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5. Two-handed circles on the back

Standing to the left of the patient, I place both hands between the shoulder blades and then circle them down the spine in continuous loops.

Both loops are phase-shifted, clockwise. My fingers always point towards the head.

In initiating the movement, my right hand moves to the upper right, the left hand moves to the bottom left.

During the circles, the previous loop is partially overlapped, that is, included. (However, the spine must not be touched or crossed!)

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In their dynamics, the circling movements reach their climax at the farthest point from the spine at the far outside on the sides of the back.

Thus my hand contact while enclosing the ribcage comprises the greatest engagement on the outside, while a supporting ‘gesture of levity’ arises on the inside:

For a moment, therefore, the flow of the motion comes to halt so that something ‘musical’ flows into the movement and the patient can feel a sense of inner expansiveness.

Then I release and finish the two circles by swinging my hands back to the spine. In conclusion, after several loops, I stroke the outer sides of the hip area downwards with both hands simultaneously. The whole execution is repeated several times.

EFFECT

Animation and stimulation of the breathing; harmonisation; a sense of expansiveness arises.

INDICATIONS

Asthma; respiratory disorders; neurasthenia; fears; fatigue; convalescence.

NOTE

The emphasis is created at the periphery of the back, not near the spine!

Variations of two-handed circles on the back

In a variation, the two-handed circles on the back can also be counterclockwise. Here my right hand starts towards the lower right, the left hand towards the upper left.

The emphasis does not change as a result; it still stays at the periphery of the back.

EFFECT

Enlivens and stimulates the circulation; a feeling of finding oneself again arises.

INDICATIONS

Circulatory disorders, listlessness, hyperactivity, hysteria.