone
* Glide on abdomen clockwise firmly
* Try to circle independently and over right hand
* Near navel push in individual points tenderly. Finger press
* Slide both hands over the waist and meet hands at spine
* Pull back upwards a quarter inch 3 times
* Glide down around side at hip to legs and then feet
Feet And Legs
* Move round to the legs
* Use very small amount of oil
* Ankle circles in both directions
* Push in sole and push outwards, ‘spreading’ sole firmly 3 times
* Thumb on bottom, fingers on top, rub between bones upwards and sideways
* Hold top of foot and knuckle the arch one at a time, pinkie to index
* Miser rub each toe starting with pinkie, all sides
* Knead and press pad of big toe heavily. Circular rubbing?
* Rub and knead outside top of pad beneath toes, circular rubbing?
* Work entire inside edge of foot
* Thumb walk bottom of each toe
* Hook in centre of each toe
* Twist arch of foot ‘wring out’ heel with one hand and twist in both directions
* Work around the bottom of the ankle bones towards the heel
* Hook in on the hollow
* Glide up towards shin
* Glide way up with thumb on outside edge of shinbone
* Thumbs and fingertips to knead from of leg
* Stay on either side of the bone
* Lift knee slightly and make circles with thumbs on side
* Pressure inwards on back of knee
* Glide up thigh and softly back down 4-5 times
* Knead front of thigh heavily all over inside to out
* Running stripe pressure point from knee to top hold each for 3-5 secs and repeat once
* Bend leg with foot against other knee
* Glide heavily upwards, maybe with knuckles; ease off towards top
* Glide back to the knee and twice more
* Lay flat and glide up around hip and to the back
* Press up and pull back down to hip
* Glide all the way back down to the foot
* Lift and shake out
* Fingertip glide hip to foot
* Repeat on other leg
Finish
* No extra oil unless completely necessary
* Glide from feet, up to chest and down the arms light touches
* Place one hand on forehead and one on stomach and hold for 60 seconds, allow heat transfer
* Slow release
