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Position Instructions:
  • Gently massage the muscles and joints at the base of your neck and top of your shoulder blade.
  • Let your head and neck hang forward loosely.
  • Gently roll your head from side to side as you continue work upward into the muscles and joints at the base of your head.
  • Breathe slowly and deeply throughout the process.
  • Take your time with this one. Enjoy the relaxation.
Major Muscle Areas Involved:
  • Trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis and cervicis, levator scaplae and the occipital muscles.


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