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6. The Good Morning lemniscate

In this Einreibung, the upper back is covered; the lower back and buttocks remain uncovered approximately to the coccyx.

I remain in my position on the patient’s left side. Throughout the treatment, my left hand rests lightly on the left side of the patient’s waist.

During the Einreibung, the fingertips of my right hand are placed to the right of the lower lumbar vertebrae, creating there a permanent centre of rest.

The actual movement comes from theheel of my hand which describes a ‘harmonious eight’ form below thefingertips. It starts in the middle with the loop to the bottom right, at the same time dipping in to engage.

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This emphasis is released towards the outside halfway up the right loop. With warm skin contact, the heel of the hand now glides over the top inwards in the direction of the spine.

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On the arc downwards – away from the spine – I engage again and then slide theheel of my hand softly over the sacrum.

This engagement continues up half the height of the second loop. At the outer arc, I release it again until the left loop descends inwards towards the spine.

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There is renewed engagement on the inner arc before the ‘harmonious eight’ is finally completed at the point of intersection, and the patient becomes aware of the latter through an intense build-up of warmth (‘small fire’). In its dynamics, therefore, the movement breathes between emphasis (below) and release (above).

During emphasis, a warm, soft contact by the heel of the hand increases the intensity of the movement in this area. Having performed this several times, I finish the Einreibung after a right loop with a downstroke in the centre. During this downstroke, too, my fingers point towards the head.

EFFECT

Warming; waking; raising; activating; stimulating initiative.

INDICATIONS

Morning ‘grouchiness’; listlessness; depression; tired legs; sciatica.

NOTE

Use only in the morning! Do not perform energetically!