How to Do Hip-Toe Stretching
Unlike traditional Western massage, Thai massage works with the body's energy lines and pressure points, involving stretching movements as well as pressure. The hip-toe stretch is a Thai massage technique that opens up the body from the toes through the neck, focusing mainly on the energy lines of the feet and legs.
1
Pick up her right foot, supporting it with your right hand under the heel and grasping the top of her foot with your left hand. Move your own leg underneath her leg on a diagonal to provide support as you to the hip-toe stretching.
2
Rotate his foot by moving your torso in a circular direction and allowing the foot to come with your torso. Make sure the rotation is full enough to affect his hip socket. You should see the bone moving in and out of the socket unless he's not flexible in that joint. Once you rotate a few times in one direction, rotate in the other direction.
3
Create a stretch all the way up her body to her neck by holding the top of her foot with your left hand and wrapping your fingers around her upper arch. Pull outwards on her arch while keeping her leg in the same position.
4
Open his leg fully by moving your hand to the middle of the arch and pulling. Move your hand back to the upper arch and stretch once more to fully open his leg.
5
Grasp the outside of her foot with your right hand and wrap your fingers around her upper sole, keeping your right hand on top of her foot. Turn her foot into your body, moving your torso to get a better stretch. Move your hand to the middle of her foot and stretch. Complete the stretch by moving your hand back to her upper sole and then back to the middle.
6
Stretch each of his toes individually by grabbing a toe, rotating it in both directions and then pulling it gently towards you.
7
Repeat Step 1 through Step 7 with her other leg to make sure you stretch both sides of her body equally. Symmetry is an important consideration in Thai massage, as in all other massage forms.
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Unlike traditional Western massage, Thai massage works with the body's energy lines and pressure points, involving stretching movements as well as pressure. The hip-toe stretch is a Thai massage technique that opens up the body from the toes through the neck, focusing mainly on the energy lines of the feet and legs.
1
Pick up her right foot, supporting it with your right hand under the heel and grasping the top of her foot with your left hand. Move your own leg underneath her leg on a diagonal to provide support as you to the hip-toe stretching.
2
Rotate his foot by moving your torso in a circular direction and allowing the foot to come with your torso. Make sure the rotation is full enough to affect his hip socket. You should see the bone moving in and out of the socket unless he's not flexible in that joint. Once you rotate a few times in one direction, rotate in the other direction.
3
Create a stretch all the way up her body to her neck by holding the top of her foot with your left hand and wrapping your fingers around her upper arch. Pull outwards on her arch while keeping her leg in the same position.
4
Open his leg fully by moving your hand to the middle of the arch and pulling. Move your hand back to the upper arch and stretch once more to fully open his leg.
5
Grasp the outside of her foot with your right hand and wrap your fingers around her upper sole, keeping your right hand on top of her foot. Turn her foot into your body, moving your torso to get a better stretch. Move your hand to the middle of her foot and stretch. Complete the stretch by moving your hand back to her upper sole and then back to the middle.
6
Stretch each of his toes individually by grabbing a toe, rotating it in both directions and then pulling it gently towards you.
7
Repeat Step 1 through Step 7 with her other leg to make sure you stretch both sides of her body equally. Symmetry is an important consideration in Thai massage, as in all other massage forms.
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