Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A massage parlor in Montreal, Canada. A lingam massage (Sanskrit: लिङ्ग, phallus) [1] is a type of tantric massage that primarily focuses on the male genitalia. [2] [3] It is the male equivalent of a Yoni massage. [3] Although sexual in nature, the goal of the massage is not to experience an orgasm. [4]
Effleurage, a French word meaning 'to skim' or 'to touch lightly on', is a series of massage strokes used in Swedish massage to warm up the muscle before deep tissue work using petrissage. [1] [2] This is a soothing, stroking movement used at the beginning and the end of the facial and/or body massage.
Woman in India receiving a head massage from a public seller of massages. Indian head massage is an alternative medicine massage. One form of this is Champissage (a trademark; possibly a portmanteau of chāmpi, the Hindi and Urdu term for the practice, and massage). [3] In Champissage, the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face are massaged.
Massage (video) Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues. [1] Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. [2] [3] The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain.
In India, the traditional hair massage is still common. Different oils and formulations with herbs may be used; these include neem , shikakai or soapnut, henna , bael , brahmi , fenugreek , buttermilk , amla , aloe , and almond in combination with some aromatic components like sandalwood , jasmine , turmeric , rose , and musk .
Tapotement is a specific technique used in Swedish massage. [1] A French term , it refers to a rhythmic percussion , most frequently administered with the edge of the hand, a cupped hand, or the tips of the fingers.
The Japanese's mouth glowed with huge gold-crowned teeth, and his captor wanted them. He put the point of his kabar on the base of a tooth and hit the handle with the palm of his hand. Because the Japanese was kicking his feet and thrashing about, the knife point glanced off the tooth and sank deeply into the victim's mouth.
A stone massage is a form of alternative medicine massage therapy and bodywork involving the placement of either heated or cooled stones to the body for the purpose of pain relief, relaxation and therapy. [1] There are many variations and techniques used in the application of stone massage therapy deriving from a variety of traditional ...