For those who give family massages,

estellepouchelon
Apr 18
2 min read

For those who give family massages, don't hesitate to incorporate these times into your ritual.

Because harmonizing the 3 key areas: Ankles – L5/S1 – Occiput, means harmonizing the only 3 joints in the body that have 5° of freedom. This means that by doing this, you're allowing the body to begin to self-balance.

Massage is always a simple gesture, performed with love and empathy.

When you massage a loved one—whether it's your child, your partner, or a friend—you can go a little further than a simple moment of relaxation. By placing your hands attentively on three key areas of the body, you help them regain a beautiful postural and energetic balance. 💫 These three areas form a fundamental axis in the body:

The ankles (foundations, anchoring to the earth)

The L5/S1 junction (the pelvis, our center of gravity)

The occiput (the back of the skull, link to the nervous system)

How to do it, quite simply:

🔹 1. Ankles: anchoring & fluidity

Take your loved one's foot in your hands. Place your thumb between the big toe and the second toe, and your other hand supporting the ankle.

Imagine a fluid circle starting from the center of the foot and encompassing the ankle: make small circular movements in one direction, then the other. Then increase the rotational movements and gently apply force if you feel small snags in different areas. Ideally, the rotation should be a perfect, fluid circle without resistance.

But I suggest you don't force anything; simply seek harmony in the movement, as if you were trying to retune a delicate watch.

🔹 2. Lumbar (L5/S1): Center and Flexibility

Place your hands on the lower back, right where the sacrum begins.

With supple fingers, perform a gentle palpate-roll, gently pinching the skin and rolling it under your fingers.

Slowly move up the sides of the back. This helps release adhesions, warm the area, and restore mobility to the pelvis, among other things.

🔹 3. Occiput: Release & Calm

Slide both thumbs under the occiput, at the base of the skull, on either side of the spine.

Simply support the head, without applying pressure, and stay present. Sometimes, in just a few seconds, we feel a "sigh" from the body, a little letting go.